European regulators OK buyout of Pilkington

Date: 12 June 2006
Source: Toledoblade.com

Date: 12 June 2006

European regulators cleared Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass Co. yesterday to buy the 80 percent of Pilkington PLC of Britain that it does not own.

The acquisition of Pilkington, which has its main U.S. office in Toledo, will make Nippon Sheet Glass the world's largest seller of flat glass, with annual revenue of about $6.5 billion.Read the entire news on the source link below.European regulators cleared Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass Co. yesterday to buy the 80 percent of Pilkington PLC of Britain that it does not own.

The acquisition of Pilkington, which has its main U.S. office in Toledo, will make Nippon Sheet Glass the world's largest seller of flat glass, with annual revenue of about $6.5 billion.

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