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Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the worldwide glass industry is now available to its catalogue.
Global flat glass demand is likely to go beyond 39 million tons by 2010, according to a Global Industry Analysts, Inc. market research report.Greater use of varieties of glass by architects and car designers for civil construction and automotive…
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has placed CSR Ltd on CreditWatch negative after the building materials group flagged the $690 million acquisition of glass maker Pilkington Australasia.
“The second investment, in the order of US$75 million, will be the setting up of a flat glass factory in Pernambuco, possibly in Serra Talhada, in a partnership between China’s Golden Bull and Pernambuco company Casas Bandeirantes, which prepares…
Building on the growing demand for value- added glass products, the laminated and tempered glass market for residential and nonresidential construction is expected to clear $4.8 billion in the U.
Chairman/Director General of the BOI Dhammika Perera signed the agreements on behalf of the Board and Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Dr.
Reportlinker.com reported that market for Laminated and Tempered Glass, a new report from SBI, contains comprehensive data and analysis on laminated and tempered glass used in residential and nonresidential construction in the United States.
Glass maker Viracon said Tuesday that it opened a new $35 million fabrication facility in Utah.  The 236,000-square-foot location is a comprehensive, full-fabrication facility in St.
Benson Industries of Portland, Oregon, who was recently awarded the curtain wall contract for the World Trade Center Tower One, has named Viracon, Inc. of Owatonna, Minnesota as their glass supplier for the project.
PPG Industries is inviting architects and glazing contractors to participate in the “Duranar Coatings Hall of Architecture Contest” as part of its 40th anniversary celebration of Duranar coatings.
North East glassmakers are heading out to the United Arab Emirates as they look to break into the Gulf’s lucrative glass market.
South Korea's trade watchdog said Tuesday it has decided to recommend extending antidumping duties on Chinese and Indonesian wood-free uncoated paper for three years.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Flat Glass Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1996-2008)" to their offering.Summary:The industrys revenue for the year 2006 was approximately $3,700,000,000.
China's building material industry has seen rapid growth both in production and sales in 2006, with the industry restructuring also making substantial progress, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) announces that, in the fiscal year ending 31st March 2007, the Company will incur extra-ordinary loss as below. 1.
Brian Louks has been promoted to quality assurance manager for Viracon in their Owatonna, Minnesota facility. Prior to his promotion, Louks, who has been with Viracon for 20 years, was a quality assurance supervisor.
A Yemen investor is planning to establish a flat glass factory, the first of its kind in Yemen. Procedures are currently finalized to commence the implementation of the US$40 million project, whose annual production of up to 43,800 tons would begin…
PPG Industries Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Charles E. Bunch received compensation of about $7.9 million in 2006, according to the coatings, glass and chemical products maker's proxy statement filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange…
Pilkington Group Limited has announced the purchase of AG Glass and Glazing Limited. AG Glass and Glazing Ltd is a leading IGU manufacturer averaging more than 20,000 units per week from its state of the art manufacturing unit in Tankersley, near…
US window and door demand is projected to increase 3.3 percent annually  through 2010 to $36.5 billion, a deceleration from the 2000-2005 period due to a  sharp drop in single-family housing completions.
Victoria's Environment Protection Authority has agreed a four-way, four-year covenant with glass manufacturer Pilkington, Sustainability Victoria and the Australian Industry Group to help the company substantially cut the environmental impact…
Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Automotive Glass Replacement Shops: State Market Index” to their offering.
Although it has not explicitly said so, leading LCD glass supplier Corning appears willing to forsake market share in the first half of this year when demand is slow, with the company instead focusing on maintaining more stable price drops in a…
Research and Markets has announced the addition of China Glass Industry Report, 2006.Along with the ascent of industrial profit since 2003, the glass industry became more attractive, surging up a new-round of investment from 2003 to 2005.
Isra Vision AG, one of the leading global suppliers for machine vision systems, has acquired Image Automation Inc. (IAI), Worthington, Ohio (USA) through its wholly owned subsidiary ISRA SURFACE VISION INC., Duluth, Georgia (USA).