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INGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — A glass plant in Kingsport could lay off as many as 100 employees when it shuts down one of two production lines early next year.

KINGSPORT — AGC Flat Glass plans to shut down one of two production lines at its Blue Ridge Plant in Kingsport in the first quarter next year, impacting as many as 100 employees.

The automotive glass unit of Asahi Glass increased shipments in the third quarter of 2011 due to restoration of the supply chain and subsequent recovery of automobile production after the 11 March Japanese earthquake.

Officials at Asahi Glass Co. (AGC), with U.S. headquarters in Alpharetta, Ga., announced the company's consolidated financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in Japan released its second quarter financial results today. In the building products (BP) business, underlying profitability improved due to increased volumes, particularly of value-added products.

Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in Japan released its second quarter financial results today. In the building products (BP) business, underlying profitability improved due to increased volumes, particularly of value-added products.

TOKYO Oct 24 (Reuters) - Japanese trading house Sojitz Corp said on Monday it had launched a 24 megawatt solar energy project in Germany, one of the country's largest solar plants.

Tokyo, Oct 17, 2011 (JCN via COMTEX) -- Asahi Glass Co. Ltd (AGC) will expand its PairPlus series of Ecoglass energy-saving window glasses by releasing a low-cost model suitable for remodeling of windows on mid and upper levels of buildings.

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ --AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) announced today that it will present its latest display technologies at FPD International 2011 in Japan during October 26-28.

Joint venture of H.C. Starck and Japan New Chisso Corp. aims to commence production of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries in 2012.

Tokyo, Oct 17, 2011 (JCN via COMTEX) -- Asahi Glass Co. Ltd (AGC) will expand its PairPlus series of Ecoglass energy-saving window glasses by releasing a low-cost model suitable for remodeling of windows on mid and upper levels of buildings.

Search for the industrial site for the erection of a glass factory began in the Omsk region concern AGC Glass Europe - Europe's largest architectural glass.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - AGC Expands Product Lineup of “PairPlus®”for Energy-Saving Window Remodeling -- Will Launch Competitively-Priced Ecoglass*1, “PairPlus® Air”Tokyo, September 28, 2011 – AGC announced today that it will significantly expand the…

Associated General Contractors of America and the Lean Construction Institute Launch Partnership Designed to Educate Construction Community about the Hyper-Efficient ProcessSeptember 22, 2011 - The first-ever lean construction education program will…

In spite of the lower attendance this year, Glass Build America 2011 was a successful event for AGC Glass Company and other exhibitors who were there in support of our industry.

Excellent thermal efficiency and aesthetics have won AGC Glass a place in the new Business School and Student Hub at Manchester Metropolitan University's city centre campus.

After years of research and development AGC is now presenting Lacobel T, a unique range of painted glasses that processors can toughen.

Construction costs again outpaced other producer prices in June but contractors remained unable to recoup the costs through higher bid prices, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General…

Taipei, July 11, 2011 (CENS)--Three Japanese companies, including Toshiba, Hitachi and Sony, will set up a joint venture to make small/medium-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei, with the move to create…

For the first quarter of fiscal 2011 (from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011), the global economic environment surrounding the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "AGC Group" or simply as…

Following the reports issued on the 14th and 28th of March, AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Headquarters: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) today announced the following update on the resumption of production at AGC Asahi Glass Kashima…

AGC announced on April 25, 2011 it is set to move into Brazil’s construction and automotive glass markets, investing 40 billion yen (about 470 million USD) in an industrial state-of-the-art glass complex in São Paulo state.

AGC, supplier of automotive, display and flat glass, chemicals and other materials, have developed a new 0.28 mm soda-lime glass substrate for use in touchscreens.

Asahi Glass (AGC) has said it is eyeing Brazil's construction and automotive glass markets. The Japan-based glass substrate supplier announced plans to invest JPY40 billion (US$470 million) to build an industrial glass complex in Sao Paulo,…

Ohara Inc , Japan's No.1 maker of optical glass for SLR cameras and which supplies Canon Inc , said it was producing at less than full capacity and deliveries to customers could be affected as a result of power cutbacks following this month…