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As of June 2008, Döring Glas is offering an even wider range of types of bowed glass.
Acoustic insulation from Saint-Gobain Isover is helping to keep the noise down at ‘The Ark’ - a new state-of-the-art PFI children’s hospital in Brighton.
TOKYO, Jul 01, 2008 - Leading Japanese glassmaker Asahi Glass Co. will change its name to AGC in the future, company President Kazuhiko Ishimura said Tuesday.
AUBURN, Wash., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to demand from architects and building owners seeking to incorporate larger interior glazing elements into their designs, Vetrotech Saint-Gobain is now offering its Keralite(R) FR-R and Keralite(R)…
Currently, a new solar tower power plant is under construction in Jülich near Aachen. This research and power-generation project is planned to go into operation at the end of 2008.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) has started negotiation to increase the price of automotive glass.
June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Sheet Glass Co., the world's largest maker of car windows, fell the most in a month in Tokyo trading as European regulators may fine the company and its rivals for price-fixing as early as next month.
Saint-Gobain’s Construction Products sector has gained a foothold on the Japanese insulation market through its acquisition of the 43.64% stake held by Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in MAG.
To meet the increasing demand of its Indian customers, Saint-Gobain has announced plans to build a new flat glass plant in this country.
CHENNAI: The Indian arm of French float-glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain is setting up a 300,000 tonne plant at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan with an investment of Rs.10 billion ($250 million), top company officials said.
Asahi Glass Co., Japan's largest glassmaker, said it has reduced U.S. output of automotive glass by about 10 percent as a slump in new vehicle sales in North America crimps demand.
With the price of furnace oil, used by sheet glass makers to fire kilns, rising in line with that of crude oil, most firms have reported falling profits or losses in the quarter up to March 2008.
In large offices it often gets quite hectic and noisy. The consequence: with an increased noise level, many people have difficulty concentrating.
Saint-Gobain's Construction Products sector has gained a foothold on the Japanese insulation market through its acquisition of the 43.64% stake held by Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in MAG.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Flat Glass in France - Portfolio Analysis” to their offering.
The additional cost of building to Passive House standards can be recouped in just a couple of years according to the UK’s insulation giant Saint-Gobain Isover.
Through its subsidiary La Veneciana de Saint-Gobain, the Flat Glass Sector of Saint-Gobain has decided to extend its presence on the solar mirrors market.
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Sheet Glass Co., the world's biggest maker of car windows, forecast its first profit decline in five years on energy costs and falling prices in Europe, its largest market following the 2006 acquisition of…
Once again setting the pace in energy ratings, Lister Trade Frames have just unveiled their improved Elitis energy rated windows, having included fully reinforced foiled and solid coloured frames to the range.
Asahi Glass (Head office: Tokyo; President: Kazuhiko Ishimura) has decided to acquire SCHOTT Processing Korea Co., Ltd. (Head office: Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea; hereafter, “SPK”), a wholly owned Korean subsidiary of Germany’s SCHOTT AG…
The Carlyle Group, a U.S. buyout fund, said Friday that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a fifty-fifty joint venture between Nippon Sheet Glass Co. and Hoya Corp. that makes glass substrates for liquid crystal displays.
The NSG Group is pleased to announce that its Pilkington Building Products business in North America is proposing an investment of around $100 million in its float glass facility in Lathrop, California.
Business review of the first quarter of 2008 During the first quarter of fiscal 2008 (January 1 through March 31, 2008), prices of raw materials and fuels such as oil continued to rise worldwide.
By Masumi Suga May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Sheet Glass Co., the world's biggest supplier of car windows, said it will book a 12.5 billion yen ($119 million) charge for 220 Japan-based managers who took early retirement.
Space and hot water heating accounts for almost 90% of a household’s energy costs but coincidentally 90% of that could be saved if the home was insulated to Passive House standards, according to Saint-Gobain Isover UK.