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Building on the corporation’s experience in material innovation within the renewable energy sector industry, DuPont Performance Polymers has tailored its portfolio of thermoplastic materials and design knowledge to the needs of the photovoltaic…
The French major is interested in putting up a plant in India, but feels that given the inadequacy of scale, some government support is necessary.
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on the Flat Glass markets. The global market for Flat Glass is projected to exceed 34 million metric tons by 2015.
Materials Protect People and the EnvironmentDuPont opened a new production facility today to support growth in Central and Eastern Europe for its DuPont™ Butacite® G safety glass interlayers made entirely from recycled material.
Wilmington, Del., Oct. 12, 2010 -- DuPont Circuit & Packaging Materials announces the commercial availability of DuPont™ Kapton® polyimide films engineered for thin film and flexible photovoltaic substrates.
Effective October 2010, Jonathan Cohen is appointed European business leader for Advanced Interlayers at DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions.
Balustrades made from SIGLAPLUS® laminated safety glass from FLACHGLAS Wernberg prevent passengers from falling from the upper floor of the newly-developed double-decker train carriages from the Swiss company Stadler Rail AG.
Photos courtesy of Four Seasons Hotels Limited The Aer bar and lounge at the Four Seasons Worli in Mumbai, India, has a highly transparent laminated glass balustrade that provides guests with an unobscured view of the city.
A wide range of special glasses will be presented by SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS to skilled tradesmen, processors and architects on stand A26 in Hall 11 at glasstec 2010, the world’s largest trade fair for glass, which will be held in Dusseldorf from 28.09…
DuPont recently announced plans to double production capacity for its market-leading DuPont™ Solamet® photovoltaic (PV) metallization pastes, based on strong, continued growth in the solar energy industry and accelerated demand for new materials…
Saint-Gobain organizes its third « Saint-Gobain & Start-ups » Competition to reward innovations from start-up companies in the habitat, energy and environment fields.
Underscoring its ongoing commitment to develop and deliver cleaner, more efficient energy solutions, DuPont announced that production of polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) polymer resin, a critical raw material used to make high-performance DuPont™ Tedlar®…
DuPont is collaborating with the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK Electric), a major power utility company in Hong Kong, to support the building and operation of the largest thin film photovoltaic (PV) rooftop project in Hong Kong.
After a first quarter affected by very cold winter weather in Europe, trading rebounded sharply overall in the second quarter of 2010, with the Group reporting 3.9% organic growth.
Façades with a high share of glass are a particularly hotly discussed topic from the point of view of energy efficiency.
Saint-Gobain’s consolidated sales for first-quarter 2010 came in at €8,737 million, versus €8,782 million in the first quarter of 2009, representing a decline of 0.5% on an actual structure basis and of 2.0% at constant exchange rates*.
A new addition to the Warsaw diplomatic quarter: glass from the CLIMAplusSECURIT partners Glaskontor Erfurt and KINON Porz provides optimal energy efficiency and security in the new British Embassy, built according to plans of London’s Tony Fretton…
Solaglas’ new consumer brochure on its market leading sealed unit SGG EcoClear®+ is now available to customers.
Saint-Gobain shareholders responded favorably to the dividend reinvestment option, with 72.1% of the total dividend to be paid in stock.
The NSG Group and Saint-Gobain Glass have announced plans for the construction of a new float glass plant in Jacarei, close to São Paulo, in Brazil.
Saint-Gobain has signed an agreement for the sale of its “Advanced Ceramics” business to the US company CoorsTek, for a total (enterprise value) of 245 million US dollars (about 200 million euros).
As part of its solar power growth strategy, Saint-Gobain has announced that its subsidiary Avancis, will be building a new plant to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules to cover the roofsof residential, industrial and commercial buildings as well as…
DuPont group is constructing a new plant for the production of films for laminated glass in the Moravian town of Holesov in the Czech Republic.
Place, date.  A new staircase with glass balustrades  made of toughened glass laminated together using strong and stiff DuPont™ SentryGlas® interlayer is one of the architectural highlights of the new Daylit Gallery at the Victoria & Albert (V…
At its meeting today after the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors of Saint-Gobain appointed Pierre-André de Chalendar Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Companie de Saint-Gobain.