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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)…
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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…
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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.
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Dallas Business Journal, Friday, April 4, 2008 Fiberglass reinforcements maker Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America Inc. will close its operations on June 2, including its main plant in Wichita Falls, eliminating 742 jobs in the process.
Nottingham Trent University has won the UK heat of an international architectural competition, organised by leading insulation manufacturer Saint-Gobain Isover UK, to design a school along Passive House lines.
DuPont recently participated in "MosBuild 2008" -- the largest building and interior exhibition in Moscow, Russia.
DuPont™ StormRoom™ with Kevlar® Withstands 250 MPH Winds, 70,000 Pounds DuPont on April 3, 2008 opened its first storm shelter testing center at its Chestnut Run site here.
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70 acquisitions representing a financial investment of €965 million for estimated additional sales of almost €1.7 billion. Press release details the acquisitions carried out by the Group in 2007, particularly those that were not specifically…
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March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA, Europe's largest provider of construction materials, plans to grant three board seats to buyout firm Wendel, its biggest shareholder, said four people directly involved in the talks.
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