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Asahi Glass Co said Thursday it will start producing automotive glass in Hungary in early 2006 to meet growing demand in central and eastern Europe.

The following stocks are on the move on Tuesday: Glass sheet maker Central Glass Co up 5.38 percent at 822 yen, a day after its annual results and outlook both beat the market consensus.

Glaverbel presents Planibel TOP NT, a low-emissivity, toughenable glass. Specifically designed for use in double glazing, Planibel TOP NT is a coated glass whose neutral appearance is in perfect harmony with current trends.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOG), which develops and delivers value-added glass products and services for the architectural, automotive and large-scale optical industries, today announced that fiscal 2003 earnings per share from continuing…

Shares in Pilkington surged in early trading Monday after a report that a smaller Japanese rival was considering a £1billion takeover bid.

For the first time, Glaverbel is to take part in Approfal – the furnishing suppliers fair to be held at the heart of the Salon du Meuble in Paris (Paris Expo -Porte de Versailles) - from 9 to 13 January 2003.

Japanese glass maker Central Glass Co. (J.CNG or 4044) will set up a joint venture with Saint-Gobain Sekurit France S.A. to sell glass for automobiles and construction machinery.

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (J.AHG) said Wednesday that it has gained full control of Belgium's Glaverbel SA (B.GLA) following a squeeze-out offer.

Asahi Glass Company Ltd said it will launch a bid for all the remaining shares of Glaverbel SA at 140.86 eur per share. The company said the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission approved the operation, which it said will run from Dec 3-16.

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd (J.AHG), which currently holds 99.08% of the share capital of Glaverbel (GLAB.BRU), announced today that it is launching a public squeeze-out bid for the 65,434 shares (i.e. 0.92% of the share capital) it does not already hold.

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd (J.AHG) announced today that it has increased its direct and indirect shareholding in Glaverbel (GLAB.

Asahi Glass Co Ltd is confident it will obtain the 95 pct of Glaverbel which would enable it to launch a squeeze out operation to obtain the remaining shares, sources close to Glaverbel and Asahi said.

Traditionally, when bathing, the Japanese wash and rinse off and only then get into their bath. This is filled with extremely hot water, between 40 and 50°C, which is usually used by all the members of the family.

Japan's largest glass maker, Asahi Glass Co. Ltd, announced Friday it will launch a $415 million public tender next week for the 35 percent of Belgian glass maker Glaverbel SA it doesn't already own.

Japan's largest glass maker, Asahi Glass Co. Ltd, announced Friday it will launch a $415 million public tender next week for the 35 percent of Belgian glass maker Glaverbel SA it doesn't already own.

Glaverbel SA said it expects a contraction in its net result during 2002 because of the economic slowdown and said it will cut its production capacity.

The Glaverbel Group closed its financial year 2001 with record performances, confirming the correctness of the strategy which the Group has followed for the past 10 years, namely profitable growth through geographical diversification and increased…

Glaverbel SA shares closed slightly firmer in heavy trade, amidst speculation that funds are trying to block Asahi Glass Co Ltd's buyout bid, brokers said.

Auto-glass maker Asahi India Safety Glass has increased its stake to nearly 80 per cent in its subsidiary Float Glass India, through a recent open offer and said it might merge the ailing company with itself.

Shareholders holding about 12% of Belgian glassmaker Glaverbel have banded together to oppose a takeover bid from Asahi Glass for the 35% of Glaverbel not owned by Japan's largest glass company.

Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook of the Baa2 senior unsecured long-term debt ratings of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.'s (NSG)to stable from positive.

Asahi Glass Co Ltd , Japan's largest glassmaker, said on Monday it would post a special loss of 38 billion yen ($281 million) related to restructuring measures in the business year to next March.

Japan's largest glass maker, Asahi Glass Co Ltd, slashed its earnings forecast for 2001/02 on Monday to a loss of nine billion yen - its first-ever net loss for a business year.

Asahi Glass Co. will turn the parent company's ceramics business division into a 100% unit April 1. The move is aimed rationalizing and revitalizing the ceramics operations, which Asahi Glass regards as one of the group's key business…

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. announced that it has succeeded in using a high-transparency fluoropolymer, a leading candidate for next-next generation photolithographic semiconductor manufacturing using F2 (fluoride dimer) excimer lasers, as a photoresist…