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Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass is discussing a takeover of glassmaker Pilkington at more than 160 pence a share, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

GlassTech Asia 2005, which opened on 30 November at Challenger Hall 3 of IMPACT, has on first show day generated orders totaling US$6 million (250 million baht) from both Thai and international buyers.

Bassra Machine Tools Ltd (BMT) has been known for leading the way in manufacturing insulated glass production machinery in UK from more than 20 years.

On June 30, 2005, Saint-Gobain Oberland, a German subsidiary of the Saint-Gobain Group, signed an agreement for the sale of its glass blocks business to the Italian group Seves.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. will take responsibility for the pensions of almost 3,000 hourly workers at bankrupt Techneglas Inc., including its former employees in Central Ohio.

China's major industrial enterprises registered an overall profit of 276.4 billion yuan (33. 3 billion US dollars) in the first quarter of this year, only increasing 17.2 percent year on year, a three-year low.

With the formalization of friendly exchange relationship with the Harbin People's Municipality in China and Cagayan de Oro, industrialists from Xinghai City in China are considering Phividec as the site of their $300 million glass factory.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Flat Glass to their offering. China's demand for flat glass has grown at a fast pace in the past decade.

China Glass Holdings, which is raising up to HK$207 million through an initial public offering, plans to use 93.5 percent of proceeds to add a production line to boost annual capacity by two-thirds, said the company and fund managers.

Leading US glass manufacturer Corning Incorporated is considering investing in the Chinese mainland to produce special glass substrates used in the production of liquid crystal displays (LCD).

Asean, of which Malaysia is one of the founding members, has concluded the free trade agreement in goods with China and the initial phase of the agreement is expected to be implemented by July 1 this year, said International Trade and Industry…

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd has signed an agreement with Audi AG to export windshields to the auto maker's production facilities in Germany, the China Daily reported.

Luoyang Glass, China's largest publicly traded flat glass maker, which issued a profit warning last month, plans to set up two joint ventures with its parent to produce ultra-thin glass and process raw materials with a total investment of 550…

Plansww Holding AG (“PLANSEE”) and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (“MMC”) have reached a basic agreement by signing a Letter of Intent to merge their relevant business activities in the field of powder metallurgical (PM) products under a new joint…

Derrick Ketchum, an employee of Owens Brockway Glass Container in Godfrey, filed a 12-count, $600,000 suit against his employer and Castrol Inc. claiming he was sickened from exposure to Syntilo 9918 and other “metal working fluids.

Owens-Illinois, Inc. announced that Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Owens-Illinois, Inc., has extended its pending offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") (1) $400 million aggregate principal…

China Glass Holdings, which makes glass products for cars and buildings, plans to raise US$20-25 million (HK$156-195 million) next month by listing its shares on Hong Kong's main board, market sources said.

Zhejiang Glass' (0739.HK) FY05 EPS may rise 38.4% to 49 HK cents with opening of an upstream soda ash plant in June, says South Ocean Management's fund manager Brook McConnell; "it's got a great shot at making gigantic earnings…

Asahi Glass (China) Co., Ltd. has become the second largest auto glass producer in China after acquiring another joint venture and capacity expansion.

Anchor Glass Company has licensed the BOC (NYSE: BOX) CGM(TM) technology for glass processing in Anchor's Warner Robins, Georgia, glass container manufacturing plant.

Reflecting one of the most ambitious transformations in its 102-year history, the world's largest manufacturer of glass packaging, Owens-Illinois, Inc., (NYSE: OI) will begin doing business globally as O-I.

Research and Market has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Flat Glass 2005 to their offering.China's demand for flat glass has grown at a fast pace in the past decade.

Anchor Glass Container Corp. announced a 6-percent drop in sales for the fourth quarter of 2004. The Tampa-based manufacturer said it lost $81.4 million, or $3.30 per share, on sales of $157 million.

City leaders are hoping that glass container maker Owens-Illinois Inc. will consider its long history in the city when deciding whether to move out of its downtown headquarters.

In recognition of its inventive packaging design for pharmaceutical vials, Owens-Illinois Inc. has received an Ease-of-Use Commendation from the Arthritis Foundation on the 1-Clic(R) Packaging System. Owens-Illinois is a world-class supplier of…