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The President and majority shareholder of Vidrala , Carlos Delclaux, is set to visit Ireland and will be disucssing the future of the former Quinn Glass Factory (Encirc) and the possibilty of local participation and potential economic interest in it…
Broking firm Craigs Investment Partners has kicked off its coverage of Metro Performance Glass with a recommendation that investors buy the company's shares.
Tower Glass Co. Inc., a Woburn-based glass and glazing contractor, has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The contractor has debts of $6.9 million, bankruptcy papers show, including $2.8 million to Liberty Mutual Surety Co. in Plymouth Meeting,…
Scheuten intends to close its insulating glass production plant in Fijnaart (Scheuten Glas Randstad) in the course of February.
Sika AG yesterday received a letter from Cascade Investment L.L.C., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Fidelity Worldwide Investment and Threadneedle Investments who represent a total of 207,395 bearer shares in Sika (reflecting 8.16% of the…
Graham Architectural Products (GAP), a legacy business of the $4 billion Graham Group of companies, announced today that through an affiliate it has entered into an agreement with Continental Glass Systems, LLC (CGS), Hialeah, FL, (www.cgsfl.com) to…
Syntaxis Capital has provided growth financing and mezzanine funding to specialised glass products manufacturer Uğurlu Cam.    Syntaxis usually invests in the new member states of the EU and looks for opportunities in Turkey and the Balkans.
The GGF has released a new publication entitled “Acoustics - How glazing can help reduce noise”. The new document offers excellent guidance to homeowners and the industry on the complex subject, of how the installation of suitable glazing can help…
The former billionaire Sean Quinn is to pay €10,000 per year for the next two years to the Official Assignee Chris Lehane, the bankruptcy court has ruled.
The Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) released today a comprehensive advocacy agenda for 2015.
The international investors Cascade Investment L.L.C., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Fidelity Worldwide Investment and Threadneedle Investments together holding 8.61% of Sika's share capital (4.62% of the voting rights) express…
Our dedication to hollow glass industry is historical. The Pneumofore equipment is constantly improved to match latest performance and sustainability criteria of this demanding application for superior air compressors and vacuum pumps.
Tecnoglass, Inc. (NASDAQ:TGLS; OTCBB:TGLSW) ("Tecnoglass" or the "Company") today announced that it acquired selected assets of Glasswall, LLC, a Miami, Florida-based manufacturer of impact-resistant windows and door systems…
Dr. Helen Sanders, our Vice President of Technical Business Development, has once again been named to USGlass Magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in Glass and Glazing.
A few days ago, a team from Siemens in China visited LandGlass glass tempering furnace manufacturing plant accompanied by Mr.
Laura Biason, Assistant Director of Gimav, summarizes the key advantages the recent agreement between GIMAV and SACE has in store for member enterprises.
The family that owns a controlling stake in Swiss chemicals firm Sika said on Monday it has filed a lawsuit to help push through a 2.75 billion Swiss franc ($2.73 billion) takeover by French building materials company Saint-Gobain.
The forthcoming edition of Vitrum will have a special attraction factor in that it will run concurrent with Expo 2015.
If, given the struggling economy, the fortunes of the European market offer limited and fluctuating satisfaction for professionals in the world of glass, all it takes is a glance at the other international markets to quickly lift one’s mood.
The Association of Italian suppliers of machinery, accessories and special products for glass processing (GIMAV) and SACE, a group specialized in supporting Italian competitiveness abroad, have announced today the signing of a cooperation agreement…
A FAMILY AND A WAY OF LIVING THE BUSINESS: “My father founded Fenzi four months after I was born. Our family is permeated with business.
Gimav will make its traditional appearance at Glasstec in the ‘Italy Area’ – 15,000 square meters dedicated to the best Made-in-Italy products.
This biennial International Exhibition is one of the most important glass event in the year. Gimav organises the participation of its members’ group for several years with an exhibiting space near to 15,000 sq.m.  Sectors: flat and hollow…
Like all the other initiatives backed by Gimav, one of the primary goals of the activities promoted by Vitrum - the international trade show specialized in machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing – has always been the sharing…
The country's Foreign Trade Chamber has taken action against six countries. The duties will be levied on flat glass imports from China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, United States and Mexico.