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Saint-Gobain Vetrotex has created a Specialty Reinforcements Group (SRG) for the North American market, as a part of a strategy to move closer to the market.

Mexican glass maker Vitro increased its consolidated sales by 6 percent last year to $2.4 billion, the company said on Friday in a preliminary earnings report.

Coated glass technology has taken a revolutionary step forward with the introduction of ClimaGuard SPF™ from Guardian Industries Corp.

FOR.EL. never falls short in regards to proposing new machinery. The new products are interesting, innovative and high-tech.

Lacobel is a clear glass, one side of which is coated with a high-quality paint. The painted side is always protected by positioning it against the supporting structure.

The growing use of coated glass, especially newly introduced Low-E's with emissivities as low as 0.02-0.04 combined with the trend of continuous seek of superior optical quality has set the glass processing companies in a challenging situation.

Bekaert, the premier supplier of rotatable sputtering technologies delivering lower cost of ownership and higher coater throughput, has announced that Lance Sides has joined the company as the Market Manager for North American Operations.

To support the rapidly growing regional construction industry, and provide an improved offering for its customers, Al Abbar Architectural Glass has announced multi-million dollar investment plans to expand its UAE-based operation.

FOR.EL. S.p.A. turned up at the Vitrum 2005 fair scene in a lofty and distinguishing style, as is her habit. In an exhibition area of 1200 square metres inside pavilion 14, FOR.

Johns Manville plans to build a new nonwoven glass mat production line, capable of producing one billion square metres of glass mat per year, at its facility in Etowah, in the US.

When she needs a break from her day as a city council aide, Theressa Hamilton retreats to a garden oasis on the roof of City Hall.There, among the cement, steel and glass, Hamilton smiles at an orange butterfly alit on a green bush with pink flowers.

Without doubt a decisive factor in VITRUM 2005 being so successful for Bystronic was the fact that Bystronic, in its role as a global supplier of total solutions for the economical, application-engineered manufacture of architectural and automotive…

Over 8,000 m2 of Stopray glass was used in the Montevideo apartment complex in Rotterdam and over 6,000 m2 in the Westpoint apartment block in Tilburg.Glaverbel's Stopray glass combines a high light transmission rate with a low solar factor.

At Vitrum: Hall 16/1, Stand C 04Due to a consistent development, EEE today is capable to introduce the newest generation of the horizontal tempering plants for flat glass VITROMOD® . The primary advantages are: 1.

LOVATI FRATELLI glass working machinery is known throughout the industry for excellence in engineering.

Hall 14 / Stand C24, C34, B25, B49, A37At the Vitrum 2005 exhibition, Tamglass launches a new high convection tempering furnace generation based on its world-leading tempering expertise.

On 15th July, 2005, Pilkington announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the US assets of Autostock Distribution, with an asset value of around $US 18 million.

Mexican stocks edged higher Wednesday as second-tier issues, like shares in glass maker Vitro SA, staged recoveries. The market's key IPC index closed up 27.07 points or 0.2 percent to 13,550.14.

The Bank of New York, a global leader in securities servicing, has been selected as depositary for the Vitro, S.A. de C.V.

Vitro S.A. de C.V. one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, today announced 1Q'05 unaudited results.

Traditionally the keynote speakers have been visionaries in the industry. They have tended to focus on new ideas, trends and subjects for the glass industry as a whole.

Fenton Art Glass, the largest manufacturer of handmade colored glass in the United States, will mark its centennial anniversary May 4, 2005, 100 years to the day since the company opened for business.

Vitro S.A. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA; NYSE: VTO) one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, today announced 1Q'05 unaudited results.

A Minnesota-based glass manufacturer is considering the Wilkes-Barre area for the location of a new plant, its chief executive confirmed Thursday.

Vitro S.A. de C.V. one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, today announced 4Q'04 un-audited results.