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Saint-Gobain Isover’s technical development manager, Mark Allen is now a fully certified Passivhaus Designer, putting him into a small group of people who are able to advise on constructing a Passivhaus building in the UK.

Old dogs may be incapable of learning new tricks, but old companies do not have that luxury. France’s Saint-Gobain knows this because it has been learning new tricks for more than 350 years — and its latest is solar energy.

This year the ASEAN Federation of Glass Manufacturers (AFGM) Conference, or called 35th ASEAN Glass Conference, will be hosted by the Glass Manufacturers of the Federation of Thai Industries (GMFTI), at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, Phuket…

Saint-Gobain announced the appointment of John Crowe as president and CEO of both Saint-Gobain Corp. and CertainTeed Corp., Saint-Gobain's largest North American subsidiary.

The most expensive apartment in the world?165 million euros: exclusive living in One Hyde Park / 14,000 square metres of triple insulation glass with solar control coating for the perfect climateKnightsbridge, City of Westminster.

Bekaert and Saint-Gobain have today signed an agreement regarding the sale of Bekaert's Specialty Films activities to Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, an Ohio, US-based corporation of the Saint-Gobain group.

Glazed area of office buildings in Bucharest exceeds one million square meters, according to estimates of Saint-Gobain Glass Romania.

Despite all the recent debate, triple glazing remains a relatively niche alternative to double glazing.

* The Company reaffirms its commitment to sustainability by reporting a record collection of more than 181 tons of glass for recycling during 2010, which represents a 19 percent increase over 2009.* The report complies with GRI’s maximum…

French building materials group Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (SGO.FR) Thursday said it is confident it will achieve its 2011 targets as it reported net profit rose to EUR768 million in the first half of from EUR501 million in the same period of 2010.

Texas Court Grants Chapter 15 Recognition for Vitro SAB?s MexicanProceeding, Staying Further Actions Against It in the U.

Wrightstyle, based in the UK, supplies specialist glass and glazing systems worldwide.

Vitro SAB, the Mexican glassmaker that defaulted on $1.2 billion in bonds, may get a ruling as early as next week on a petition for U.

Glass Stress, one of the collateral events of the 53. International Art Exhibition in Venice, is the exhibition that gathers the experiences with glass of a series of contemporary international artists, aiming to gauge the relationship between the…

French construction materials maker Saint-Gobain on Monday postponed indefinitely the initial public offering of glass container unit Verallia, the latest sign of ailing demand for European stock flotations.

* Indicative IPO price range 29.50 to 36 euros/share * Price discounted to account for tough market * To raise 958 mln-1.1 bln eur in IPO of 40-46 pct stake * Shares due to start trading on June 22 * Verallia eyes 3-5 pct annual organic net sales…

Light transmittance (Tv) 62 %, solar factor 29 % – a selectivity that is higher than factor 2. These excellent technical values have now become reality with the new solar control glass ipasol ultraselect 62/29 by Interpane (Laufenfoerde, Germany).

Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW) and GTS Services LLC have both filed objections in the bankruptcy case of Vitro America and three other indirect Vitro subsidiaries, including Binswanger Glass.

After hours of intense negotiations yesterday, Sun Capital Partners outbid Grey Mountain Partners to purchase Vitro SAB's U.

Sezal Glass touched an intraday high of Rs 4.30 and an intraday low of Rs 3.90. At 10:54 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 4.30, up Rs 0.20, or 4.88%.

In recognition of the importance of GlassPrint on the global glass event calendar, the 2011 event will be powered by glasstec – the world’s largest and most international glass trade fair.

Saint-Gobain Sekurit, a China-based manufacturer of automotive glass, has announced that it is constructing its second Chinese automotive glass plant in the Shandong province of Qingdao.

Saint-Gobain, the world's largest building materials company, reported a stronger-than-expected 12.2 percent rise in first-quarter sales on Thursday, helped by a recovering building sector in Europe and favourable weather conditions.

Vitro SAB’s massive bankruptcy case, which spans two countries and has played out in at least six courts, has one simple purpose, say the company’s bondholders: keep Mexico’s Sada family at the helm of the glass maker.

French glassmaker Saint-Gobain said on Tuesday that its Verallia glass packaging unit had taken the first step towards an initial public offering by filing documents with the French AMF regulator. "Saint-Gobain is thus pursuing the process…