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PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE: PPG), on  March 14, 2008 announced that it priced $1.55 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes.
New energy saving glazing technology that delivers high performance windows whilst substantially reducing raw material and labour costs will be launched at Glassex (Stand B32) by silicone solutions company Dow Corning.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. (NSG) said on Thursday it would aim to cut the number of managers in Japan to help pay down debt taken on for its $4 billion acquisition of British glassmaker Pilkington in 2006 by implementing an "Enhanced Early…
In this prototype vacuum-insulated glazing panel, the pillars holding the panes of glass apart (the dots) are readily visible due to the low viewing angle. (The grid visible on the glass is a reflection of ceiling tiles.) Guardian Industries, one of…
The NSG Group has published its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. The new format replaces the Environmental Social Activity Report the Group has produced since 2004.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. is set to pull the plug on the production of liquid crystal display glass substrates for television panels by selling its entire stake in a fifty-fifty joint venture with Hoya Corp. to a U.S. buyout fund, it was learned…
Discoveries in glass that now shape our world Glassmaker Pilkington will participate in a monumental glass exhibit called The Glass Experience at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois.
PPG Industries’ (PPG:NYSE) aerospace transparencies business has received approval by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to overhaul and repair framed aircraft cockpit windows, and it has begun operations in Suzhou to serve airlines…
Key features are: · Strong improvement in cumulative sales and profits (reflecting consolidation of Pilkington for the full nine months, against only six months in the equivalent period last year).
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SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS launches a toughenable version of its SGG COOL-LITE® SKN 165, the latest addition to the widely-specified high performance SGG COOL-LITE® SKN solar control glass range.
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has published a new white paper, A Comparison of Energy, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Tinted Low-E Glasses, which summarizes a comparative analysis of four commonly specified tinted, low-emissivity (low-e)…
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. said it will pay a fine of 140 million euros (about 22.5 billion yen) to the European Union for its British subsidiary Pilkington Group Ltd.'s role in an international price-fixing cartel.
The major breakthroughs in the technological development of glass are – thanks to the company's R&D Centre – closely intertwined with the history of AGC Flat Glass Europe (formerly Glaverbel).
Florida architects, builders and developers are invited to  learn the latest about wind-borne debris requirements for design and construction at a free  architectural symposium organized by CGI Windows & Doors.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it had completed the acquisition of SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide coatings producer based in Uithoorn, Netherlands, from global private investment firm Bain Capital.
Arch Aluminum & Glass Co. Inc. has announced Trulite Industries Limited will join the Arch family of companies.
With effect from April 2007, NSG established an integrated global Flat Glass business, covering all of the Group's Building Products and Automotive operations worldwide.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. has released its 142nd Fiscal Period Interim Report, for the period from April 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007. Download the report here.
PLANNERS have been forced into a rethink on proposals to stop owners of listed buildings installing double glazing.
Central Glass Co. said it will liquidate a South Korean joint venture that makes glass substrates for plasma display panels.
Nippon Sheet Glass and Asahi Glass rose in Tokyo trading after the two largest Asian glassmakers were fined a smaller-than-expected €205 million, or $304 million, by the European Union for price-fixing.
Results for the NSG Group, announced in November, showed a substantial improvement in both sales and profit. The first six months of the year also demonstrate improved performances in both the Building Products and Automotive Business Lines in most…