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Special British Gypsum acoustic boards and systems have been used to cut sound transmission between social and individual learning areas in one of the UK’s most ambitious and innovative new educational buildings.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c88669) has announced the addition of “China Low-E Glass Market Report, 2007-2008” to their offering.
 * Sales increase by 18.2% to €239.1m in the first quarter of 2008  * Operating result (Adjusted EBITDA) improves by 20.4% to €43.0m  * Integration of the acquisitions EDP and Allplas progressing in line with plan  * CEO Dr.
The SGG PLANITHERM® range from Saint-Gobain Glass has been extended further, with the launch of SGG PLANITHERM® 4S, developed especially for conservatory glazing applications to provide a comfortable year round environment.
Auburn Hills, Mich., April 3, 2008 -- Guardian has added six new glass colors to its growing line of low-emissivity SunGuard® Advanced Architectural Glass products.
Dallas Business Journal, Friday, April 4, 2008 Fiberglass reinforcements maker Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America Inc. will close its operations on June 2, including its main plant in Wichita Falls, eliminating 742 jobs in the process.
Auburn Hills, Mich., April 8, 2008 -- Guardian continues to expand its architectural product line with the introduction of Guardian CrystalGray™, an innovative new float glass substrate with a very light gray tint, ideal for a wide range of…
Nottingham Trent University has won the UK heat of an international architectural competition, organised by leading insulation manufacturer Saint-Gobain Isover UK, to design a school along Passive House lines.
Saint-Gobain – the world’s largest construction materials group - has joined the UK Green Building Council (UK GBC), reinforcing the company’s continued commitment to providing innovative and sustainable solutions to the challenges facing societyon…
When a residential development of 86 units required high levels of sound and thermal insulation on a fast-track programme, timber-frame contractors Frame Wise knew they could trust insulation from Saint-Gobain Isover to help provide the solution.
The core of the EnergiClear range is based on the new SGG Planitherm Total, which has improved Window Energy Rating (WER) performance due to substantial R&D investment in the UK driven by our six state-of-the-art Solaglas DGU manufacturing…
On 13th March 2008, in the SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS Cologne Porz plant, the first production line for satinized glass was officially opened.
70 acquisitions representing a financial investment of €965 million for estimated additional sales of almost €1.7 billion. Press release details the acquisitions carried out by the Group in 2007, particularly those that were not specifically…
More than five hundred participants - and thus once again more than last year – followed a variety of presentations and live trials focused on the material glass in the Design-Center in Linz, Austria.
The new sun protection guide from the glass manufacturer SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS provides support for property and home-owners in the selection of suitable sun protection.
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA, Europe's largest provider of construction materials, plans to grant three board seats to buyout firm Wendel, its biggest shareholder, said four people directly involved in the talks.
Saint-Gobain finalized its acquisition of the Maxit group from HeidelbergCement on March 13, 2008, following approval from the European competition authorities on March 4, 2008 (subject to the subsequent divestment of two small subsidiaries…
Among Germany’s top employers, among university graduates and “young professionals”, Saint-Gobain takes 15th place with three of its companies.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. (NSG) said on Thursday it would aim to cut the number of managers in Japan to help pay down debt taken on for its $4 billion acquisition of British glassmaker Pilkington in 2006 by implementing an "Enhanced Early…
In this prototype vacuum-insulated glazing panel, the pillars holding the panes of glass apart (the dots) are readily visible due to the low viewing angle. (The grid visible on the glass is a reflection of ceiling tiles.) Guardian Industries, one of…
The NSG Group has published its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. The new format replaces the Environmental Social Activity Report the Group has produced since 2004.
Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA; NYSE: VTO) one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, announced on 26 February 2008 4Q'07 unaudited results.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. is set to pull the plug on the production of liquid crystal display glass substrates for television panels by selling its entire stake in a fifty-fifty joint venture with Hoya Corp. to a U.S. buyout fund, it was learned…
Discoveries in glass that now shape our world Glassmaker Pilkington will participate in a monumental glass exhibit called The Glass Experience at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois.
Key features are: · Strong improvement in cumulative sales and profits (reflecting consolidation of Pilkington for the full nine months, against only six months in the equivalent period last year).