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The expansion, which the company expects to be operational in August 2008, will increase production capacity to serve markets globally.
Saint-Gobain's Construction Products sector is strengthening its positions in emerging countries, thanks to six acquisitions completed over the last few weeks in South Africa, Algeria, Turkey and Argentina.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. decided at its Board of Directors’ meeting held on January 18, 2007, to separate Marketing and Management Divisions of domestic business of Processed Glass for Construction and then to be absorbed and succeeded on May 1, 2007…
Solar thermal power plants make use of direct solar radiation that is not dispersed by clouds and concentrate it using mirrors.
Following the acquisition of Pilkington in June 2006 and adoption of the NSG Medium Term Plan in November 2006, the board of NSG has now approved the top level organisational structure of the newly enlarged NSG Group, designed to create a truly…
European equity markets moved higher by mid-morning on Tuesday, helped by strength in the construction and leisure goods sectors, and following overnight gains on Wall Street and in Asia.
A new breed of building is here. It thinks, breathes, drinks, has a skin, and its promoters say it is the future.
Coming on the heels of reinforcements for wall products, Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics (SGTF) is now proud to offer glass fiber mesh to level floors.
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain announces the conversion, at a ratio of four new shares for one bond, of 99.42% of the 4,380,953 “OCEANE” bonds (bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, ISIN…
CertainTeed Corporation is pleased to announce the addition of gypsum wall board and ceiling tiles to its CertainTeed(R)-branded line of interior and exterior building products.
George Rode fixes cars, and now he's trying to do his part to get a few extra miles out of Mother Earth. Rode is preparing to install solar photovoltaic electric systems on the roofs of his two Eugene auto repair shops, Euro-Asian Automotive…
Asahi India Glass has commenced commercial production of float glass at company`s integrated glass plant at Roorkee, Uttaranchal with effect from Jan. 1, 2007.
Bloomberg.com reported that shares of Asahi Glass Co., the world's third-largest glassmaker, rose by the most in six weeks after the company said writing off U.S. assets and exiting an unprofitable unit in China will boost earnings from next…
Forbes.com reported that Asahi Glass Co Ltd said it will reduce the production of cathode-ray tube (CRT) glass by 25 pct to deal with dwindling demand for conventional display devices.
The Commerce Commission has cleared Owens Corning to acquire from Compagnie de Saint-Gobain the glass fibre reinforcement assets of its Saint-Gobain Vetrotex division, insofar as the acquisition would affect any market in New Zealand.
Bloomberg.com reported that Asahi Glass Co., the world's third- largest maker of glass, cut its full-year profit forecast by almost half and booked 75 billion yen ($633 million) in writedowns as surging costs exacerbate shrinking demand.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has chosen the symbol “AGC” as the unifying Group brand effective September 2007.
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiro Kadomatsu) has  succeeded in developing a CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) slurry for copper interconnects  (product name: Aplanador®) that hardly generates any dishing (a…
Forbes.com reported that French glass and engineering group Compagnie de Saint-Gobain said it plans to shut its iron pipe manufacturing operation in the UK in April 2007 with the possible loss of 220 jobs.
Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) announced on December 6 that it has begun developing a large-scale greenhouse to cultivate tomatoes in collaboration with Kagome and Kajima.
Business.inq7.net reported that the Department of Trade and Industry has extended by three years the general safeguard measure against imported float glass, saying the local industry needs more time to adjust to become competitive.
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiro Kadomatsu) has succeeded in developing a CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) slurry for copper interconnects (product name: Applanador®) that hardly generates any dishing (a…
Photovoltaic panels produced by the new joint venture company AVANCIS will use an innovative film coating and glass processing technology.
Saint-Gobain Vetrotex participated in a seminar targeting Chinese car manufacturers, car parts manufacturers, and university professors to promote the use of SMC/BMC (SMC: Sheet Moulding Compound and BMC: Bulk Moulding Compound) composites in…