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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.
Kaj Appelberg, Glaston’s Head of Global Sales and acting Managing Director of Bavelloni has left the Kyro Group with immediate effect.
There has been a significant appointment in the management of Glaston, part of the Kyro Group. Paolo Ceni, 46, has been appointed Managing Director of Bavelloni, manufacturer of glass and stone pre-processing machines and tools, as of June 2007.
Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of the Diamon-Fusion® patented hydrophobic nanotechnology, announced its expansion into the Alaskan market with the signing of a license (in Alaska) with…
In float glass manufacturing, the tin bath heating system’s temperature performance and energy efficiency are essential, not least because of the enormously high energy densities the system produces, with an operating performance of up to 3 MW.
PPG Industries is evaluating the future of its plants, including its automotive glass manufacturing facility in Tipton.
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…
Hydrogen has always played a crucial role in industrial processes ranging from hydrocarbon refining to pharmaceuticals manufacture, float glass production, food processing and much more in between.
The first flat glass plant to come to Yemen is expected to open by 2008, said Naji Daen, the Yemeni businessman who had the idea to open the plant.
Protective Packaging Limited, based in Manchester are delighted to announce that they have received an award from the European Alufoil Association (www.alufoil.org) The European Aluminium Foil Association is the international body representing…
The Chinese glass industry is significantly affected by soaring oil prices. To melt the raw materials for glass production, heavy fuel oil is used in the burners of the melting furnace.
The glass manufacturing works is purposed to create the national glass industry, satisfy the construction industry needs, achieve multiplicative effect for the development of other sectors, the Bank’s press service informs.
Kyro's main business area, Glaston Technologies, makes efficiency improvements in its Brazilian operations by merging the local Tamglass and Bavelloni machine factories.
Theherald.co.uk reported that the building industry is facing the threat of a dramatic rise in the price of glass this year after private warnings by Europe's major manufacturers that they are withdrawing capacity and introducing quota supplies.
Isra Vision AG, supplier of industrial image processing systems (Machine Vision), saw a seamless continuation of its excellent business development of the past few years in the first quarter of the new 2006/2007 fiscal year (October 1 to December 31…
Pilkington’s joint venture company in Kazakhstan, KZ (PKZ) LLP, yesterday announced the start of infrastructure work on the site of the new float glass production line to be built in Kyzylorda, in the south west of the country.
Glass America a national automobile glass replacement and repair company, has just launched their completely redesigned, interactive website.
A new Managing Director has been appointed for Uniglass Engineering, a Kyro subsidiary belonging to its Glaston Technologies business area.
Vitreous fused silica rollers are used specially as transport rollers for tempering flat glass. This method has been used for many years in the manufacture of tempered safety flat glass.
At the Annual General Meeting to be held on 13 March 2007, Kyro Corporation's Board of Directors will propose to its shareholders that the Group's name be changed to Glaston Corporation (Glaston Oyj Abp).
GlassOnWeb.com  has found this curious video, where a man is trying to break the window with safety glass.   
The Kyro Group strengthens its management by appointing MSc (Econ.) Kimmo Lautanen, 47, as a new Group CFO. Lautanen's most recent CFO position was with brewery Oy Hartwall Ab for three years.
Emirates Float Glass (EFG), the UAE’s first integrated glass processing facility and a subsidiary of Glass LLC which is wholly owned by Dubai Investments, has signed a 15-year nitrogen and hydrogen supply agreements with worldwide leading industrial…
- Group net sales EUR 268.9 (266.7) million - Comparable operating profit EUR 22.0 (23.0) million - Comparable profit before taxes EUR 22.3 (21.9) million - Profit after taxes EUR 12.1 (22.4) million, earnings per share EUR 0.15  (0.28) - Glaston’s…
Vietnam’s largest float glass factory project worth VND1.3 trillion (US$81 million) got off the ground Friday in the central Chu Lai Economic Zone.