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In January, the Group acquired China Glass Holdings’ 50 per cent share in Taicang Pilkington China Glass Special Glass Limited (TPCG) and as a result , TPCG will be renamed Pilkington Solar (Taicang), Limited (PST) with the company becoming a wholly…
SHANGHAI, May 20, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has supplied “green” products in support of World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, including low-emissivity (low-e) glass and low-volatile organic compound (VOC) coatings for expo pavilions as well as…
SHANGHAI, May 14, 2010 – As a leading coatings and glass manufacturer, PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has been an active materials provider to the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
Air travelers on commercial and private-jet flights like the idea of electronic systems they control to lighten and darken passenger-cabin windows, preferring the light transition to occur at a moderate rather than rapid speed, according to surveys…
Innovative glass with durable coating looks newer longer than competing productsPITTSBURGH, May 17, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) introduced Clarvista™ shower glass, an innovative glass for shower doors and bath and shower enclosures that, with…
A prize win of Pilkington energiKare™ glazing has allowed Manchester couple Clare Schofield and Adam Tregaskis to drop their home heating thermostat setting to just 16 deg C - and still stay warm.
Pilkington is inviting the glazing industry, architects, specifiers and building control officers to take part in a live web chat at the Sustainability Now virtual exhibition on 12-13 May.
For the first quarter in the fiscal year ending December 2010, actual shipments in most segments exceeded our outlook at the beginning of the current fiscal year.
Pilkington energiKare™ Plus uses a combination of Pilkington K Glass™ OW and Pilkington Optiwhite™ to achieve the highest rating in energy efficient windows and so exceed the planned amendments to Part L of the Building Regulations due to come into…
In a social housing refurbishment in Edinburgh, sustainable energy and historic property experts Changeworks specified and installed Pilkington energiKare™ Legacy in a category B listed Georgian tenement, where refurbishment of this kind had…
The Group has announced the appointment of Craig Naylor as President and CEO. He will succeed Katsuji Fujimoto, who will become Chairman of NSG Group in succession to Yozo Izuhara, who will be retiring from the Company in June.
On April 28th, AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., Head Office: Tokyo, President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) issued “AGC Group CSR Report 2010” (A4 size, 64 pages in color) which summarized the CSR activities of the AGC Group in FY 2009.
Pilkington Cervoglass conservatory roof glazing is now available with U-value of 1.1 to achieve the ultimate in low emissivity together with solar control and self-cleaning for conservatories.
The Board of NSG Group has announced the appointment of Katsuji Fujimoto as Chairman of NSG Group. He will succeed Yozo Izuhara, who will be retiring on 29 June 2010 after 48 years of service with the Company.
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) is to reintroduce the pleasure and appeal of a lifestyle centered on glass, which can change people’s daily lives, through Cafe;Haus, a new style of café that will…
Board of Directors AGC Bor Glassworks, located in the town of Bor, Nizhny Novgorod region agreed on a recommendation to the AGM not to pay dividends for the year 2009.
New solar, low-e glass products highlighted PITTSBURGH, April 26, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) issued a 2009 update to the company’s corporate sustainability report.
At the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai visitors to the Belgian pavilion are entranced by the innovative Belgian glass from AGC.
AGC Glass Europe, the leading European glass manufacturer, has acquired 70% of the shares in FGT Polska, a key player in architectural glass in Poland. Fassaden Glas Technik-Polska (FGT) is a producer of high-end architectural glass components for…
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President: Kazuhiko Ishimura) and TOSTEM (TOSTEM CORPORATION; Head Office: Tokyo; President: Toshio Ohtake) of JS Group have reached a basic agreement today to start talks on a business alliance for…
PITTSBURGH, April 15, 2010 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today reported sales for the first quarter of $3.1 billion, an increase of 12 percent versus the prior year’s first quarter.
On 8th March 2010, Dyesol (ASX:DYE) announced a collaboration with Pilkington North America (PNA) to develop opportunities in the building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) market place utilising Pilkington’s TEC series of transparent conductive oxide…
Leading sealed unit manufacturer Glass Systems is delighted to launch energy efficient Pilkington energiKare™ to its customers, ready for the implementation of amendments to Part L in October 2010.
The on-line coating system at Pilkington's JSYP joint venture plant in Jiangsu, China, was officially launched on December 8th.