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The Skywalk glass bridge suspended above the Grand Canyon will be opened to the public. Constructed on the Indian Hualapai tribe’s territory of Peach Springs (Arizona), The Skywalk was imagined and built by architect Mark Johnson from MRJ Architects…

Research Frontiers Incorporated and SmartGlass International Ltd. announced that SmartGlass International Ltd. has acquired a non-exclusive license to use Research Frontiers' patented SPD-Smart(TM) light-control technology for architectural…

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain confirms that it has received a “Statement of objections” from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition.

Uma Chaudary has been with Dupont US almost as long as the company has had operations in India. Her 30-year association with the science company began back in 1977 when she joined as a research scientist.

Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain have agreed to merge Owens Corning’s Reinforcements Business and Saint-Gobain’s Reinforcements and Composites Business (a part of the entity known as Vetrotex) into a new company that will be named OCV Reinforcements.

Horn Glass Industries AG has received the orders for three large-scale projects within three months, two of these being for container glass furnaces and one being for a 500 tpd float glass furnace.

The production of the first float glass line of Gold Plus Glass Industry Limited in Roorkee is slated to begin by June 2007.

USA Luge announced that Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. has agreed to a four-year sponsorship as the “USA Luge Official Abrasive Supplier.

Based on the authorization granted under the fourteenth resolution of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Meeting of June 9, 2005, the Board of Directors’ meeting of November 16, 2006 resolved to issue up to eight million Saint-Gobain ordinary shares…

A 250m2 double-glazed Pilkington Planar™ system is the latest addition to the 100-year-old His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen as part of its extensive refurbishment, which provides a new entrance area, café and a rehearsal room.

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) and Saint-Gobain representatives jointly announced today that they have signed a joint-venture agreement to merge Owens Corning’s Reinforcements Business and Saint-Gobain’s Reinforcements and Composites Business (a part of…

Saint-Gobain Isover is to build a new, 70,000-ton capacity glass wool plant in Chemillé, (Maine-et-Loire) France. The plant is due to begin production at the end of 2008, will create approximately 150 jobs.

Saint-Gobain said it plans to build a new glass wool insulation plant in Chemille, France, in order to meet 'fast-growing' demand both domestically and in Western Europe.Read the entire news on the source link below.

Solar protection for any transmittance classification / Insulating glass for heat and sound protection / New glass design techniques / Digital printing on glass Insulating glass for higher energy efficiency and glass products for the design of…

In the context of CE Marking, most flat glass products sold in the European Union must now conform to European technical standards known as harmonised European Norms (hEN), as dictated by the Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN).

As key decision makers are increasingly turning to the internet for information on all aspects of glass specification, Saint-Gobain Glass reveals its fully updated, new-look website this month.

Saint-Gobain’s Building Distribution Sector announces the acquisition of Galvano Groothandel BV (the Netherlands), Schulte Tiefbau (Germany) and four companies belonging to the Norman group (Channel Isles). - Galvano Groothandel BV is a major…

Despite claims by mayoral candidates that the airport relocation project is key to keeping two major local companies in Portage, at least one major employer Wednesday shrugged off claims it would leave if the airport were not expanded.

Saint-Gobain Glass India has outlined an investment of US$ 37.6 million for 2007-09, according to a India- Canada Chambers of commerce bulletin.

Performance of Group sectors The Saint-Gobain Group enjoyed very buoyant business levels in 2006 and registered its best organic growth performance of the last 10 years, at 6.7%, including a 3.2% volume impact and a 3.5% price effect.

Saint-Gobain’s Construction Products sector is strengthening its positions in emerging countries, thanks to six acquisitions completed over the last few weeks in South Africa, Algeria, Turkey and Argentina.

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA said Thursday that net profit rose 30 percent last year on strong demand across its entire portfolio of construction and building materials, according to its provisional estimate of 2006 results.

Asahi India Glass Ltd, India’s largest glass company announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter and the nine months ended 31st December, 2006 at its Board meeting held at Roorkee, Uttarakhand, on 22nd January. AIS’s total sales…

Saint-Gobain Abrasives has appointed Joseph Menendez as company president, effective immediately. He is responsible for all of the company's worldwide operations, which includes 75 plants in 35 countries, generating more than $2 billion in…