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SEMATECH, a global consortium of the world’s leading chip manufacturers, today announced that it has entered into a joint development partnership to accelerate mask blankcommercialization with Asahi Glass Co. (AGC), a commercial mask blank supplier…
Saint-Gobain is organizing its second innovation competition. The contest aims to reward the European start-ups offering the most innovative solutions in the housing, energy and environment fields.
AMA Research have published the fourth edition of the report "Door & Window Fabricators Market -UK 2009-2013" -incorporating original input and primary research, it represents an up-to-date and informed report on the fabrication sector…
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, one of the World’s largest producers of glass for the construction and automobile industries, Friday said it would sell around €1.5 billion ($1.91 billion) in new shares to bolster its capital amid the deepening global…
Saint-Gobain has been ranked in the Global 100 list of most sustainable corporations in the world, which evaluates companies according to how effectively they manage environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities relative to their…
First commercial product offers performance, manufacturing benefits to tire makers PITTSBURGH, Feb. 12, 2009 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) silicas business introduces Agilon performance silicas, a new technology platform that significantly increases…
New developments in spectrally selective low-e glazing offer unprecedented levels of daylight with minimal solar heat gain. St.
Saint-Gobain is organizing its second innovation competition. The contest aims to reward the European start-ups offering the most innovative solutions in the housing, energy and environment fields.
Saint-Gobain is now included in the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world. Global 100 is a list of companies included in MSCI World - a global stock market index maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International - that are evaluated…
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) plans to release “PairPlus” in Japan, ecoglass designed for remodeling, through AGC Glass Products Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of AGC (Head Office: Tokyo; President:…
Pilkington energiKare™, the UK’s leading energy efficient glazing, has taken another stride forward in its quest to help householders prevent heat loss through their windows, following its partnership with Zenith Windows.
A highly unusual window replacement scheme has taken place at Leicester University. Pilkington Activ™ Blue glass has helped transform the Attenborough Tower, a 19-storey tower block built in the early 1970s on the main campus.
Indonesia’s biggest glass producer, PT Asahimas Flat Glass Tbk, a subsidiary of Japan-based Asahi Glass Co.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. and its European subsidiary AGC Automotive Europe SA confirm (Release on February 6, 2009) that they will carry the decision of the European Commission concerning the automotive glass sector in Europe, and pay the imposed fine…
All the world affected by the global economic crisis, but in fact the markets in the Middle East are solid enough not to be influenced by global crisis as other parts of the world, it is likely to slow growth in the Middle East glass industry, but…
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG)  announced on Jan. 30, 2009 that an amended plan of reorganization for Pittsburgh Corning Corp. has been filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court.
Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VTO; BMV: VITROA) announced today the launching of its new product line ECOPURE®, its new self cleaning glass, through its European affiliate Vitro Cristalglass.
Vitro SAB, Mexico’s largest glassmaker, said it will miss $44.8 million in interest payments due next week on $1 billion of bonds to preserve cash to run its operations.
Asahi Glass announced changes in personnel as described below.Changes in personnel that will be made as of February 1, 2009.
Previously known as Pilkington Australia, the Geelong factory specialised in automotive glass. It opened in 1936 to support the Geelong Ford plant, which opened 11 years earlier.
Leading IG manufacturer makes switch from box spacer to all-foam, no metal Super Spacer® Cambridge, Ohio – January 20, 2009 – Edgetech I.
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain on Jan. 14, 2009 set the terms of its new EUR 1 billion 5 ½ year bond issue with an annual coupon of 8.25%.This bond issue will serve to refinance existing debt and will allow Saint-Gobain to increase the average maturity…
Auburn Hills, Mich., January 13, 2009, 2008 — SunGuard® advanced architectural glass by Guardian Industries now offers architects and designers five new performance and appearance glass options by combining its Guardian CrystalGray™ float glass with…