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Kolkata, India, July 2008—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will help HNG Float Glass Ltd set up a state-of-the-art plant in Halol in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Live at the Bystronic glass stand At glasstec 2008, the Bystronic glass group will once again present numerous new products and developments for efficient processing of building and vehicle glass.

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.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to install a solar power generation system on its Prius hybrid car, when the vehicle goes through a complete makeover as early as next spring, according to a media report Monday.

At the instigation of the British Glass Manufacturers’ Confederation, Eric Illsley MP, the Chairman of the All Party Packaging Group, has laid down an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons calling for government action to prevent extensive job…

VALENCIA, Spain and ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, 27 June – What are the demand dynamics in the world’s major PV markets?

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.

ST. LOUIS, June 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) today announced the establishment of its Saflex(r) Photovoltaic business, which serves the rapidly growing market for thin-film solar panels.

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.

DuPont Microcircuit Materials, part of DuPont Electronic Technologies, recently celebrated the opening of a new technical center in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

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.

New PowerFlex Solar Strings Simplify and Speed Adoption of Low-Cost, Highly-Efficient and Flexible Thin-Film CIGS Technology

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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SIA GroGlass opens a unique hi-tech factory at Katlakalna Street 4B in Riga today, May 19, 2008. The factory will manufacture large area optical vacuum coatings on glass substrate.

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