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TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Asahi Glass plans to start building a fifth LCD glass-making factory in Taiwan next month to meet growing demand for TV panels and PC monitors, but it was mum on any further expansion plans.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008" report to their offering.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to install a solar power generation system on its Prius hybrid car, when the vehicle goes through a complete makeover as early as next spring, according to a media report Monday.

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.

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) has started negotiation to increase the price of automotive glass.

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.

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…

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.

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

Asahi Glass, a Japanese glass substrate maker, is enhancing its investment in Korea’s LCD business. It tries to expand its glass substrate business in Korea, which is emerging as the world’s largest LCD panel maker.

With regard to its flat glass business in North America, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) has decided to stop operations on three float glass production lines and two architectural coating lines from…

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c88669) has announced the addition of “China Low-E Glass Market Report, 2007-2008” to their offering.

 * Sales increase by 18.2% to €239.1m in the first quarter of 2008  * Operating result (Adjusted EBITDA) improves by 20.4% to €43.0m  * Integration of the acquisitions EDP and Allplas progressing in line with plan  * CEO Dr.

Moody's Investors Service has assigned an 'A2' issuer ratings to Nippon Electric Glass Co, an A2 senior unsecured rating on its Series 4 bonds 20 bln yen due 2009.

The glass substrate industry is witnessing rapid growth in technological innovation driven by the market demand for larger size glasses.

Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA; NYSE: VTO) one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, announced on 26 February 2008 4Q'07 unaudited results.

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (the Company) hereby announces that, at the Board of Directors meeting held on February 12, 2008, it has resolved that the Company would purchase the Company’s stock in accordance with Article 156 of the Corporation Law…

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. and its European subsidiary AGC Flat Glass Europe SA (formerly Glaverbel) decided to pay the fine imposed by the European Commission in its decision dated November 29, 2007, concerning anticompetitive behavior in the flat glass…

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiro Kadomatsu) has decided to enhance glass production facilities for solar cells.

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has decided  to boost its production capacity of LUMIFLON®, a high-weatherability fluoropolymer for coatings.

Asahi India Glass said that the company reported a standalone net loss of Rs.3.15 crores in the third quarter ended December 31, 2007 compared to a net profit of Rs.13.36 crores posted in the same quarter last year.

Gross sales and operating profit for the nine months period amounted Rs. 87188 lakhs  and Rs. 17271 lakhs respectively.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to revive a $25.1 million award won by Japanese glassmaker Asahi Glass Co. in a patent suit against rival Cardinal IG Co.

Bloomberg reported that Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Sony Corp., Asahi Glass Co. and other Japanese companies are wooing Middle Eastern investors to bolster their declining share prices, the Nikkei English News reported today.

Asahi Glass Fine Techno Korea reported that one employee of a subcontractor was killed and that two others were injured when an explosion occurred during repair work on a hydrochloric acid storage tank that is part of the water treatment system at…