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The construction employment picture brightened slightly with 18 states adding construction jobs from April to May according to a new analysis of data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Planibel Top 1.0 is the “latest arrival” in the AGC Low-E range. This innovative soft coat glass offers the best thermal insulation rating in its class, with a Ug value of 1.0/(m².
Asahi Glass, the Japanese-based parent of AGC Flat Glass, plans to merge its flat glass and automotive glass organizations under one umbrella to help boost profitability.
AGC Flat Glass Europe launches the new version of Thermobel TRI (featuring a TRI coating), a new type of triple glazing specially developed by AGC.
The modern science of nanotechnology, the highly-advanced manipulation of matter at a molecular level, and which is set to revolutionise every aspect of our lives in the next decade or so, was in fact invented by a medieval glazier.
AGC Flat Glass Europe participates at Architect@Work 09 in Kortrijk Xpo from 7 to 8 May – booth 26 and in Liège from 4 to 5 June - La Foire Internationale de Liège - booth 183.
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & COO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announces that a meeting of its Board of Directors decided on April 15, 2009 to cease the automotive glass business at its Kitakyushu Plant by the end of 2009.
In Turin, the new Headquarter of the association for suffering children will be a smart houseThe foundations of the new headquarter of CasaOz were laid at the end of December.
Glassiled, the result of extensive research by AGC Flat Glass Europe, integrates LEDs(1) into laminated glass.
One of the 4 float glass furnaces at AGC Flat Glass Europe in Moustier (Belgium) has been shut down after 18 years of uninterrupted production.
Glassiled, a unique product based on a revolutionary new technology developed by AGC Flat Glass Europe, integrates LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) into laminated glass.
The sudden downturn in the automotive and construction industries has given AGC Flat Glass Europe the opportunity to bring forward the planned repair of one of its thee float glass furnaces in Teplice (Czech Republic).
The glass group Schott uses photovoltaic modules and fused colored glasses together for the first time ever for the newly designed staircase of its administrative building in Mainz.
The Hotel Therapy project, designed and coordinated by architect Gianluigi Landoni, uses Lacobel glass.
In response to increasing energy prices and alarming environmental threats, Europe launches Planibel Tri. This unique coating specially designed for triple glazing assembly in residential applications, combines comfort and cost efficiency with an…
AGC, one of the world’s leading glass manufacturers and a specialist in glass used in interiors, is well aware of how colour and light influence the perception of architectural designs.
Exhibition The Healthcare Estates exhibition is the UK’s most comprehensive and influential annual showcase dedicated to presenting the latest equipment, technologies and techniques for application in healthcare environments.
Glasstech Inc., Perrysburg, Ohio, will feature the following glass processing systems at Glasstech Asia 2008, Nov. 20-22, at booth H04, the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, according to a company release Sept. 16.
On 16 September AGC Flat Glass Europe inaugurated the third float* line at its Retenice production plant in Teplice (Northern Bohemia, in the Czech Republic).
Glass is playing an ever increasing role in the generation of heat and electricity through sunlight, which means throughout the world an increasingly lucrative market is now opening up for the glass industry and especially for machinery…
Architect Maurice Kanah, founder of KConsult studio, has used painted glass in his own original way. He has used it to cover furniture. “I had this idea,” explains Kanah, “while looking at the space in the office.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 18, 2008 – PPG Industries (PPG:NYSE) is introducing its most popular tinted glasses with Solarban 70XL or Solarban 60 solar control, low-emissivity coatings on the second surface of the glass.
AGC Europe has chosen ReadSoft's electronic invoice processing solution. The European Group will initially automate the handling of 120,000 invoices annually.
Auburn Hills, MI (July 14, 2008) – Homeowners in colder climates can now cut down on heating costs and reap energy savings with the new ClimaGuard® 75/68 low-E glass from Guardian Industries.
TOKYO, Jul 01, 2008 - Leading Japanese glassmaker Asahi Glass Co. will change its name to AGC in the future, company President Kazuhiko Ishimura said Tuesday.