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For the new internal medicine building of the clinic of the University of Würburg, the company IGM from Medard got the task of delivering the facade elements. The full, pre-assembled, glazed window parts with a measuring up to 7.0 x 2.5 m are…
Six years after conception, construction of the Toledo Museum of Art's Glass Pavilion is in the home stretch.
As glass windows increasingly adorn larger surface areas of modern day buildings, including hotels, malls and multiplexes, the cleaning regime becomes that much more of a challenge.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. (NSG), the world's sixth-largest glass maker, will move alongside front-runner Asahi Glass Co., in terms of sales, after the 616 billion yen acquisition of third-ranked British glass maker Pilkington PLC, by the end of…
All rise for the…court. The face of The Norwegian justice, Borgarting Court projects a modern image and a spirit of openness with its immense Stopray Safir and Sunergy glass façade.
Vitro S.A. de C.V. one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, today announced 1Q'06 unaudited results.
Danway LLC - a subsidiary of Emirates Holding - and UK's Fusion Glass Designs Ltd have joined hands to set a set up a joint venture under the UAE Offsets Program.The two companies will hold 51% and 30% stakes respectively in the new company…
Improved thermal insulation, lower total energy transmittance, and better handling: Interpane revealed optimized glass technology at the fensterbau.
Libbey Inc. (NYSE: LBY) has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire from Vitro, S.A. de C.V. (Vitro) its 51 percent of Vitrocrisa Holdings, S de R.L. de C.V. and related companies (Crisa), bringing Libbey's ownership of…
The South Bank is soon to have its own jewel in the crown - a 600,000 sq ft shimmering glass building near London Bridge.
SAFTI FIRST, the nation’s leader in fire rated glazing solutions, has named Renee Woodruff as Director of Strategic Alliances.
Vitro, S.A. de C.V. announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its 51 percent interest in Vitrocrisa Holdings, S de R.
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.
Construction glass makers are lobbying the Government to suspend the licensing of new glass-making projects until 2010 amid concerns of an imminent surplus crisis in the domestic market.
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.
Azobuild.com reported that the new Part F of the Building Regulations for Northern Ireland will come into effect in June 2006.
Structuran Glass Ceramic is a 100% recycled (& fully recyclable) material formed from auto glass using a patented method.
Plans to set up the textbook sustainable enterprise - creating 200 jobs converting contaminated waste into recycled glass on a brownfield site in a deprived area - look to have collapsed.
International trade fair for window and facade fensterbau/frontale 2006, which takes place together with Holz-Handwerk in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 22-25 March 2006, has two premières to offer this year.The first one is expert discussion…
Researchers at the University of Iowa have found Pella(R) Designer Series(R) windows featuring blinds protected between panes of glass can significantly reduce indoor airborne allergens.
Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of the Diamon-Fusion® patented hydrophobic nanotechnology, is the recipient of multiple marketing annual awards as announced by the prestigious US Glass…
Viet Nam’s glass-makers are now in an ideal position to step up exports of construction-grade glass, according to Viet Nam Glass Association.
Emirates Glass, a Dubai Investments subsidiary and leading supplier of premium architectural glass products, has signed a contract for the supply of 4,000 square meters of its EmiCoolSun multi-functional Low E glass to Folcra Beach Aluminium Company…
Baltic Glass Company, the subsidiary of Russian Soda Company from St.-Petersburg and American PPG Industries, Inc. agreed on concerted efforts in the implementation of the sheet glass project in St.-Petersburg.