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Attendance data on the first Vitrum 2015 day clearly show the keen interest of trade professionals in the 19th edition of the Italian event focused on the glass industry.      3,252 specialists and professionals, 2,066 of whom from abroad, visited…
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The breathtaking surfing areas on Bali are about 17,000 kilometres away from Bavaria. Nevertheless, this summer a particularly perfect wave has made its way to the small town of Mammendorf with the driving force for this phenomenon coming from…
Today, the Church History Museum operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints re-opened to the public after completing a major renovation.
Testing shows that CONTURAX® tubing improves algae growth yields over 25 percent    Algae producers and researchers are always looking to increase algae growth rate in photobioreactors (PBRs), and they’re achieving it with glass tubing.
OCMI-OTG Management hosted Linuo Group President, Mr. Gao, in OCMI-OTG Italian headquarters where machines and lines for production of pharmaceutical tubular glass containers are developed and assembled.
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Pilkington United Kingdom Limited has worked closely with Nationwide Windows, the public sector and new build door and window supplier, to support the launch of its new manufacturing facility in Rugby.
Oxford Photovoltaics, a solar technology spin out from the University of Oxford, has secured £4.4m in 'top-up' funding through its latest fundraising round, the company announced yesterday.
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Vitrum 2015, the 19th international trade show dedicated to machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing, opens today.
“Visitors to Vitrum 2015 will not only be able to preview the very best technology applied to glass and showcased by companies from throughout the world, but will also be able to discover interesting cultural aspects inherent in this invaluable…
The gently ascending ramp features small footprints to guide the way, reproductions of the 20,000 year old tracks of an Aboriginal girl found at Lake Mungo.  They lead visitors to the new glass main entrance of the Australian Museum, the so-called…
As is always the case, the GLASS, THE GREAT UNEXPECTED exhibition would not have been possible without the help and cooperation of the many companies that believed in the project.
This year’s attendees at Vitrum will also have the extraordinary opportunity to visit EXPO 2015, the No.1 international event of the year.
Fuyao Glass America is expanding its presence in the Dayton region even before its first product comes off the assembly line.  The company will add about 180,000 square feet to its existing 1.4 million-square-foot facility, officials told me on…
The Supervisory Board of SCHOTT AG has decided to appoint Hermann Ditz, Head of the Electronic Packaging Business Unit, and Dr.
Abrisa Technologies’ preferred glass material for the production of sight glass or sight port windows is SCHOTT® Borofloat®, an optically clear and very versatile borosilicate glass with excellent light transmission and thermal and chemical…
Oct 1 East African Breweries Limited (EABL) said on Thursday it had concluded the sale of one its subsidiaries, Central Glass Industries, to South Africa's Consol Glass Africa Proprietary.   Read more at: www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/01/…
New joint venture is called Sealants Europe SAS - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of a majority interest in the aerospace and automotive sealants and adhesives business of Le Joint Français (LJF), a…
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From 6 to 9 October, Fiera Milano in Rho will be hosting Vitrum, the specialist fair for machinery, equipment and products for glass processing.
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