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| In response to the increasing demand for adhesive technologies within manufacturing and converting applications for products, Tyco Adhesives established the Custom Design Resource Group within its Custom Coating division.
| Laboratories and eyecare professionals value Trivex tri-performance lens material for more than its triple benefit, according to the results of two new research studies conducted by PPG Industries.
| Taiwan Glass Industry Corp (1802.TW) said parent sales in August rose to 961.28 mln twd from 859.46 mln a year earlier. Parent sales in the eight months to August increased to 8.22 bln twd from 7.00 bln previously, it said in a statement.
| Solutia Inc. will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its 1997 spin off from Monsanto Company on Sept. 1.
| Oscar Boronat has been appointed managing director of Primary Products Europe, succeeding Stuart Chambers.Oscar is currently chief executive, Building Products, South America, and country manager, Brazil.
| Credit Suisse First Boston said it downgraded PPG Industries Inc. PPG.N -- a maker of paints, stains, and other coatings -- to "buy" from "strong buy." The firm provided no further details about the rating change.
| Housing units started by the nation's home builders surged by 11.6 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.73 million units, according to Commerce Department figures.
| DuPont Chairman and CEO Chad Holliday discussed a variety of topics in a recent issue of Chemical Market Reporter (CMR). Highlights of Chads comments are being featured in Network News.
| Entegris, Inc., the materials integrity management company, today announced that it will present and provide live webcasts for two investor conferences during its fourth quarter, 2002.Entegris will participate in the 22nd annual Adams, Harkness & Hill Summer Seminar in Boston, Mass., August 6-8.
| The Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain was held on Thursday June 6, 2002 in Paris.
| Pilkington chief executive Paulo Scaroni is set to accept the offer of a job as head of Italian electricity giant ENEL , sources in Rome and London said on Monday.
| Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. announced today that net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2002 decreased $1.8 million, or 3.6%, to $48.2 million as compared to $50.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001.
| The value of new construction starts dropped 11 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $468.9 billion, according to the Dodge division of McGraw-Hill Construction.
| The first quarter of 2002 was characterized by an improvement in sales volumes, raw material and energy costs and other operating cost reductions compared with the fourth quarter of 2001, as well as a challenging pricing environment Solutia sold its 50 percent interest in the Advanced Elastomer Systems joint venture for approximately $102 million, which resulted in a $3 million, or 3 cents per share, aftertax gain.
| Central Glass Co. of Japan is tying up with Compagnie de Saint-Gobain of France to strengthen its global business of making glass for Japanese automakers.
| James Houghton returned from partial retirement on Monday to take the helm at Corning as the venerable glass company based in upstate New York continued its efforts to recover from a disastrous move into optical communications.
| It would be funny if it were not true. Financial statements from Pilkington habitually tell of weak demand, falling prices and stalled production, but yesterday's trading update set new a standard in detailing the renowned glassmaker's woes.
| Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH) today released historical financial data which conforms to the financial reporting segments the company adopted, effective January 1, 2002.
| Billy Tullos has been appointed as the Director of Sales, Americas for Atofina Chemicals' Technical Polymers Division. Mr.
| Pilkington Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pilkington plc, has been selected by Lockheed Martin to supply the Integrated Transparency System for the cockpit of the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).