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The Board of  Directors of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain notes with satisfaction the progress  made in the execution of the Group's strategy as approved by the Board and  presented by its Chief Executive Officer on July 27, 2007.

Nippon Sheet Glass, which acquired the UK’s Pilkington for £2.2bn last year, on Wednesday said its aggressive global expansion was paying off as it reported a stronger-than-expected jump in first-half earnings.

Nippon Sheet Glass Co., supplier of car windows, returned to profit in the second quarter after a weaker yen against the pound and euro increased the value of earnings from Europe, its biggest market.

Reuters reported that French building materials group Saint-Gobain said it had never approached cement giant Lafarge about a possible merger and reaffirmed its commitment to sell its packaging unit in 2008.

Shortly after a visit by Angela Merkel, the Federal Chancellor of Germany, the Indian solar industry sector has been given a major boost by the announcement of a strategic partnership between an Indian and a German company - the solar module…

West Virginia has an abundance of natural resources that make it ideal for many industries, including the glass industry.

The NSG Group ( “the Company” ) announces a major breakthrough in LED Print Head technology using the SLA ( Selfoc® Lens Array ) manufactured by the Specialty Glass business of the Company.

Although the Tree Valley Park development project headed by the Chi Mei Group recently passed a final environmental assessment under certain conditions, Asahi Glass Fine Techno Taiwan (AFT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan-based Asahi Glass, said…

Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) announced that it has signed a new contract with German City Solar Group to deliver 60 MW of solar modules for a series of solar power station projects in Spain.

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced an agreement to acquire Baccini S.p.A., a leading supplier of automated metallization and test systems for manufacturing crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) cells.

People from Austria enjoy living in harmony with nature, particularly those who live in the region known as Styria, the green heart of the alpine republic.

Kyocera Solar, Inc., a supplier of environmentally friendly photovoltaic (PV) systems, announced the completion of a 96.4-kilowatt solar electric generating system atop the newly redesigned Children's Museum San Diego (CMSD).

Window&Door reported that the Department of Energy is on track to put revised Energy Star criteria for windows into effect by early 2009, according to Richard Karney, DOE Energy Star program manager.

Saint Gobain is a world leader in the manufacturing sector, with its products insulating half the homes in Europe and its glass used in half the continent’s cars.

The joint venture between Saint-Gobain Sekurit Deutschland Beteiligungen GmbH and Schefenacker German HoldCo GmbH has been acquired to 100% of Saint-Gobain Sekurit. freeglass GmbH & Co.

Following the recommendation of the Nominating Committee and approval at the Meeting of the  Board of Directors that was held today, Asahi Glass announced the creations of Chairman &  CEO, President & COO, and the change of President as…

Saint-Gobain Gypsum (Construction Products Sector of Saint-Gobain) announces the acquisition of all the stockholder’s equity of the Vietnamese company Vinh Tuong Joint Venture, created at the beginning of 2007 and owned by Vinh Tuong Corporation,…

Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd., the ultimate holding company of NSG Group, ( hereinafter “the Company” ) announces its plan to post extra-ordinary loss for the half year ending 30th September 2007 as below: 1.

Hydro, in collaboration with Ascent Solar Technologies, will introduce at Batimat 2007 in Paris a new way of using photovoltaics in its aluminium building systems, which can achieve significant savings in energy consumption.

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While congratulating the teams at the Closing Awards Ceremony of the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition, Energy Secretary Samuel W.

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) recently exhibited a broad and growing portfolio of films, resins for encapsulants, encapsulant films, conductive pastes and more, at the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Milan…

Yahoo reported that Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd is auctioning its stake in liquid crystal display glass maker NH Techno Glass Corp to private equity bidders, sources familiar with the matter said.

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) has decided to liquidate its subsidiary, as described below.1.