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Building on the growing demand for value- added glass products, the laminated and tempered glass market for residential and nonresidential construction is expected to clear $4.8 billion in the U.

In early June, the “Nevada Solar One” parabolic trough power plant located in Boulder City, near Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), will begin supplying power to the grid.

Chairman/Director General of the BOI Dhammika Perera signed the agreements on behalf of the Board and Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Dr.

SCHOTT forma vitrum has tripled its production capacity with glass and polymer syringes in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Reportlinker.com reported that market for Laminated and Tempered Glass, a new report from SBI, contains comprehensive data and analysis on laminated and tempered glass used in residential and nonresidential construction in the United States.

What was an industrial brownfields site, became a role model for environmentally compatible conversion in the fall of 2006.

Saflex(R), a unit of Solutia Inc. producer and sale of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers for laminated glazing systems, announced the commercial availability of Saflex Q series advanced acoustic interlayer at the Noise and Vibration Conference in…

Pilkington has taken a leaf out of children's favourite, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and helped to create two glass elevators.

China’s largest optical telescope will be officially unveiled on May 12, 2007 at the Gaomeigu observatory in Yunnan province.

At the annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge in Texas, the largest solar race of its kind in the U.S.A., the Sundancer team from Houston, Mississippi, was victorious for the sixth time in a row.

SCHOTT, one of the pioneers in the field of LEDs, is extending its VisiLED Series, well-established for many years, with an additional product range, specifically developed for use in stereomicroscopy.

Benson Industries of Portland, Oregon, who was recently awarded the curtain wall contract for the World Trade Center Tower One, has named Viracon, Inc. of Owatonna, Minnesota as their glass supplier for the project.

Vehicle glazing has evolved from its original task of keeping bugs out of our teeth to the multi-functionality of Enhanced Technology Glass(ETG).

No other material is associated more closely with modern architecture than glass. In combination with new technologies, this versatile material offers a broad range of possibilities ranging from lighting to construction using solar technology.

On March 11, 2007, a glass memorial was inaugurated in Madrid by the King and Queen of Spain. It pays tribute to the victims of the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history.

Until now, the view from the plateau of the Grand Canyon down to the Colorado River far below has definitely not been for the faint-hearted.

PPG Industries is inviting architects and glazing contractors to participate in the “Duranar Coatings Hall of Architecture Contest” as part of its 40th anniversary celebration of Duranar coatings.

North East glassmakers are heading out to the United Arab Emirates as they look to break into the Gulf’s lucrative glass market.

South Korea's trade watchdog said Tuesday it has decided to recommend extending antidumping duties on Chinese and Indonesian wood-free uncoated paper for three years.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Flat Glass Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1996-2008)" to their offering.Summary:The industrys revenue for the year 2006 was approximately $3,700,000,000.

Schott-Rohrglas has been recognized as one of the eight best plants by Europe’s most challenging comparison of performance by manufacturing companies.

China's building material industry has seen rapid growth both in production and sales in 2006, with the industry restructuring also making substantial progress, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

China and the United Kingdom are the top international markets for U.S. architecture firms, according to a recent market research survey of 629 U.S. architects commissioned by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG).

Heating with stoves offers both ecological and economic benefits. Thanks to innovative viewing panels, they are becoming even more popular.