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Ameron International Corp. completed the sale of its worldwide Performance Coatings & Finishes business to PPG Industries on Aug. 1, the company said Wednesday.
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In the Pall Mall boardroom of Pilkington, the glassmaker Nippon Sheet Glass has just bought for £2.2bn ($3.9bn), Yozo Izuhara, the man who drove the protracted deal to its conclusion, admits to a moment of indecision during the tense negotiations.
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The European Commission said Wednesday it has approved Nippon Sheet Glass Co.'s acquisition of British glass maker Pilkington PLC, concluding that the deal will "not significantly impede effective competition" in Europe.
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PPG Industries has installed a $1.6-million unit to recycle waste fiber glass at its fiber glass manufacturing plant in Hoogezand, the Netherlands.
Saint Gobain Glass India, the Indian subsidiary of the French multinational, is investing another Rs 100 crore for setting up a new production line to manufacture a high-end heat reflective glass.