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Group Wendel has completed the sale of warrants it intended to sell with the sale today of 25 million Saint-Gobain warrants to institutional investors at a price of 1.20 Euro each, through a private placement.
USA-based glass manufacturer Guardian has announced $112m plans to build a plant to produce float glass in Krasnodar region.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced Solarphire PV glass, a product designed to maximize solar energy transmission for photovoltaic modules. "A proprietary glass formulation gives Solarphire PV glass greater clarity than leading…
World’s first triple-silver–coated, low-e glass slated for hundreds of new projectsPPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has shipped its 20-millionth square-foot of Solarban 70XL glass.
Saint-Gobain is organizing its second innovation competition. The contest aims to reward the European start-ups offering the most innovative solutions in the housing, energy and environment fields.
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, one of the World’s largest producers of glass for the construction and automobile industries, Friday said it would sell around €1.5 billion ($1.91 billion) in new shares to bolster its capital amid the deepening global…
Saint-Gobain has been ranked in the Global 100 list of most sustainable corporations in the world, which evaluates companies according to how effectively they manage environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities relative to their…
First commercial product offers performance, manufacturing benefits to tire makers PITTSBURGH, Feb. 12, 2009 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) silicas business introduces Agilon performance silicas, a new technology platform that significantly increases…
New developments in spectrally selective low-e glazing offer unprecedented levels of daylight with minimal solar heat gain. St.
Saint-Gobain is organizing its second innovation competition. The contest aims to reward the European start-ups offering the most innovative solutions in the housing, energy and environment fields.
Saint-Gobain is now included in the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world. Global 100 is a list of companies included in MSCI World - a global stock market index maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International - that are evaluated…
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG)  announced on Jan. 30, 2009 that an amended plan of reorganization for Pittsburgh Corning Corp. has been filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court.
Leading IG manufacturer makes switch from box spacer to all-foam, no metal Super Spacer® Cambridge, Ohio – January 20, 2009 – Edgetech I.
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain on Jan. 14, 2009 set the terms of its new EUR 1 billion 5 ½ year bond issue with an annual coupon of 8.25%.This bond issue will serve to refinance existing debt and will allow Saint-Gobain to increase the average maturity…
Auburn Hills, Mich., January 13, 2009, 2008 — SunGuard® advanced architectural glass by Guardian Industries now offers architects and designers five new performance and appearance glass options by combining its Guardian CrystalGray™ float glass with…
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today that Cynthia A. Niekamp has joined the company as vice president, automotive coatings.
Guidance on how glass mineral wool insulation contributes to Passive House design and can help to deliver up to 30 credits in the Code for Sustainable Homes is now available in a RIBA-approved CPD from Saint-Gobain Isover.
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) MVP Business Solutions team will host a conference for collision center owners and managers from across North America, March 9-11 at the Hilton Resort at Squaw Peak in Phoenix.
EVART - The struggling auto ¨ industry brought down yet ¨ another victim Thursday as the PPG Industries Works 23 plant in Evart discussed closure Thursday.
Workers at a Macon County glass factory will start off the new year in the unemployment line. Over 40 workers at Pittsburgh Plate Glass were handed pink slips this week.
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has announced that Gary Danowski, director, global operations, aerospace, will become vice president, performance glazings, effective in mid-January.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has published EcoLogical Building Solutions, a new brochure highlighting its sustainable architectural glass, coatings and paint products.
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) commercial coatings group has increased its involvement in the global wind turbine industry.
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Construction materials group Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA's (12500.FR) Chief Executive Pierre Andre Chalendar said Monday he has seen a "worrying" drop in new construction in Europe and expects the fourth quarter…
PPG Industries announced today that it would discontinue the PRC insulating glass sealants business. The company cited declining demand in the North American residential construction market as the primary reason for this decision.