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Forbes reported that the European Commission said its new inquiry deadline for French building materials supplier Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA's proposed 2.125 bln eur acquisition of HeidelbergCement AG's premix and exclay maker maxit…
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL), headquartered in Aurora, Ohio, has acquired IFK Isofluor GmbH (IFK) of Neuss, Germany, a privately owned manufacturer of fluoropolymer tubing.
Saint-Gobain and Novaled have demonstrated the feasibility of large area OLEDs, based on a new high-performance metallic anode.
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. announced that SCHOTT AG, a global leader in glass and optics and one of the largest solar technology manufacturers in the world, will build a 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility for SCHOTT Solar, Inc., its…
For the first time in 18 years, the production line at Guardian Industries shut down on Sunday, allowing for an $80 million dollar expansion project to get underway.
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics of Aurora has acquired IFK Isofluor GmbH, a German manufacturer of fluoropolymer tubing, for an undisclosed price.
Ariane Apler has been appointed Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Saint-Gobain Glass Exprover North America. In her new position, Apler will be in charge of float and pattern-based basic glass and specialty products manufactured at Saint-Gobain…
Saint-Gobain’s Building Distribution Sector announces the acquisition of DLH’s building materials distribution division and the launch of exclusive negotiations for the purchase of the Estonian building materials distributor Famar Desi.
The city has set its sights on a former glassworks factory as the new home for its public-works yard, a necessary move to make a transit village a reality.
Saint-Gobain Glass has announced the winners of `Transparence 2007’, a unique initiative by the company to integrate the student community. architects and the industry via a two-stage design competition for undergraduate students of architecture and…
A flying telescope will be forging ahead to the limits of the Earth’s atmosphere. From here, astronomers hope to gain a clear view of the universe.
Saint-Gobain's Building Distribution Sector announces the acquisition of DLH's building materials distribution division and the launch of exclusive negotiations for the purchase of the Estonian building materials distributor Famar Desi. -…
The U.S. Department of Defense, along with Congressman Tim Holden (D - PA), announced that SCHOTT North America has been awarded an appropriation of $800,000 in federal funding, which Congressman Holden inserted into the Defense Appropriations Bill.
French investment company Wendel backs Saint-Gobain's new strategy and aims to help the building materials group exceed its financial targets, Wendel chief executive Jean-Bernard Lafonta told the weekend edition of Le Figaro.
Saint-Gobain Isover has marked the supply of its one millionth square metre of Robust Detail-winning RD35 insulation with the presentation of an award for innovation to Bellway Homes.
Last month the German operations of Saint-Gobain Sekurit (Paris, France), one of the world’s largest suppliers of automotive glass, acquired partner Schefenacker German HoldCo GmbH’s stake in the two firms’ freeglass joint venture. freeglass (…
Dr. Jürgen Dahmer (51) has been appointed to the Board of Management of SCHOTT AG, Mainz, with effect from January 1, 2008.
Guardian Industries will layoff up to 75 employees during the holidays to overhaul manufacturing on the oldest line of the Albion plant.
The Spokeswoman of Float Glass Manufacturer Saint-Gobain saind that the company will not change its provision level after being fined by EU for price-fixing.
US-based Guardian Industries has expanded its glass coater plant in Oroshaza, (SE Hungary), in a 7 billion forint, or 27.3 million euro, investment, a senior Economy Ministry official told reporters on Monday.
Guardian Industries Corp., headquartered in the American city of Auburn Hills, Michigan, was charged with price fixing in Europe's flat glass market by European regulators and fined, along with three other companies, almost 500 million euros.
In View of the strong growth trends in Middle Eastern markets, Egypt is expected to become the region’s leading glass supplier. 3 new float lines will be built in Egypt by 2008, 2009 to serve rapidly growing demand for float glass from Middle East…
Saint-Gobain Glass participated in the construction of the Quai Branly Museum (Paris). Designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel, the museum opened its doors to the public on June 23rd 2006 and is exhibiting various works of Primitives Arts.
The world's four biggest float glass manufacturers have been fined by the European Commission a total of 486 million euros for running an illegal price fixing cartel.