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Glassmaker Pilkington plc (Saint Helens, United Kingdom) has closed one of its 11 U.S. glass plants. The closing, first announced in June of 1999, was originally scheduled for 2000 and then 2001, but was delayed due to market conditions.
Pilkington Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pilkington plc, has been selected by Lockheed Martin to supply the Integrated Transparency System for the cockpit of the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
At last! A household chore our rainy Northwest days are good for, and would you believe it's washing windows — outdoors, no less? Indeed the newest window innovation, which makes its Seattle Home Show debut Saturday, is self-cleaning glass that…
"With a product like Pilkington Activ™ Glass, people are naturally going to be skeptical until they actually see it work," said Leland Ogdahl, general manager and co-owner of Kent Window Inc./Harbor Windows™, Grand Rapids, Mich.
The world's first self-cleaning glass is now available to virtually every homeowner in Canada.Since Pilkington Activ(TM) Self-Cleaning Glass was introduced, window manufacturers and distributors who serve nearly all of Canada have signed…
Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook of the Baa2 senior unsecured long-term debt ratings of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.'s (NSG)to stable from positive.
Glasstech, Inc., the Perrysburg Township firm that has claimed to be the world's leading maker of equipment for tempering and bending glass for the automotive industry, filed for bankruptcy for the second time in 10 years.
Officials at Pilkington North America were pleased with the recent decision of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to delay the implementation of the new Energy Star criteria for windows in order to further review the changes that are being made in…
PPG Industries will present the second annual PPG Design Challenge Awards to students of Detroit's College for Creative Studies (CCS) on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. at Cobo Center, Detroit, in Suite O2-33.
The unprecedented excitement over the grand opening of the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History begins even before entering the arresting structure that has been described as a “cosmic cathedral” by the project’s…
Britain's leading health and beauty retailer Boots Co Plc said on Monday it had appointed non-executive director Nigel Rudd as deputy chairman.Rudd is currently chairman of British glassmaker Pilkington Plc and non-executive chairman of Kidde…
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An offer from British glass maker Pilkington Plc for a majority stake in the Egyptian Glass Co fell through after only 1.4 percent of shareholders agreed to sell, the stock exchange said on Monday.
One of the biggest highlights of trade shows like this year's interGLASSmetal/FENESTRATIONworld™ show are the educational seminars.
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Pilkington has announced that it is to close one of it three automotive glass production lines at its Eccleston plant in St.
British glassmaker Pilkington Plc reported a 13 percent rise in first-half profits on Thursday that beat market forecasts but said it expected tougher trading conditions in the second half.Pre-tax profits before exceptionals rose to 115 million…
Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass doubled its Pilkington stake to around 20 percent, in a move to expand its global reach.Pilkington Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni said he felt NSG would not raise its stake beyond that level.