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In this prototype vacuum-insulated glazing panel, the pillars holding the panes of glass apart (the dots) are readily visible due to the low viewing angle. (The grid visible on the glass is a reflection of ceiling tiles.) Guardian Industries, one of…

The NSG Group has published its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. The new format replaces the Environmental Social Activity Report the Group has produced since 2004.

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. is set to pull the plug on the production of liquid crystal display glass substrates for television panels by selling its entire stake in a fifty-fifty joint venture with Hoya Corp. to a U.S. buyout fund, it was learned…

Discoveries in glass that now shape our world Glassmaker Pilkington will participate in a monumental glass exhibit called The Glass Experience at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois.

Key features are: · Strong improvement in cumulative sales and profits (reflecting consolidation of Pilkington for the full nine months, against only six months in the equivalent period last year).

The design of the new structured glass SGG MASTER SHINE® looks like a glass drop on a dull background and thus appears astonishingly shiny.

Guardian launches new campaign for commercial glass program Auburn Hills, Mich., February 18, 2008 – Guardian has launched “Build With Light™,” a new marketing campaign to highlight its SunGuard® advanced architectural glass program.

The massive scale and complexity of the redevelopment work underway around the King’s Cross area has presented the construction and building products industry with opportunities and challenges in almost equal numbers.

Michael Ondrus Named Director Of Solar Energy Systems. Versatile Equipment Provides Flat and Bent, Heat-Strengthened or Tempered Substrates.

SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS has increased the solar factor (g-value) of its flagship SGG PLANITHERM TOTAL low-emissivity glass thanks to successful R&D and investment at its UK coating facility.

The new main building of the state development bank for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf is located in the lively setting of the Rhine promenade, the harbour, the state parliament building and the renatured Düssel.

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiro Kadomatsu) has decided to enhance glass production facilities for solar cells.

Taiwan has always been a major place for thin-film technology and the semiconductor industry. Big players in the Taiwanese industry are now using this experience to explore and start new thin-film silicon solar production initiatives.

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. said it will pay a fine of 140 million euros (about 22.5 billion yen) to the European Union for its British subsidiary Pilkington Group Ltd.'s role in an international price-fixing cartel.

Saint-Gobain predicted "moderate" earnings growth in 2008 due to a possible U.S. recession and tighter credit conditions, after reporting a double-digit rise in 2007 profits that met market expectations.

SCHOTT Solar will be establishing a new photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing site in the United States increasing its photovoltaic capacities by more than 60 megawatts.

Forbes reported that the European Commission said its new inquiry deadline for French building materials supplier Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA's proposed 2.125 bln eur acquisition of HeidelbergCement AG's premix and exclay maker maxit…

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL), headquartered in Aurora, Ohio, has acquired IFK Isofluor GmbH (IFK) of Neuss, Germany, a privately owned manufacturer of fluoropolymer tubing.

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Forest City Enterprises, Inc. announced that SCHOTT AG, a global leader in glass and optics and one of the largest solar technology manufacturers in the world, will build a 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility for SCHOTT Solar, Inc., its…

Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial canopies, walkways, skylights, greenhouses, conservatories, sunrooms, folding and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens, incorporates a traditionally commercial…

For the first time in 18 years, the production line at Guardian Industries shut down on Sunday, allowing for an $80 million dollar expansion project to get underway.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics of Aurora has acquired IFK Isofluor GmbH, a German manufacturer of fluoropolymer tubing, for an undisclosed price.

Ariane Apler has been appointed Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Saint-Gobain Glass Exprover North America. In her new position, Apler will be in charge of float and pattern-based basic glass and specialty products manufactured at Saint-Gobain…