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GOODYEAR, AZ-Saint-Gobain Glass Corp., an international manufacturer and distributor of flat glass and energy-efficient building materials, has signed a long-term lease for 140,817 square feet in what was once the Rubbermaid manufacturing plant.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Construction material maker Saint-Gobain exemplifies the kind of buyers who are scooping up greentech companies today.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (WAMC) - An economic boost for Dutchess County - Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports a Chinese Solar Technology Company has purchased the former IBM Campus in East Fishkill.

Hong Kong's first Apple store has landed. The store opened on Saturday but we managed to get a first look pre-opening at the computer giant's flagship store in the city.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c96e16/global_lowe_glass) has announced the addition of the "Global Low-E Glass Market: Asia Offers Potential Opportunities" report to their offering.

Situated on the site of the outdated St Aidan’s County High School, the Richard Rose Central Academy is the first of four schools in the Cumbrian region set to become flagship educational establishments in the UK.

Saint Gobain Solar announced that construction of its solar thermal mirror plant in Goodyear, Arizona has begun.

Saint-Gobain Corp.    plans to open a solar mirror manufacturing facility in Goodyear later this year with the prospect of creating 50 jobs.

In a filling submitted statement to the Public Disclosures Platform, Trakya Cam stated that the company will sign a 70-30 JV agreement with Saint Gobain to produce 800k units of auto glass in addition to their flat glass activities in Russia.

Taiwan Glass Industrial Corp (TGIC, 台灣玻璃), the nation’s largest glass maker, plans to increase its investment in three units in China by a total of US$38 million, the company said in a statement to the Taiwan Stock Exchange yesterday.

The move towards sustainability has changed the industry forever.   The challenge now is not just to build affordable, quality homes on a scale that will meet the needs of our growing population and also the environment but to refurbish an estimated…

Saint-Gobain Isover’s technical development manager, Mark Allen is now a fully certified Passivhaus Designer, putting him into a small group of people who are able to advise on constructing a Passivhaus building in the UK.

Old dogs may be incapable of learning new tricks, but old companies do not have that luxury. France’s Saint-Gobain knows this because it has been learning new tricks for more than 350 years — and its latest is solar energy.

Saint-Gobain announced the appointment of John Crowe as president and CEO of both Saint-Gobain Corp. and CertainTeed Corp., Saint-Gobain's largest North American subsidiary.

Bekaert and Saint-Gobain have today signed an agreement regarding the sale of Bekaert's Specialty Films activities to Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, an Ohio, US-based corporation of the Saint-Gobain group.

Glazed area of office buildings in Bucharest exceeds one million square meters, according to estimates of Saint-Gobain Glass Romania.

The NSG Group announces that it has reached agreement with its local partner Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Co., Ltd (SYP) to start production of the Group's NSG TEC™ solar energy products in China, to meet the rapidly increasing demands of…

Despite all the recent debate, triple glazing remains a relatively niche alternative to double glazing.

SHANGHAI - China's private-equity firm Hony Capital Ltd. said Wednesday it has invested US$100 million in China Yaohua Glass Group Ltd. and secured a 60% stake in the Chinese glass maker, in its latest bid to gain access to the integration in…

French building materials group Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (SGO.FR) Thursday said it is confident it will achieve its 2011 targets as it reported net profit rose to EUR768 million in the first half of from EUR501 million in the same period of 2010.

Taipei, Aug. 1, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan Glass Corp., Taiwan`s largest glass manufacturer, has become the largest float-glass maker in mid-western China region.

Additional Capacity Will Address Increased Global DemandCorning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan of approximately $170 million to further increase the capacity of its clean…

Construction expenditures in China are expected to rise 9.4 percent per annum in real terms through 2015, moderating from the rapid pace of the 2005-2010 period.

Also honored with prize for Multinational Corporation’s Contribution to ChinaBEIJING, July 4, 2011 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) recently attended the 2011 China Social Responsibility Annual Forum in Beijing and came away with the CSR (Corporate…