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It might be doom and gloom around the rest of the World, but the Gulf States and entire Middle East region continues to offer a wealth of opportunities for the construction industry, and in particular, the glass manufacture and processing sectors.
In order to help its international customers gain access to the North American market, Messe Düsseldorf will organize the first “Global Technologies” pavilion at GlassBuild America 2009.
The Big 5 – the biggest annual building and construction trade show in the Middle East will be taking place in Dubai, UAE from the 23 - 27 November 2008.
Compatibality with High-Performance, Two-Part Structural Silicone Sealant Opens New Growth Market for Energy-Saving Heat Mirror Insulating Glass Southwall Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:SWTX), the worldwide innovator of high performance, energy-saving…
The Momentive’s elastomer business has finished its global realignment. The new Global Marketing Director, Robert Gnann, responsible for Heat Cure (HCR) and Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR), came on board February 1st with a clear mission: ‘Silicone…
Enormous Increase in Sales of GE RapidStrength Silicone Sealants. Momentive demonstrates product advantages on this years Glasstec Show in Düsseldorf Germany from 21st – 25th of October.
Dr. Andreas Wolf, scientist at Dow Corning GmbH in Wiesbaden, Germany, is the recipient of the Lou Toporcer Hall of Fame Award from ASTM International Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants.
Discover what’s happening in ceramic and glass technology around the world! PAC RIM 8 is a conference designed specifically for materials scientists, engineers, researchers and manufacturers.
The UAE and other countries can expect to see the final outcome of plans to produce a new version of the Leed green building rating system by November this year.
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Emirates Glass LLC (EGL), one of the leading processors of architectural flat glass in the Middle East and a subsidiary of Glass LLC, wholly owned by Dubai Investments (DI), will showcase its whole range of sputter-coated solar control and thermal…
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Dubai Group has acquired a 49% stake in an Egyptian glass manufacturer in partnership with Cairo-based private equity firm Citadel Capital, the company said on Sunday.
Emirates Glass (EGL) has announced the successful completion of its order for the supply of its premium glass products to the third tallest telecommunication tower in the world.
Dow Corning Corp. on  2008.04.30 reported consolidated net income of $160.4 million for the first quarter of 2008, a decrease of 13 percent from net income of $183.6 million reported in the first quarter of 2007.
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Dow Corning Corporation has named Doug Kempf as Construction Application Engineering & Technical Services (AETS) Manager effective May 1, 2008.