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Urmilla Sowell, technical director, Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., will present at Glass Performance Days in Tampere, Finland, June 16-20.
Increasing environmental awareness in combination with energy efficiency and top quality of end products are guiding stars for Glaston’s product development projects.
A surprising number and variety of participants joined the first day of the conference, attending the two sessions held yesterday.
Conference ProgramProcessing Session* The Dynamics of Fused Silica Rolls, Operation and Maintenance Practices to Produce Quality Tempered Glass Guan Thean Lim - Vesuvius * Quality and Product compliance to Standards to assure safe products on…
Event organizers of Glass Performance Days (GPD) 2011 have extended the early bird participant registration until January 23.
Viracon Inc. has acquired 100 percent of the stock of Glassec Vidros de Seguranca Ltda, an architectural glass fabricator in Brazil.
RHI AG, the world market leader in refractory products, recorded a significant increase in revenues and earnings in the first three quarters of 2010 compared with the prior-year reference period, which was marked by the crisis.
The NSG Group, a global market leader in the Automotive glazing sector, has announced plans to invest R140m (Y6.7bn) to expand and upgrade its Pilkington Automotive glazing operations in Brazil.
We are happy to announce that the Speaker Registration and Abstract Submission for Glass Performance Days China 2011 are now open.
With 216 pages, the September/October issue of Glass Worldwide is the largest issue ever published and includes a unique guide to glasstec ‘10.
The deadline for submitting proposals for holding a workshop in GPD 2011 is fast approaching. Just before and during the GPD conference, intensive and interactive 4-8 hour workshops are held.
Glass South America closed amidst general satisfaction for the Italian companies in the Gimav group stand. Occupying a 750 m² surface area, the 21 Italian companies reported large attendance and, more importantly, qualitatively high-caliber visitors.
Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) today announced that it is optimizing and expanding its Saflex(R) polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer manufacturing capacity in South America as part of its strategic plan to continue serving as a leading supplier of PVB…
The NSG Group and Saint-Gobain Glass have announced plans for the construction of a new float glass plant in Jacarei, close to São Paulo, in Brazil.
Porto Real, Brazil (May 26, 2010)  -- Guardian celebrated the addition of its new state-of-the-art coater at its Porto Real, Brazil float glass plant with a dedication ceremony attended by government and company officials, including Porto Real…
Saint-Gobain and NSG Group have announced the construction of a new flat glass (float) plant in Jacarei, close to São Paulo, in Brazil.
Glaston was showing the way on the first week of May in the South American market, where it organized the first GPD South America in connection to the Glass South America exhibition in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Participant Registration in progress This is to remind you that GPD China 2010 conference will be held in Beijing during the 2nd and 3rd of June.
The final program for GPD China 2010 has been released. This year’s conference will be held at the Hotel Kunlun in Beijing June 2-3, and will feature a strong focus on energy efficiency and solar.
In the wake of the breaking news of new findings in barrier coatings manufactured by atomic layer deposition (ALD), Beneq is developing the equipment that will take ALD firmly into the field of Roll-to-Roll industrial production.
Fuso Glass Pvt Ltd. – India’s leading glass processor with state-of-art manufacturing centers at Chennai & Hyderabad– secures the coveted “3” start rating in a quality rating program – audited & presented by Saint Gobain Glass India.
The third annual Glass Week (www.glassweek.com) and BEC Conference (www.becconference.com) will take place at the Paris Resort Casino in Las Vegas, USA.
Finland backs energy campaignGroup Automotive plants in Finland took part in the country's annual Energy Saving Week in late 2009. The event is aimed at raising awareness of environmental issues in order to encourage people to reduce energy use.
Usiminas ordered from Fives Stein a new Digit@l Furnace® and the implementation of Level 2 system. Usiminas is one of the largest steel producers in the Americas, with major steel mills in Brazil for a total capacity of 9.5 million metric tons of…
The fast growth being experienced in South America is offering many new possibilities to the whole glass industry including suppliers and designers.The significance of this market area has also been boosted since the 2016 Olympics games will be held…