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North East glassmakers are heading out to the United Arab Emirates as they look to break into the Gulf’s lucrative glass market.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (“NSG”) confirms that Pilkington Group Limited (“Pilkington”), a member of NSG Group, received a further Statement of Objections on 20 April 2007 from the European Commission.
Pioneers in the field of flat glass processing, Sejal Glass has emerged into one of the leading players in the industry with a commendable market share.
"The use of SentryGlas Expressions decorative laminated glass rneans that we could create a design for the CCBR façade that is distinct and visually arresting.
The Portfolio Analysis - Toughened & Laminated Glass is a comprehensive evaluation of the UK market. The revised and updated 2007 edition analyses the financial performance of the companies important to the success of your business.
key feature of the new restoration of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento, California (USA), originally dedicated in 1889, is the reopening of an interior central dome, which had been covered over since the 1930s.
Marking the last major construction stage for Toledo, Ohio’s, landmark Maumee River Bridge, the 176 glass panels that will be installed on the crossing’s 404-ft-tall pylon began arriving at the site on March 29.
Carlyle Group and Gresham Private Equity may bid more than $400 million to buy Pilkington Australia, which makes glass for buildings and cars, from its Japanese owners.
The façade of Strathclyde Business Centre’s newest office block – Duart House– has been completed by glass installation specialists Solaglas Contracting Scotland.
Following the search for strategic partners for its specialty bottles business, the Saint-Gobain Group has selected the project of a consortium of two investment funds, Sagard and Cognetas.
Pilkington Planar™ structural glazing system has been used to stunning effect at a new library in the southwest seaport town of Turku, Finland.
Materials engineers have created a new type of coating that attracts water yet beads oils – traits that are usually mutually exclusive – promising potential applications such as "self-cleaning" eyeglasses and antifogging car windshields…
The Skywalk glass bridge suspended above the Grand Canyon will be opened to the public. Constructed on the Indian Hualapai tribe’s territory of Peach Springs (Arizona), The Skywalk was imagined and built by architect Mark Johnson from MRJ Architects…
The annual amount of glass recycled to make new bottles and jars has increased to a record 756,000 tonnes according to estimates from British Glass.
Research Frontiers Incorporated and SmartGlass International Ltd. announced that SmartGlass International Ltd. has acquired a non-exclusive license to use Research Frontiers' patented SPD-Smart(TM) light-control technology for architectural…
Within the past two months, the former Pilkington has opened a facility in Germany to meet demand from solar manufacturers there and elsewhere in Europe.
With energy efficiency and Window Energy Ratings (WERs) a driving influence in window design, Pilkington and Senator have been instrumental in producing the first commercially viable A-rated window for the Irish market.
Pilkington Special Glass in St. Asaph, North Wales has improved its waste handling process by installing two heavy-duty centrifuges from Centriquip.
The average price of manufactured products in the U.K. recorded an increase of 0.3 per cent in February, the Office for National Statistics said a report Monday.
BBC reported that union officials say the announcement that St Helens Glass has gone into liquidation, leaving hundreds of workers jobless, is tragic.  Rumours of the announcement were circulated before staff were given official confirmation at…
According to Pilkington, it has been invited to sign the EPA covenant because of the societal value the energy and water saving products will create when the Dandenong plant is upgraded next year to manufacture high-tech coated glass products.
Pilkington Group Limited has announced the sale of K McAnallen Ltd, trading as Pilkington K'Mac, to Camden Group Ltd.
Horn Glass Industries AG has received the orders for three large-scale projects within three months, two of these being for container glass furnaces and one being for a 500 tpd float glass furnace.
Seele GmbH & Co.KG, a German glass company, recently won the “Innovation Award” at Glasstec, an international trade fair, for its development of the world's largest self-supporting staircase, manufactured with DuPont™ SentryGlas® Plus.