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The owner of a construction-glass plant in Lathrop is proposing a $100 million upgrade, contingent on some government financial support.
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The 700 metre square showroom and fitting hall lies alongside the Austrian HQ of worldwide car rental group Sixt.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced the appointment of Douglas S. Pegg to the position of vice president, packaging coatings, effective May 1.
The 7th International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plastics will take place in Eindhoven / Veldhoven, The Netherlands from June 15th - 19th 2008.
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Glassmaker Pilkington has warned it will close its Denbighshire factory by the end of April unless a buyer can be found.
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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.
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Two NSG quality experts are leading major improvement projects at UK downstream sites. Masaki Mamiya and Tamaki Horisaka are both on a six-month secondment from Japan.