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China's demand for flat glass has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five years, both production and demand will continue to grow.
A R710-million project by the PG Group to build a second float-glass line is advancing, with over half of the budget already committed and civil works well under way, the company says in a statement.
The first "Architektur Fenster Fassade" innovation prize has been awarded at the fensterbau/frontale 2006 in Nuremberg by the architecture journals xia IntelligenteArchitektur and AIT in cooperation with NürnbergMesse GmbH.
Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI), global developer and exclusive supplier of the Diamon-Fusion® patented nanotechnology, is proud to announce that ALCOA has been the recipient of The Best of ’05 by the USGlass Magazine “2005 Product of the…
On March 27, 2006, H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL) announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Henkel KGaA under which H.B.
H.B. Fuller Co. stated that it reached asset purchase deal with Henkel KgaA, wherein the former company would buy the insulating glass sealant business of the latter company.
In the automotive industry, expectations in terms of design, comfort and safety are steadily increasing. Of course, this also extends to the requirements for car glazing.
French automotive industry manufacturer Heuliez is showing a unique concept vehicle on its stand at the Geneva International Motor.
Windshield Experts has expanded its operations in Mumbai by opening five retail service outlets at Prabhadevi, Chembur, Thane, Andheri and Goregaon.
Solutia Automotive, a producer of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer products for laminated glass used by the automotive industry, is supplying Ford's concept vehicle, the Super Chief, and its new 2007 Lincoln Navigator with laminated glass.
Finnish Glassrobots and Tamglass that operate in the Tampere area, in Finland, are competing in glass production lines. In November 2005, Tamglass announced its record-fast flat tempering furnace (Sonic), and now Glassrobots has broken this record…
After only a six month construction phase Bystronic-Lenhardt Technology has has officially opened a new Training Centre in the southern German town of Neuhausen-Hamberg.
The GlassExpo-Lasi 2006 Fair, to be held for the first time in February, and the simultaneous Nordic Stone Fair will offer professionals a significant information package.
A new company has been founded to complement Kyro Group's main business area,Glaston Technologies. DiaPol S.r.l. manufactures tools meant for glass and stone pre-processing.DiaPol continues and expands the existing Tools division operations of…
More than 40 production and concept vehicles on display at the 2006 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) tout laminated glass in side and rear windows, as well as roof applications, as reported by the Enhanced Protective Glass Automotive…
With the help of a new, globally unique “Novolay” technology, extremely precise, homogenous microscopic glass structures and compact hermetic glass layers can be designed on top of silicon, glass, ceramic or organic substrates.
FOR.EL. never falls short in regards to proposing new machinery. The new products are interesting, innovative and high-tech.
Bold use of color dominated the entries in this year’s seventh annual 2005 Solutia International Design Awards, which honor excellence in designing with laminated glass.
TruSeal Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of warm edge spacer systems for insulating glass (IG), and Besten Equipment, Inc., a manufacturer of IG equipment, have designed an enhanced version of the Totally Automated Production Equipment (…
Bekaert, the premier supplier of rotatable sputtering technologies delivering lower cost of ownership and higher coater throughput, has announced that Lance Sides has joined the company as the Market Manager for North American Operations.
Be they colour films, screen or digitally printed glass products: coloured glass sets new accents as an architectural design element.
GlassTech Asia 2005, which has opened yesterday at the Challenger Hall 3 of IMPACT, is projected to generate Baht 450 million in revenue for Thailand during its three days of exhibition from 30 November-2 December 2005.
To support the rapidly growing regional construction industry, and provide an improved offering for its customers, Al Abbar Architectural Glass has announced multi-million dollar investment plans to expand its UAE-based operation.
On May 20th 2005, the Board of Directors of Sekisui Chemical in Osaka approved plans for the construction of a new plant in the Netherlands to produce the raw material for interlayer film.