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Sphinx Glass, Citadel Capital’s investment in the highly promising MENA glass industry, undertakes commissioning at its state-of-the-art production facility Citadel Capital (CCAP.
The largest thin film solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the United States, recently began commercial operations in California.
A building located in Madrid has undergone an impressive transformation to be converted into a totally new, modern and energy efficient structure.
Vitro America has announced organizational changes at its Memphis headquarters. Mr. Luis Gonzalez, president of Vitro America since 2003, has elected to leave Vitro effective February 28, 2010.
Vitro America announced it now offers building information modeling (BIM) data on a range of its glass systems, which can be accessed via its library of BIM objects through the ARCAT® website.  "BIM is rapidly becoming the way architectural…
DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions has appointed Vitro Cristalglass, an affiliate of Vitro Europe, as its alliance partner for the promotion of DuPont™ SentryGlas® interlayers in Spain, Portugal and France.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 3, 2009 – At 58 stories tall, Comcast Center in Philadelphia recently became the tallest LEED-certified building in the United States with an assist from energy-saving Solarban 60 Starphire glass by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG). …
HNG Float starts operations of its Rs 550 Cr. plant with a 600 TPD installed capacity today~ Aims to capture 25% market share by 2012~ Brings in international technology and expertise from USA, Belgium and ItalyKolkata, November 30, 2009: With an…
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, México, Novemeber 26, 2009 – Today the Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources, Ing.
Executives from China Luoayang Float Glass Group, a state-owned flat-glass producer, met with Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov last week and toured the northeastern city of Razgad, where they hope to invest at least €80 million in a former…
Firm’s Expansion to Add Jobs in Lebanon, Pa. Area; Full Line of SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging Products Now Produced in North America  October 13, 2009 Lebanon, Pa.
The 70th Conference on Glass Problems will take place at the Ohio State University on 13 and 14 October 2009. The Conference on Glass Problems first met in 1934 and is now the largest US industrial glass meeting.
The aspiring economy of Botswana is set to receive a boost with the advent of a new float glass manufacturing plant, which could also signal increased industrial gas demand in sub-Saharan Africa.
Bekaert Specialty Films LLC in San Diego has earned ISO 14001:2004 certification, further solidifying BSF’s commitment to minimizing the manufacturing impact of its energy saving window films, sold under the Solar Gard®, Panorama® and Quantum®…
Gallo Glass company, one of the largest glass container manufacturer in the United States,recently selected Pneumofore UV rotary vane vacuum pumps as the best choice for centralized vacuum needs at the IS machines.
Vitro Cristalglass, an affiliate of Vitro Europe, supplied 85,000 square meters of architectural glass for the new Terminal 1 (T1) in the El Prat Airport in Barcelona, inaugurated this past June 16th.
Ravensby Glass have recently been awarded BS EN 1279 Part 3, for insulated units incorporating Super Spacer, the standard for gas filled insulated sealed units.  The company is the only one in Scotland to achieve Part 3certification for insulated…
HA NOI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade early this month decided to launch a safeguard investigation on imports of float glass originating from different countries and territories, according to the Viet Nam Competition Administration Department…
VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to launch an investigation into float glass imports, which three local manufacturers say are rapidly increasing and hurting their business.
In the framework of the 10th “Expoconstrucción y Expodiseño”, the 2009 edition was held from May 5 through May 10 in Bogotá where Vitro Colombia launched its two new products of architectural glass: Pavia and Duovent.
Vitro was designated by General Motors (GM) to supply the automotive glass for the new version of the Pontiac Solstice Convertible Sport Coupe an impressive sports car with a spectacular 2.4 liter motor that generates 176 horsepower and was…
Float Glass, a subsidiary of Vitro’s Flat Glass business unit, launches its General Manual for Uses and Applications for the purpose of offering a more complete service to its current and potential clients by integrating into one document the…
Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA; NYSE: VTO), one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of glass products, today announced that it will release earnings for the first quarter ending March 31, 2009 on Thursday, April 30, 2009 after the…
The strength of glass growth throughout the Middle East and North Africa markets was clearly shown by an announcement made by Raya ventured into the glass processing industry in partnership with Interpane, a leading German company in the field of…
A newly elected board of directors composed of longtime executives will take the helm at Guardian Industries Corp. following the March 13 death of Bill Davidson, the Auburn Hills glass-maker’s chairman, CEO and owner.