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Three months after a blaze in a glass facade building claimed four lives at Andheri, the fire department and BMC have come out with a fresh set of guidelines for such buildings.
As usual, this year we will be exhibiting at Vitrum Exhibition in Milano, Italy that will be hold from 23rd to 26th of October 2013.
Scientists at Mainz University for the first time prove techniques used to produce ancient glazed beads / Investigations conducted using neutron activation analysis with the aid of the TRIGA research reactor      The raw materials for ancient glass…
People who live in Glass houses ... will have few neighbors. A good thing if they value privacy.     A new 18-story luxury condominium called Glass, slated for the sizzling South of Fifth neighborhood of Miami Beach, will boast just 10 units with…
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released an updated standard that establishes minimum performance requirements for self adhering flashing surrounding exterior wall fenestration products.
Today, the Federal Trade Commission informed us that it had issued an administrative complaint alleging that our acquisition of Verallia North America is anticompetitive in so far as it relates to the sale of glass containers for beer and spirits.
Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA) (“Vitro” or the “Company”), one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, announced today that it plans to invest more than $1,777 million pesos this year, after having observed and…
Stevanato Group doubled the size of its manufacturing plant in Mexico, Cienega de Flores in Monterrey, in the state of Nuovo Leon.
The 600,000-square-foot Courthouse houses the U.S. District Court, Western Division of Washington, in addition to various court-related agencies.   The building structure has two very distinct architectural designs -- one for the municipal court and…
More than one billion glass containers are manufactured by Gerresheimer Essen every year. The facility has two furnaces - one for transparent and one for brown glass - which supply the production lines day and night with molten glass “gobs” that are…
Featuring for the first time nearly 200 of the most important beads and beaded objects from the Corning Museum’s collectionCorning, NY—This summer, a major exhibition at The Corning Museum of Glass will explore glass beads and beaded objects made by…
GGI and GroGlass to showcase Full Line of Art Glass Products at West Coast Art & Frame ShowSecaucus, New Jersey (January 25, 2013) -- GGI, a leading US glass fabricator and distributor, and GroGlass, a European manufacturer of specialty coatings…
This week is Recycle Glass Week sponsored by the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) Of course, Rockwoodglass bottle factory was there.
 An independent survey conducted by Asian Glass magazine (www.asianglass.com), of 47 selected consumers from across the MENA region, has revealed glass packaging is the overwhelming first choice of consumers for preserving the quality, purity, and…
Ultra Thin Tinted Float Glass IntroductionNoval Ultra Thin Tinted glass is manufactured by adding small amount of colorants such as iron oxide, cobalt oxide or selenium into the batch.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., December 7, 2012 – Earlier this week, both the House and Senate passed H.R. 6582, which places a focus on important energy efficiency measures that provide opportunities for the glass container industry, in coordination with the…
For the Glasstec fair in Düsseldorf Octatube has realized a glass wall for Schott, that incorporates several of their new products, such as glass tubes. The undulating wall is 2.8 meters high and 12 meters long.
The “Little Taste Testers” Friends of Glass campaign has been launched today by FEVE – the EU container glass association - to promote the key role glass packaging has in fully preserving and protecting the original taste and nutritional qualities…
Milan, 27th September 2012. AXA Private Equity, the leading European diversified private equity firm, announces today that it has agreed to acquire a majority 70% stake in Bruni Glass, a European leader in the field of special glass containers for…
Glass manufacturer Beatson Clark will welcome a royal visitor to its plant in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in next month.
Phil Brown at Pilkington Building Products, has 12 years experience in the business and a day to day job as Manager of the Technical Advisory Service for the UK and Ireland.
Glass containers in the wine, liquor, food, cosmetics, and beverages categories received awards. In addition, 6 containers were acknowledged in the “Sustainable Packaging” category.
Dr. Arno Fries, Director Product Management Tubular Glass at Gerresheimer, will give an update about the material and quality of pre-filled syringes at the forum in La Jolla, CA, USA, which takes place on July 26, 2012.
For the last decade Art Glass has been waning and waxing with the tide. Finally now, the tide is turning and art glass is making a comeback across the globe.
Come and enjoy wine and cheese along with a glass blowing demonstration by our skilled artists. Wine, cheese, crackers and thinly sliced meats will be served in our lounge.