Others also read

PPG Industries is helping Ford Motor Co. become the world's first car manufacturer to feature a panoramic glass roof using Sungate infrared reflective (IRR) technology.
Solar Innovations broke ground in January on a $9.7-million manufacturing plant in Pine Grove, Penn. The producer of sloped overhead glazing products, skylights, folding glass doors, curtain wall, conservatories and a host of other related products…
After more than 30 years in the window film business, Film Technologies International Inc. (FTI) of St. Petersburg, Fla., has ceased manufacturing and shipping film.
During its 15th Anniversary Vista Dealer Conference in Cancun, Mexico CPFilms announced that a number of Vista(r) window films have received certification from the independent National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC).
CPFilms(r), manufacturer of aftermarket window films for architectural and automotive applications, will gather its top architectural window film dealers from the U.S. and Canada this month in Cancun, Mexico.
For the first time in 18 years, the production line at Guardian Industries shut down on Sunday, allowing for an $80 million dollar expansion project to get underway.
On November 28, 2007, Asahi’s subsidiary AGC Flat Glass Europe (former Glaverbel), having  its head office in Brussels, Belgium, (“AFEU”) and Asahi received a decision of the European  Commission (the “Commission”) holding Asahi and AFEU liable in…
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced today the opening of its newest repair center in Faribault, MN, the franchise was awarded to the Harry Brown Automotive Group in Faribault.
PPG Industries Inc. on Thursday said the private equity firm that agreed to buy its automotive glass businesses wants out of the $500 million deal.
Von Stach Products announced today that its "HeatFlexx" heated frameless windshield wiper will be standard equipment on the Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan, the world's most expensive production automobile.The electrically-heated…
Apriso Corporation, a provider of adaptive software solutions for global manufacturers, today counts AGC Automotive, the world's largest automotive glazing supplier, as their newest customer.
V-Kool, Inc., North American distributor of heat-blocking, energy-saving applied window film for commercial and residential applications, announced a referral reward program that will pay recent customers 5% of the installed price of actual sales…
Yahoo reported that the Enhanced Protective Glass Automotive Association (EPGAA) has appointed Kevin Reynolds of DuPont as its new treasurer, and Mark Gold of Solutia as a new board member.
Announced it has bought the China Southern Glass (CSG) Automotive Glass Division. XINYI is a leading automotive glass, float glass, architectural glass and solar glass manufacturer in china, the 100% shares deal was done by a payment of 237million…
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., supplier of car windows, returned to profit in the second quarter after a weaker yen against the pound and euro increased the value of earnings from Europe, its biggest market.
Solutia(r) Inc. announced that its CPFilms(r) business unit has acquired the customer list, patents, production equipment and certain other assets of Acquired Technology, Inc. (ATI) for $6.95 million.
UNiTAB’s Head Office building in Brisbane had some issues to solve. UNiTAB wished to remove internal blinds from the building to take advantage of its spectacular views, but doing so would increase the heat load and create glare issues.
China's largest auto glass maker Fuyao Industry Group Co Ltd will open an overseas manufacturing base in the next three to five years, its president said.
Glass laminators across Europe are set to benefit from improved quality of service and product development thanks to Huntsman Polyurethanes.
The management from Solar Gard® window films, a Bekaert product, today announced it has teamed up with the Clinton Climate Initiative to reduce energy consumption in public and commercial buildings.
While every automaker includes noise-reducing structures and packages in the production phase of the vehicle, a pervasive weak link in noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) solutions for vehicles is the glass, more specifically the windshield, writes…
The Group's Automotive Business Line is supplying all the glass for the 50th anniversary version of Fiat's iconic Cinquecento.
Pilkington Automotive has purchased the GIMA aftermarket business, operating in Hungary and Romania. With 200 people across 21 locations in Romania and five locations in Hungary, GIMA will operate as part of the Aftermarket Europe business of…
PPG Industries’ automotive refinish business introduced the exclusive SideView Window format, which provides an open window adjacent to each color chip, in its all-new 2008 Domestic Color Information Book.
Chicago, IL – Glass America, one of the largest independently-owned automobile glass replacement and repair companies in the country, has joined forces with IGA, the Independent Glass Association.