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The Board of NSG Group announces that Stuart Chambers will be standing down from his position as President and CEO and Representative Executive Director of the NSG Group with effect from 30 September 2009.
Taiwan Glass Ind. Corp. was founded in 1964. Through over four decades’ development, Taiwan Glass has become a world famous manufacturer of float glass.
September 30 - October 2, 2009 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA  PPG is proud to be an exhibitor at GlassBuild America, the only event continually listed as one of the Top 200 trade shows in the U.
The NSG Group announced consolidated business results for the first quarter of FY 2010 (from 1 April 2009 to 30 June 2009) on 10 August.
PITTSBURGH, August 17, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) added three new architect specification tools to its PPG IdeaScapes Web site.
As part of its development strategy for solar energy, Saint-Gobain is acquiring Shell's share of Avancis, a joint venture between the two companies.  Avancis has developed highly competitive technology for thin-film CIS (Copper, Indium and…
Boeing requests windshield liner to keep glass from flight deck in bird-strike event HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 13, 2009 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies business has been awarded a contract by Spirit AeroSystems to redesign the…
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- LG Display Co. and AU Optronics Corp. led shares of liquid-crystal-display makers higher on speculation panel prices will extend gains after an earthquake shook Japan, disrupting production at glass maker Corning Inc.
An imaginative property regeneration scheme called “Changing Streets” has been established by East Riding of Yorkshire Council (EYRC) and is dramatically improving a swathe of privately owned housing in Goole.
Nippon Sheet Glass, a major sheet glass maker, surged 8.6 percent to 353 yen after Bank of America ( BAC - news - people ) Merrill Lynch initiated coverage with a 'buy' rating, citing expectations of a significant earnings contribution…
Its new brand of conservatory glass for roofs and side panels.Replacing the previous Climaplus Comfort+ range, the new range has been developed and simplified to include three options for the roof and ClimaControl Vertical – a clear product for…
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Cie. Saint-Gobain SA, Europe’s biggest glassmaker, is turning to electrically charged “smart” windows that adorn Ferrari SpA’s Superamerica to counter slumping sales and fulfill European Union energy-saving norms.
According to the motto “Our building-material - for more growth in Germany”, Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH presented itself for the first time in its entirety at the Congress of German Construction Industry on 27th May in…
New blue tints create numerous energy-efficient color options Solarblue glass (left) displays a light sky-blue tint.
The plaintiffs in a class-action suit alleging that several glass manufacturers engaged in a conspiracy to fix prices have filed a motion to compel Guardian Industries to provide several documents to the court that were produced in the European…
First-half 2009: amid a sharp slowdown in markets, acceleration and extension of action plan unveiled at the beginning of the year.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) confirms that, further to the Company's announcement of 20 May 2009 concerning the sale of its Telecommunication Device Division, as defined below, agreement has been reached under which Go!Foton…
Sustainability campaign earns 2009 Pro-Comm Award These images show two examples of “Greening of Architectural Glass” campaign materials that helped PPG and five Pittsburgh-based agencies to win a 2009 Pro-Comm Award of Excellence from the Business…
PITTSBURGH, July 20, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has announced the following corporate appointments: Denise R.
Glassmaker Pilkington has sold its Swiss processing operations to a German company in a £20m-plus deal.Flachglas Wernberg, in which Pilkington’s Japanese parent NSG Group holds a 49 per cent stake, has bought three businesses employing 255 staff.
and chief executive officer. “Clearly, we are continuing to experience very challenging conditions in many of our end-use markets.
On July 10, 2009, Chief Executive Officer Pierre-André de Chalendar inaugurated in the presence of José Socrates, Portugal's Prime Minister and Fernando Texeira dos Santos, Minister of Economy and Innovation, Saint-Gobain’s first and largest…
PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2009 – The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has named its top 10 “green” building projects for 2009, and four of them are glazed with architectural glass made by PPG Industries (NYSE:…
SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER G+H AG was able to increase its sales by 3.9% to 379 mill. Euros in the 2008 financial year.
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, July 6, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced Audioguard coating – a waterborne, spray-applied coating that provides vibration damping and reduces vehicle noise – for commercial coatings customers.