Building Products/Durable Goods - Weekly News Digest

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Weekly News Digest

This week's edition of the Weekly News Digest covers a variety of industry news about Keith Hughes construction, building products, durable goods and related markets. See below for

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Mia Senyitko PVC Price Fixing Investigation Continues. The US Department of Justice said its

404-439-7395 criminal investigation into alleged price-fixing in the PVC pipe industry remains ongoing

Mia.Senyitko@truist.com and is not yet at a stage where details should be disclosed through civil litigation.

The probe centers on allegations that PVC pipe manufacturers coordinated pricing

4 Page Document practices. Plastics News: DOJ says criminal PVC pipe probe remains active

Higharc Raises Funding, Partners with US LBM. Homebuilding software company

Reasons for this report Higharc (Private) announced a $95 million Series C funding round on June 30, bringing

total funding to more than $170 million. The new capital will support AI product

✓ Sector Update development and expansion. US LBM (Private) will be the first partner for Higharc’s AI

✓ Weekly News Synopsis Relevant to Our Estimating platform, which uses AI-powered translation of 2D floorplans into detailed

Coverage 3D models to generate accurate material takeoffs and estimates at scale. Higharc

believes the technology can streamline design, estimating, and sales workflows, while

helping distributors and builders improve quoting accuracy, material planning, and

collaboration. Modern Distribution Management: Homebuilding AI Firm Higharc Raises