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The past few years have been tough for those involved in the automotive industry. From peak highs in 2006, demand has tailed off, made worse, of course, by the recession and subsequent drop in consumer spending.
Saint-Gobain organizes its third « Saint-Gobain & Start-ups » Competition to reward innovations from start-up companies in the habitat, energy and environment fields.
Following a series of regional heats, the search to find the UK’s best independent automotive glazing technician has been narrowed down to six, who are now preparing for the grand final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 16 September.
Diedorf, August 2010 – between 28th September and 1st October 2010, the glass sector’s most important leading trade fair will be taking place in the form of the glasstec.
After a first quarter affected by very cold winter weather in Europe, trading rebounded sharply overall in the second quarter of 2010, with the Group reporting 3.9% organic growth.
CORNING, N.Y., July 29, 2010 – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that Peter F. Volanakis, president and chief operating officer, will retire on or before Dec. 31, 2010 following 28 years of distinguished service with the company.
Business Exchange Twitter Delicious Digg Facebook LinkedIn Newsvine Propeller Yahoo! Buzz Print Volvo Car Corp. sued a Nippon Sheet Glass Co. unit in London over its involvement in a car-glass price-fixing cartel that ended two years ago with…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Corning Inc., the world's biggest maker of glass for flat-panel televisions and computers, reports its second quarter results before the stock market opens Wednesday. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Signs of sustained growth in the…
A pilot Automotive Leadership programme was held in the UK in June. This was very successful and the content has been refined since in order that programme can be rolled out globally and delivered regionally.
A cross-functional leadership programme for Automotive managers is to be rolled out globally following a successful pilot held in the UK in June. The programme is designed to give management teams the necessary skills to motivate and manage…
Façades with a high share of glass are a particularly hotly discussed topic from the point of view of energy efficiency.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Corning Inc. (GLW), the world's biggest supplier of glass used in flat-screen televisions, said it will invest about US$800 million to build an advanced liquid-crystal-display glass manufacturing facility in Beijing in…
Saint-Gobain’s consolidated sales for first-quarter 2010 came in at €8,737 million, versus €8,782 million in the first quarter of 2009, representing a decline of 0.5% on an actual structure basis and of 2.0% at constant exchange rates*.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 16, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has introduced enhanced-design windshields for the Airbus A320 Family that use new technology to improve field performance, reduce maintenance downtime, and…
A new addition to the Warsaw diplomatic quarter: glass from the CLIMAplusSECURIT partners Glaskontor Erfurt and KINON Porz provides optimal energy efficiency and security in the new British Embassy, built according to plans of London’s Tony Fretton…
CHICAGO, July 9, 2010 – Glass America will be featured on the Fox Business Channel nationwide on July 11.
Solaglas’ new consumer brochure on its market leading sealed unit SGG EcoClear®+ is now available to customers.
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, July 1, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) automotive refinish business today announced a restructuring of its North American sales and marketing organization, with a number of key leadership changes.
Saint-Gobain shareholders responded favorably to the dividend reinvestment option, with 72.1% of the total dividend to be paid in stock.
Research Report on Chinese Auto Glass Industry, 2010-2011As a major part of the auto body, auto glass takes up about 3% of the gross mass of the vehicle.
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.
Saint-Gobain has signed an agreement for the sale of its “Advanced Ceramics” business to the US company CoorsTek, for a total (enterprise value) of 245 million US dollars (about 200 million euros).
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 17, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has been awarded a five-year, $50.1 million contract by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center in Richmond, Va., to supply windshields for UH-…
As part of its solar power growth strategy, Saint-Gobain has announced that its subsidiary Avancis, will be building a new plant to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules to cover the roofsof residential, industrial and commercial buildings as well as…
CORNING, N.Y., June 08, 2010 – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced the commercialization of EAGLE XG® Slim, a new line of thin glass substrates, at Display Taiwan 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan on June 9.