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An historic glass-making factory closes its doors for the final time today. The Echo revealed in October that the Corning factory at Millfield was to shut with the loss of about 100 jobs.
Asahi India Glass said that the members of the company have authorized the board of directors of the company borrowing power of upto Rs 20 billion.
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) recognized today the silver anniversary of Corning® Polarcor™ glass polarizers and is celebrating 25 years of excellence in polarization management and innovation.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo; President: Masahiro Kadomatsu) has decided to build an additional float glass furnace in Russia.
Asahi Techno Glass Corporation (Headquarters: Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture; President: Hiroshi Wakamura), a wholly-owned company of Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo; president: Masahiro Kadomatsu), has determined to close its Nakayama…
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiro Kadomatsu, hereafter “Asahi Glass”) announced that Asahi Glass and its wholly-owned subsidiary AGC AX Co., Ltd., (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President &…
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (AGC) confirms that its European subsidiary, Glaverbel S.A. received a Statement of Objections* on March 13, 2007 from the European Commission with respect to alleged anticompetitive behavior in the flat glass sector in Europe.
Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain have agreed to merge Owens Corning’s Reinforcements Business and Saint-Gobain’s Reinforcements and Composites Business (a part of the entity known as Vetrotex) into a new company that will be named OCV Reinforcements.
On the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Madrid, a monument for the victims was unveiled in the Spanish capital.
President and Chief Executive Wendell Weeks of Corning Inc. received total compensation valued at $8.23 million last year, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.
FY 2005/2006: - Sales: 2.233 billion euros (+19%), - EBIT: 193 million euros (+34%), - net profit of 105 million euros FY 2006/2007: Continuation of the positive development of business Investment spending of 300 million euros to remain at a high…
MDI Schott Advanced Processing GmbH has developed a laser scribing technique for display manufacture that is far superior to mechanical glass cutting.
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that Lawrence D. McRae, senior vice president, strategy and corporate development, has become a member of Corning’s Management Committee.
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer James B. Flaws will participate in a “fireside chat” with investors at the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium in Las Vegas tomorrow, Feb. 27.
Japan's Asahi Glass Co. (ASGLY) has begun supplying glass for Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.'s (3009.TW) advanced 7.5-generation liquid-crystal-display panels, the Economic Daily News reported Monday, citing unnamed industry sources.
This report provides an in-depth company profile for Asahi Glass Co Ltd ranked 456th in the 2005 Fortune Global 500. All data is gathered from primary source.
The German tech company Schott AG inaugurated a plant in central South Korea on Thursday that will produce glass substrates for use in liquid crystal display (LCD) panels.
As part of its revision to the directors’ compensation system, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (hereafter referred to as the “Company”), decided at its Board of Directors meeting held on February 5, 2007 to submit an agenda concerning “Revision of Amount of…
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has announced the decision at the meeting of its Board of Directors on February 5, 2007 to propose an agenda to the 82nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 29, 2007, to seek approval of the granting of…
Corning Incorporated announced that Vincent P. Hatton has been elected senior vice president and general counsel, following the retirement of William D.
Growing demand for liquid crystal display (LCD) television, increased regulatory requirements for reduced diesel engine emissions and expanding broadband capabilities are critical drivers of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE: GLW) long-term growth…
Although it has not explicitly said so, leading LCD glass supplier Corning appears willing to forsake market share in the first half of this year when demand is slow, with the company instead focusing on maintaining more stable price drops in a…
Corning Incorporated announced that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan of $160 million to further expand its capacity to manufacture large size glass substrates for active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCD) at its…
Reuters reported that Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (5201.T: Quote, NEWS , Research), Japan's largest glass maker, said on Monday it expected its net profit to double in 2007 due to strong demand for glass used in flat panel displays and an end to…
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.  has decided to shut down the Cinnaminson Plant of AFG Industries, Inc. in the U.S., aiming to reduce costs for the flat glass business.