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After more than 30 years in the window film business, Film Technologies International Inc. (FTI) of St. Petersburg, Fla., has ceased manufacturing and shipping film.

During its 15th Anniversary Vista Dealer Conference in Cancun, Mexico CPFilms announced that a number of Vista(r) window films have received certification from the independent National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC).

CPFilms(r), manufacturer of aftermarket window films for architectural and automotive applications, will gather its top architectural window film dealers from the U.S. and Canada this month in Cancun, Mexico.

For the first time in 18 years, the production line at Guardian Industries shut down on Sunday, allowing for an $80 million dollar expansion project to get underway.

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.

V-Kool, Inc., North American distributor of heat-blocking, energy-saving applied window film for commercial and residential applications, announced a referral reward program that will pay recent customers 5% of the installed price of actual sales…

Solutia(r) Inc. announced that its CPFilms(r) business unit has acquired the customer list, patents, production equipment and certain other assets of Acquired Technology, Inc. (ATI) for $6.95 million.

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Glass laminators across Europe are set to benefit from improved quality of service and product development thanks to Huntsman Polyurethanes.

The management from Solar Gard® window films, a Bekaert product, today announced it has teamed up with the Clinton Climate Initiative to reduce energy consumption in public and commercial buildings.

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Schuco USA L.P., American supplier of solar power systems, markets building-integrated photovoltaic modules "Made in Germany".

Edgetech I.G. Inc. in Cambridge, Ohio, announced that it has been ranked in the inaugural Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States with 61.9 percent growth from 2003-2006.

The IsoDyn LPCVD process covers the entire surface of an irregularly-shaped optic in a single-pass operation Deposition Sciences (DSI) develops, manufactures and applies durable coatings onto complex shapes and multifaceted substrates via the IsoDyn…

PPG Industries announced an offer to purchase SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide coatings producer based in Uithoorn, Netherlands, from global private investment firm Bain Capital.

Nanoprotect AG from Nanotec is a unique transparent nanotechnology treatment specifically developed for automotive glass.

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Since February, the main stock trading hall in Frankfurt/Main has been glowing in new splendor. The seven round trading areas are particularly striking.

ISRA VISION AG is one of the 100 most innovative  small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in Germany according  to this year's nationwide Top 100 corporate benchmarking  competition.

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Southwall Technologies Inc, the worldwide innovator of high performance, energy-saving films and glass products, will deliver a presentation entitled "Superior High Performance Windows -- Innovative Technologies," at Glass Processing Days…

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Shortly after participating at the GPD in Shanghai, Bekaert has now also been invited as a guest speaker at the Glass Processing Days convention, taking place from 15-18 June in Tampere, Finland.