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The Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Compagnie de Saint- Gobain was held in Paris on Thursday, June 7, 2007.
Glass bottles will be crushed and used in road construction, thereby reducing the amount of glass that needs recycling and the requirment of natural resources, Minister Jesmond Mugliett announced.
Southwall Technologies Inc., a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of high performance films and glass products that dramatically improve the energy efficiency of architectural and automotive glass, announced today the appointment of Dennis…
The Saint-Gobain Reinforcement & Composites Activity has increased its European production capacity for TWINTEX ® by 25% in its Chambéry plant (FR) as of April 2007.
Winemakers and retailers will learn this week how to reduce their impact on climate change by bottling imported wines within the UK – and boost recycling as they do so.
This is a revelation of sorts for Mumbaiites who are standing on the threshold of a power crisis. Buildings with glass facades—like the many malls and corporate structures mushrooming around the cities—are guzzling unimaginable amounts of…
Pollution From one of Scotland's major glass recycling operations has provoked a storm of protest from the surrounding community who fear for their health.
Saint-Gobain Sekurit India’s plants at Bhosari and Chakan have obtained, on January 17th 2006, the OHSAS 18001: 1999 certification to reward their management of healthy/safety risks and the ISO 14001:2004 certification for their environmental…
Glaziers in Yorkshire will be able to recycle their waste glass, wood and plastics, across a network of depots in the region - believed to be one of the first networks of its kind.
Saint Gobain a state-of-the-art glass manufacturing company in the country, has brought all its solar control products under a single umbrella brand – Sun Ban Reflective Glass.
Allied Waste is no longer required to recycle glass under new recycling guidelines being considered by the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District.
Consolidated first-quarter sales for the Saint-Gobain Group came in at EUR10,447 million, compared with EUR9,745 million in the same year-ago period, representing a rise of 7.2% on an actual structure basis and 9.0% at constant exchange rates.
Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain today announced the voluntary withdrawal of the merger filing to the European Commission in connection with the creation of a joint venture merging Owens Corning's Reinforcements Business and Saint-Gobain's…
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has succeeded in volume production of a fluorine insulating material featuring relative permittivity of 2.4 - 2.5, which is among the lowest in the industry.
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain confirms that it has received a “Statement of objections” from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition.
Processing capacity for recycled glass has received a "nationally significant" boost with what is believed to be the UK's first tri-colour sorting plant swinging into action.
A small change in construction methods using a Robust Detail-approved insulation system from Saint-Gobain Isover is enabling regional housebuilder Macbryde Homes to finish developments days ahead of schedule.
Saint-Gobain’s Building Distribution Sector has just announced the acquisition of Vemac (Italy), Discesur (Spain) and Schäfer (Germany). - On a highly fragmented Italian market, Vemac is one of the country’s largest builders’ merchants and a…
Southwall Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:SWTX) announced a Strategic Partnership Agreement with ECO Green Building Research Center and GB Sunshine Glass Technology to deliver innovative, energy-saving glass solutions for commercial building in China.
Salem the only locality in the Roanoke Valley still accepting recyclable brown and green glass at its drop-off center -- is no longer recycling the material and hasn't been since the end of last year.
Strong growth in estimated results for 2006, outperforming targets Sales: UP 18.5% to €41,596 million UP 18.2% at constant exchange rates* UP 6.7% like-for-like Operating income: UP 29.9% to €3,714 million UP 29.8% at constant exchange rates* Net…
In honor of Earth Day, O-I, the world's largest manufacturer of glass packaging, details the impact glass recycling has on the Earth.
With the arrival of CE marking of IGUs (EN1279) on March 1st, it has been agreed that thermally insulating glass units should now state U-values with 90% argon-gas filling.
The purpose of this press release is to provide an update on the acquisitions carried out by the Group in 2006, and particularly those which were not specifically announced at the time.
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