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More than five hundred participants - and thus once again more than last year – followed a variety of presentations and live trials focused on the material glass in the Design-Center in Linz, Austria.
The new sun protection guide from the glass manufacturer SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS provides support for property and home-owners in the selection of suitable sun protection.
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies business has developed a lightweight, glass-faced acrylic replacement windshield for Bombardier Challenger 600, 601, 604 and 605 business jets to provide operators with the chemical and abrasion…
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA, Europe's largest provider of construction materials, plans to grant three board seats to buyout firm Wendel, its biggest shareholder, said four people directly involved in the talks.
Saint-Gobain finalized its acquisition of the Maxit group from HeidelbergCement on March 13, 2008, following approval from the European competition authorities on March 4, 2008 (subject to the subsequent divestment of two small subsidiaries…
Among Germany’s top employers, among university graduates and “young professionals”, Saint-Gobain takes 15th place with three of its companies.
The glass substrate industry is witnessing rapid growth in technological innovation driven by the market demand for larger size glasses.
Revolutionary optical fiber, cable, hardware and equipment solution based on Corning nanoStructures™ technology PARIS, February 26, 2008 – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today unveiled its ClearCurve™ optical fiber-based product suite optimized for…
Chicago, IL – Glass America’s Beloit, Wisconsin shop has moved to a new location at 2710 Prairie Ave.
Fuyao Group Glass Industries Co Ltd (600660.SS: Quote, Profile, Research), China's top automotive glass maker, said on Monday it plans to raise more than 3 billion yuan ($420 million) by selling additional shares to fund expansion.
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and Infinera (Nasdaq:INFN) will demonstrate how optimal integration of their optical fiber and transmission system products can enable simplified and cost-effective long-haul network designs with two demonstrations at…
Chicago, IL – Glass America, one of the largest independently-owned automobile glass replacement and repair companies in the country, has joined forces with NGA, the National Glass Association.
Chicago, IL – As the winter driving season intensifies with storms and frigid temperatures, it is time to consider a winter tune-up for your car, and specifically, your windshield.
The design of the new structured glass SGG MASTER SHINE® looks like a glass drop on a dull background and thus appears astonishingly shiny.
Safelite AutoGlass®, a subsidiary of Belron US, has entered into a three-year agreement with the NASCAR Performance Network® to become the exclusive provider of auto glass replacement and repair.
International Automotive Glass Federation appointed two vice-chairmen: Hisashi Ebina and Philip J. James. The  election took place during the General Meeting of the Federation, held at NGA’s 2008 National Auto Glass Conference in US – Tucson, AZ,…
The massive scale and complexity of the redevelopment work underway around the King’s Cross area has presented the construction and building products industry with opportunities and challenges in almost equal numbers.
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS has increased the solar factor (g-value) of its flagship SGG PLANITHERM TOTAL low-emissivity glass thanks to successful R&D and investment at its UK coating facility.
Scratch-resistant Gorilla TM glass and other featured technologies demonstrate Corning's bench strength in innovation At Corning Incorporated's (NYSE:GLW) annual investor meeting today in New York, the "800-pound gorilla" in the…
CORNING, N.Y., February 08, 2008 – Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) will tell investors today that it expects global demand for liquid crystal display (LCD) glass to grow 25% to 30% in 2008, representing an increase of more than 450 million square…
The new main building of the state development bank for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf is located in the lively setting of the Rhine promenade, the harbour, the state parliament building and the renatured Düssel.
Expansion of Taichung facility to support rapidly growing Taiwan market CORNING, N.Y., February 06, 2008 – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan of $453 million to further…
The Board of Directors of Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today declared a quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.05 per share, payable March 31, 2008, to holders of record March 3, 2008.
DigiGlass provides the innovative DuPont SentryGlas Expressions decorative glass technology. Visteon Corporation of the USA, which manufactures NASCAR Performance Windshields, announced in November 2004 that it has added a color logo option to its…
PPG Industries is helping Ford Motor Co. become the world's first car manufacturer to feature a panoramic glass roof using Sungate infrared reflective (IRR) technology.