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Saint-Gobain and two if its companies have been short listed for the Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards 2008.
As of June 2008, Döring Glas is offering an even wider range of types of bowed glass.
Acoustic insulation from Saint-Gobain Isover is helping to keep the noise down at ‘The Ark’ - a new state-of-the-art PFI children’s hospital in Brighton.
July 2008 - The use of DuPont™ SentryGlas® Plus structural interlayer in laminated SGG Stadip safety glass from Saint-Gobain Glass has helped lighten the structure of the Chapelle des Diaconesses.
AUBURN, Wash., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to demand from architects and building owners seeking to incorporate larger interior glazing elements into their designs, Vetrotech Saint-Gobain is now offering its Keralite(R) FR-R and Keralite(R)…
Currently, a new solar tower power plant is under construction in Jülich near Aachen. This research and power-generation project is planned to go into operation at the end of 2008.
WILMINGTON, Del., June 26, 2008 – DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions today announced a price increase of up to 30 percent on all grades of DuPontTM Butacite® polyvinyl butyral interlayer product line effective August 1.
June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Sheet Glass Co., the world's largest maker of car windows, fell the most in a month in Tokyo trading as European regulators may fine the company and its rivals for price-fixing as early as next month.
Saint-Gobain’s Construction Products sector has gained a foothold on the Japanese insulation market through its acquisition of the 43.64% stake held by Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in MAG.
DuPont Microcircuit Materials, part of DuPont Electronic Technologies, recently celebrated the opening of a new technical center in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
To meet the increasing demand of its Indian customers, Saint-Gobain has announced plans to build a new flat glass plant in this country.
CHENNAI: The Indian arm of French float-glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain is setting up a 300,000 tonne plant at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan with an investment of Rs.10 billion ($250 million), top company officials said.
DuPont has named BC Chong as vice president and general manager – DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings, succeeding Marty McQuade who plans to retire following 31 years of service.
With the price of furnace oil, used by sheet glass makers to fire kilns, rising in line with that of crude oil, most firms have reported falling profits or losses in the quarter up to March 2008.
In large offices it often gets quite hectic and noisy. The consequence: with an increased noise level, many people have difficulty concentrating.
Saint-Gobain's Construction Products sector has gained a foothold on the Japanese insulation market through its acquisition of the 43.64% stake held by Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in MAG.
To meet the needs of the fast-growing photovoltaic (PV) solar energy market, DuPont on June 9, 2008 announced that it will expand production of DuPont™ Solamet® thick film metallization pastes at its Electronic Materials DuPont Dongguan Ltd. (EMDD)…
The additional cost of building to Passive House standards can be recouped in just a couple of years according to the UK’s insulation giant Saint-Gobain Isover.
Through its subsidiary La Veneciana de Saint-Gobain, the Flat Glass Sector of Saint-Gobain has decided to extend its presence on the solar mirrors market.
Once again setting the pace in energy ratings, Lister Trade Frames have just unveiled their improved Elitis energy rated windows, having included fully reinforced foiled and solid coloured frames to the range.
Photo: Doug Muzyka, president – DuPont Greater China (middle) at the signing ceremony. To Doug’s right is Secretary-General Gao Guo Hui, Shenzen municipal government, and to his left is Nicholas Brooke, chairman, Hong Kong Science and Technology…
Space and hot water heating accounts for almost 90% of a household’s energy costs but coincidentally 90% of that could be saved if the home was insulated to Passive House standards, according to Saint-Gobain Isover UK.
WILMINGTON, Del., April 28, 2008 - DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions today announced a price increase of 15 percent on all grades of DuPont(tm) Butacite(r) polyvinyl butyral interlayer including The Wedge(tm), SentryGlas(r) Plus interlayer, and…
This is one in a series of articles on the DuPont 2007 Annual Review. In the DuPont 2007 Annual Review, six of the company’s recent success stories are highlighted.
Special British Gypsum acoustic boards and systems have been used to cut sound transmission between social and individual learning areas in one of the UK’s most ambitious and innovative new educational buildings.