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Merrill Lynch upgraded its recommendation for shares in French glass and packaging group St Gobain SA yesterday from "buy" to "strong buy", setting a new share price target of 215 euros.
The Board of Directors of Glaverbel S.A. met on Tuesday 8 January 2002 to formulate the opinion that it must give to the Banking and Finance Commission, concerning the public tender offer announced on 19 December by Asahi Glass for the Glaverbel S.
Beijing Saint-Gobain Vetrotex Glassfiber Co. Ltd. is the first of Saint-Gobain Vetrotex's plant to be certified ISO 9001.
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the company founder Otto Schott (1851 – 1935) the international technology concern Schott (headquartered in Mainz) organized a scientific colloquium at the Friedrich Schiller University in…
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The unprecedented excitement over the grand opening of the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History begins even before entering the arresting structure that has been described as a “cosmic cathedral” by the project’s…
Britain's leading health and beauty retailer Boots Co Plc said on Monday it had appointed non-executive director Nigel Rudd as deputy chairman.Rudd is currently chairman of British glassmaker Pilkington Plc and non-executive chairman of Kidde…
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Glassmakers Pilkington and Saint Gobain are digging in for a bitter battle in the potentially lucrative market for self-cleaning glass.Saint Gobain, the French building materials group that is Europe's leading building glassmaker, presented its…
Orange juice giant Tropicana Products Inc. is shutting down its glass bottle factory, leaving 225 people without jobs by early 2003.
If the U.S. Congress adopts an energy bill this year or next, it may well provide tax credits for using high-performance windows and other energy-saving products in new and existing homes.
An offer from British glass maker Pilkington Plc for a majority stake in the Egyptian Glass Co fell through after only 1.4 percent of shareholders agreed to sell, the stock exchange said on Monday.
One of the biggest highlights of trade shows like this year's interGLASSmetal/FENESTRATIONworld™ show are the educational seminars.
Many U.S. and Canadian window manufacturers and glass fabrciators have inked agreements in recent months to offer their products with the Pilkington's self-cleaning glass.
Pilkington has announced that it is to close one of it three automotive glass production lines at its Eccleston plant in St.
Net consolidated sales of the Saint-Gobain Group for the first 9 months of 2001 were up 7.6% year-on-year (12.8% excluding Essilor), to EUR 22,932 million, from EUR 21,302 million for the same period of 2000.
Consolidated sales for Groupe Lapeyre amounted to Ï1,084.1 million at September 30, 2001, an increase of 15.3% compared with the first nine months of 2000.
This year at the international building exhibition Batimat 2001, Saint-Gobain will present a new innovative product “Aquaclean”.
British glassmaker Pilkington Plc reported a 13 percent rise in first-half profits on Thursday that beat market forecasts but said it expected tougher trading conditions in the second half.Pre-tax profits before exceptionals rose to 115 million…
Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass doubled its Pilkington stake to around 20 percent, in a move to expand its global reach.Pilkington Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni said he felt NSG would not raise its stake beyond that level.
British glassmaker Pilkington Plc's chief executive Paolo Scaroni said that he did not think Japanese glassmaker Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd would raise its stake in the company.
The Group’s results in the first six months of the year were the best first half year results for a decade. They confirm the expectations they set out in their previous statements.
The Board of Pilkington plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Iain Lough (54) to the Board as Group Finance Director with effect from 1 January 2002.
Due to the current softening of some European markets, Saint-Gobain and Pilkington have decided to defer their project to construct a float plant in Poland.
The leader in building distribution in Europe, Saint-Gobain has created BUILD2PRO, the top-ranking services portal for all building professionals.