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GLASS giant Pilkington looked on the bright side of tough trading conditions yesterday after seeing a robust performance from its UKbased business.
Glasstech, Inc., the world leader in the manufacturing of glass bending and tempering equipment, will feature key architectural and automotive technologies at glasstec 2002 in Dusseldorf, Germany, October 28 – November 1, 2002.
Curvet has made its name as one of the foremost companies in this sector. Thanks both to its continuous work of research into ever new and avant-guard technical solutions, and to the commitment of specialised personnel who work with enthusiasm and…
Researchers and developers of glass and coatings innovations that have become business successes for PPG Industries were honored with the President's Award for Technical Achievement here during a corporate technology conference.
Tamglass has launched a new technology concept of convection heating for Low-E tempering in order to provide higher production capacity and better optical quality for the glass processors in North America.
At its meeting of Thursday, March 28, 2002, the Board of Directors of Saint-Gobain reviewed theGroup's consolidated financial statements for 2001.
Rohm and Haas Company is investing approximately US $20 million to build a facility in Mumbai, India.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will provide a dlrs 12 million loan to modernize Ukraine's oldest and biggest glass packing producer, bank officials said Tuesday in a statement.
Four Pilkington Plc joint ventures and Shanghai-listed Fuyao Glass Group Industries Co Ltd, China's largest auto glass manufacturer, said they will be affected by proposed US anti-dumping tariffs on replacement automobile windshield imports…
Guardian Industries Corp., a leading manufacturer of high performance coated glass for the commercial construction industry, announced the availability of three new coatings in its Sun-Guard(R) Series: Sun-Guard Pewter-30, Sun-Guard Platinum-23, and…
With its 1999 goal of sales expansion outside Europe, Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics set up a fabric cutting unit in Mexico for grinding wheels, in November 2001.
The Glaverbel Group closed its financial year 2001 with record performances, confirming the correctness of the strategy which the Group has followed for the past 10 years, namely profitable growth through geographical diversification and increased…
Resolution Performance Products LLC and RPP Capital Corporation (together, the "Issuers") announce that they have extended the time and date of the expiration for their offer to exchange all of their outstanding $75,000,000 aggregate…
PPG, a glass, paint and chemicals company, reported a 34 percent drop in fourth quarter profits Thursday due to sluggish glass and coating sales.
The glazing industry of the 21st century uses these days increasingly float glass integrated with special coating materials.
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the company founder Otto Schott (1851 – 1935) the international technology concern Schott (headquartered in Mainz) organized a scientific colloquium at the Friedrich Schiller University in…
PPG Canada Inc. today received the decision of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) to initiate a dumping investigation of automotive replacement glass (ARG) windshields from the People's Republic of China. "The Government of…
Urecoats Industries Inc., a developer and marketer of sealants and coating products for the construction and building products industries, announced the opening of a second major distribution center for its Urecoats and Infiniti products in Orlando…
Sika Industry's Marion, Ohio plant has obtained QS-9000 certification, a requirement of parts suppliers to the U.S. auto and truck manufacturers.
Chairman Raj L. Gupta told investors that Rohm and Haas is continuing to invest for the future, even as it takes decisive action to cope with the immediate economic challenges in the marketplace.
Rohm and Haas Company said that its Board of Directors elected Suzanne B. Rowland a vice president of the company at a regularly scheduled board meeting.Rowland, 40, joined Rohm and Haas in 1985 as market manager for textile chemicals in North…
SPD Inc. announced that in addition to delivering suspended particle device light-control film, it expects to begin producing SPD glass incorporating this film in January of 2002.
Vietnam's two largest glass producers are sitting on major stockpiles of unsold stock, despite strong protection from Government tariff and non-tariff measures.
In a major move to grow its high-performance coatings business, PPG Industries is expanding the size and reach of sales and service, improving local market access and simplifying its product line under a single brand strategy.
Guardian Industries' latest glass innovation takes the white knuckles out of poor-weather driving conditions with a durable glass coating that improves visibility.