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Owens-Illinois, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared the quarterly dividend of $0.59375 on each share of the Company's $2.375 Convertible Preferred Stock, payable on February 15 to holders of record as of February 1.
Egyptian Engineering Co. Glass global, Member of Hayel Saeed Anam Group of Companies www.hsagroup.com decides to establish the biggest float glass line in Egypt located in 10th of Ramadan city at south industrial area.
Mountains of glass are consumed by New Zealand every year, amounting to more than 200,000 tonnes. Most of what is recycled is melted down to make more bottles, but the rest is popping up in places you would least expect.
With effect from April 2007, NSG established an integrated global Flat Glass business, covering all of the Group's Building Products and Automotive operations worldwide.
A local recycling center plans to continue accepting glass, but officials hope to find another plant to process the items.
Glass consumption in South Africa has increased by 7% over the last year, and about 600 000 t/y of this 100% recyclable commodity is left to waste and take up space in the country's landfills.
In view of the strong growth trends in Middle Eastern markets, Saint-Gobain’s Flat Glass Sector has decided to expand its presence in the region with the construction of a float glass production line in Egypt.
Announced it has bought the China Southern Glass (CSG) Automotive Glass Division. XINYI is a leading automotive glass, float glass, architectural glass and solar glass manufacturer in china, the 100% shares deal was done by a payment of 237million…
Glass manufacturer PG Group opened an R800-million float glass manufacturing facility at its manufacturing division, PFG Glass, situated in Springs, Gauteng, last week, and intends to invest a further R400-million in glass manufacturing facilities…
New proposals making it easier to recycle the 6.6 million domestic windows that are replaced every year into products such as filtration media and new windows, were announced today by Environment Agency and WRAP (Waste & Resources Action…
With growing concerns about the condition of our environment, going green has taken on a whole new meaning in recent years.
A scheme enabling residents to recycle flat glass is being trialled for four months by the Waste Partnership for Buckinghamshire (WPB).
Float glass production is underway on a fast track schedule in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), United Arab Emirates, according to Guardian Industries and its joint venture partners, National Company for Glass Industries and Al Zamil Group.
The Ministry of Construction has asked for the government’s permission to sell the float glass plant of the Vietnam Glass and Ceramics for Construction Corporation (Viglacera).
China's regulators aren't likely to approve new float glass projects in eastern coastal regions and central regions, given regional development strategy and ongoing industrial technology upgrades, the Shanghai Securities News reported…
News services reported concerns expressed by the European Federation of Wine and Spirit Importers and Distributors in which Federation members claimed to be “confronted with” a shortage of glass bottles.
A consortium of Vietnamese commercial banks and a finance company provided Tuesday a loan of VND845 billion (US$52 million) for building a glass factory in the central Chu Lai Economic Zone (EZ).
As temperatures reach or top 90 degrees outside, temperatures inside the Saint-Gobain Containers plant, tucked away at the end of Center Street, are even higher.As beer bottles glow red hot an arm's length away, workers step toward open windows…
Rexam, the global consumer packaging group and the world’s leading beverage can maker, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of O-I Plastics which was initially announced on 11 June 2007.
Forber.com reported that Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA said it has acquired glass recycling company Grupo Gonzalo Mateo for 20 mln eur.
GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo is pleased to announce that it has collaborated with the Georgia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to bring a new architect program to its 2007 event in Atlanta.
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the worldwide glass industry is now available to its catalogue.
Ryazan region Governor Georgy Shpak and Guardian Glass Ryazan director Yanos Egud on Wednesday signed an investment agreement on the construction of a plant in the region that will produce float glass, an official from the regional government's…
It has a soft, sand-like texture to it, and it glitters in the sunlight. It is Niagara Ecoglass, a new product being manufactured and sold in the region, and it's the end product of those empty glass bottles you toss in your blue box and forget…
Vitro S.A.B.  de C.V. (BMV: VITROA; NYSE: VTO) announced today that Alfonso Gomez  Palacio, President of the Glass Containers business unit, retired on June 30  2007 after an outstanding 23 year career and performance at Vitro.