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Spring 2014 offers from March 26-29 one of the world’s leading trade shows for the glass and glazing industry: fensterbau/frontale in Nuremberg, Germany.
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French glassmaking group Saint-Gobain said Wednesday that it intends to reduce its dependence in western Europe by making investments in Asia and the United States.
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