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A step towards ending glass pollution in South Africa was taken on Thursday, when deputy environment minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi signed a memorandum of understanding with business on glass recycling.
Corning Display Technologies Taiwan predicts that supply of glass substrates for production of 5G and up panels will tighten for the next few months.
Owens-Illinois, Inc., (NYSE: OI) today announced that the Company intends to relocate over 300 employees from the current headquarters building, One SeaGate, to its Levis Development Park campus in nearby Perrysburg, Ohio, subject to the receipt of…
Stockpiles of glass are piling up around the country after the only glass reprocessor slashed its price for used glass.
Owens-Illinois, Inc., announced that its board of directors has declared the quarterly dividend of $0.59375 on each share of the company's $2.375Convertible Preferred Stock, payable on May 16 to holders of record as of May 1.
If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived at http://www.o-i.com .
Reflecting one of the most ambitious transformations in its 102-year history, the world's largest manufacturer of glass packaging, Owens-Illinois, Inc., (NYSE: OI) will begin doing business globally as O-I.
Clarion University President Joseph Grunenwald talks about the history of the Owens-Illinois glass plant with the plant’s unofficial historian Russ Hoenig at a recent community breakfast event.
The amount of recycled glass used in making new containers has increased by more than ten times over the past year, according to figures released by trade confederation British Glass.
New figures from British Glass have revealed a 17% increase in the amount of UK glass packaging recycled in 2004 compared to the previous year.
Glass bottle maker Owens-Illinois Inc. said it expects to improve profits with its newly acquired European container company by trimming 950 jobs and production overseas.
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. of Japan plans to invest over NT$10 billion (US$323.62 million at US$1: NT$33.8) to set up a glass furnace in central Taiwan, according to industry sources.
At the NAHB Green Building Conference at Atlanta, Owens Corning today announced that its line of fiber glass insulation products has been certified to contain an average of 35 percent recycled content by leading third-party certifier Scientific…
City leaders are hoping that glass container maker Owens-Illinois Inc. will consider its long history in the city when deciding whether to move out of its downtown headquarters.
In recognition of its inventive packaging design for pharmaceutical vials, Owens-Illinois Inc. has received an Ease-of-Use Commendation from the Arthritis Foundation on the 1-Clic(R) Packaging System. Owens-Illinois is a world-class supplier of…
Owens-Illinois, Inc., announced that Helge H. Wehmeier has been appointed to serve on the Company's Board of Directors effective January 25.Mr.
Better than expected second-quarter earnings and improved guidance had Corning (NYSE: GLW) trading 11% higher yesterday. The firm reported sales of $971 million, up from $752 million a year earlier.
Demand for glass helped Corning make a profit in its second quarter but it warned it was running out of glass and would have to build another glass factory.The firm made net profits of $108 million on turnover of $971 million.
As early as next month, Wichita residents may have a new place to take their empty cereal boxes, milk jugs, old newspapers and glass bottles.
Corning Incorporated will meet with investors over the next two weeks to discuss the company's three growth opportunities and its progress on improved profitability in 2004.
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 17 to holders of record as of February 1.
Owens-Illinois has said it will not rebuild its glass container manufacturing plant in the Bay Area community of Hayward.
Owens-Illinois, Inc., (NYSE: OI) today announced that it received payments totaling 100 million British pounds sterling (US$163.0 million) in connection with the sale to Ardagh Glass Limited of certain long-term notes receivable.
New York City may not meet its July 2004 deadline for bringing back glass recycling, city officials said yesterday.The city suspended the recycling of glass and plastics in July as a budget-cutting measure, leaving only paper and metal recycling in…
Samsung Corning has raised its stake in electronic component maker Shenzhen SEG Samsung Glass Co. (Q.SSK) to 35%, equal with the founding partner, according to a statement Monday.