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Hundreds of jobs are under threat at the British operations of Pilkington, the Japanese-owned glass maker, amid falling demand for its products from the automotive and construction industries.
Ensuring Understanding Is Key for a Company With Different Cultures Stuart Chambers, chief executive of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., is in a unique position: he runs the Japanese firm that acquired U.K. glass manufacturer Pilkington PLC, which he headed…
Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) is to close a plateglass furnace in Lahti in southern Finland with the loss of 50 jobs, its Pilkington arm said Tuesday.
Guardian Industries now offers Neutral 70, an easy-to-process, fabricator-friendly low-E glass that is higher performing and more aesthetically pleasing than pyrolytic low-E glass.
World’s first triple-silver–coated, low-e glass slated for hundreds of new projectsPPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has shipped its 20-millionth square-foot of Solarban 70XL glass.
Sage Electrochromics Inc., a maker of energy-efficient glass for windows, has closed on $20 million in financing, the company said Tuesday.Faribault-based Sage will put the capital toward expanding into international markets, ramping up…
AMA Research have published the fourth edition of the report "Door & Window Fabricators Market -UK 2009-2013" -incorporating original input and primary research, it represents an up-to-date and informed report on the fabrication sector…
Indonesia’s biggest glass producer, PT Asahimas Flat Glass Tbk, a subsidiary of Japan-based Asahi Glass Co.
With a palette exceeding 30,000 color choices finishes, Wausau Window and Wall Systems offers three-week shipping on its standard SuperWall systems to meet the accelerated pace of construction timelines for low- and mid-rise buildings.
Auburn Hills, Mich., January 13, 2009, 2008 — SunGuard® advanced architectural glass by Guardian Industries now offers architects and designers five new performance and appearance glass options by combining its Guardian CrystalGray™ float glass with…
Pilkington NSG Group Flat Glass Business, 300 Northridge Drive, sent an e-mail to employees on Thursday, advising them that the plant will close for two weeks for approximately 180 of 263 employees from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2 due to slow sales and…
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) commercial coatings group has increased its involvement in the global wind turbine industry.
 Nippon Sheet Glass said Wednesday it would lay off its Finnish workforce for five to eight weeks.NSG subsidiary Pilkington employs about 450 people in Finland.
The glass group Schott uses photovoltaic modules and fused colored glasses together for the first time ever for the newly designed staircase of its administrative building in Mainz.
The NSG Group has announced  plans to close its Automotive glazing plant in Eisenerz, Austria. The decision was taken because of rapidly deteriorating conditions in the European automotive industry, which have led to a sharp reduction in orders.
1. Contents NSG Group. (“the Company”) confirms that, as stated in the Commission's press release dated 12th November 2008, the European Commission has announced a decision to levy a civil fine of Euro 370 million (approximately JPY 45 billion…
NSG Group (Head office: 5-27, Mita 3-Chome, Minato-ku,Tokyo;Representative Executive Director: Stuart Chambers, hereinafter “the Group”) announces that Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.,( the holding company of the Group, hereinafter “the Company” )…
DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) recently launched a new website -- www.pc.dupont.com. --designed to give customers quick and easy access to information about all DPC brands.
PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) industrial coatings business has published a new color guide for Duranar liquid coil and extrusion coatings.
Japan’s Nippon Sheet Glass (5202.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Thursday it has been modifying its U.S. plants to boost solar cell glass output but voiced concerns about missing business chances as demand will likely grow faster…
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Bekaert reinforces its presence in the industry – October 29-31 – Booth 3305 Bekaert announces its participation at the FPD International Exhibition and Conference to be held in Yokohama, Japan, from October 29 through 31, 2008 at booth 3305.