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From October 28 to November 1, 2002, the Düsseldorf exhibition center will play host to Glasstec 2002, the biggest European trade show in the glass sector.

G.F.P.M. has been engaged in the construction of machines and plants for cutting flat glass for over 20 years. It manufactures automatic tables for straight and shaped cutting and automatic tables for laminated glass.

Talamoni, present for the third time at glasstec, has been present on both national and international markets since 1998.

CMT Srl, established in 1986, is one of the leader companies in Italy for the manufacture of machineries for the textile field.

With its 1999 goal of sales expansion outside Europe, Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics set up a fabric cutting unit in Mexico for grinding wheels, in November 2001.

Blowing, pressing, staining, cutting - over thousands of years Man has developed a wealth of techniques to increase the attractiveness and functionality of glass.

Nippon Sheet Glass, a large Japanese manufacturer, has increased its holding in Pilkington, the UK glass group, from 10 to 21 per cent over the past fortnight, but has ruled out mounting a full bid.