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The Carlyle Group, a U.S. buyout fund, said Friday that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a fifty-fifty joint venture between Nippon Sheet Glass Co. and Hoya Corp. that makes glass substrates for liquid crystal displays.
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PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) fiber glass business announced today it is raising prices effective May 1, or as permissible by contract, for products in the Americas.
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