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Hundreds of jobs are under threat at the British operations of Pilkington, the Japanese-owned glass maker, amid falling demand for its products from the automotive and construction industries.
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Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) is to close a plateglass furnace in Lahti in southern Finland with the loss of 50 jobs, its Pilkington arm said Tuesday.
Pilkington has pushed the boundaries of innovation and unveiled its new range of Pilkington energiKare™ energy efficient glazing - making it even easier to achieve the highest window energy performance and combine it with strong consumer branding to…
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AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) judged that certain models of its hot water purification system (dubbed the “24- Hours Bath” system), sold between January 1986 and March 1991, could partly burn…
Pilkington takes another step forward in the energy efficient evolution with the introduction of Pilkington K Glass™ OW - the first development in the Pilkington K Glass™ range of energy efficient glazing products designed for use within the new…
Scheduled for opening early 2009, the new Ivy House School in Derbyshire follows modern guidelines for sustainable construction, utilising advanced materials to provide an ideal environment for learning.
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…
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…
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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.
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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.
Pilkington NSG Group Flat Glass Business, 300 Northridge Drive, sent an e-mail to employees on Thursday, advising them that the plant will close for two weeks for approximately 180 of 263 employees from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2 due to slow sales and…
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Following the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, and approval at the Meeting of the Board of Directors that was held today, Asahi Glass announced a set of changes in the members of the Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive…
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Nippon Sheet Glass said Wednesday it would lay off its Finnish workforce for five to eight weeks.NSG subsidiary Pilkington employs about 450 people in Finland.
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., Head Office: Tokyo; President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) has successfully developed of a new photosensitive insulating film.
The NSG Group has announced plans to close its Automotive glazing plant in Eisenerz, Austria. The decision was taken because of rapidly deteriorating conditions in the European automotive industry, which have led to a sharp reduction in orders.