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Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries has announced that executive vice president of glass and chemicals, Frank A. Archinaco, will retire July 1.

Solutia Inc., the manufacturer of the Vanceva(TM) brand of advanced interlayer products for automotive glass, recently introduced a new Web-based tool that allows automotive designers to visualize Vanceva(TM) Color as part of their next concept or…

With savvy consumers demanding greener automobiles and government agencies raising the fuel-economy bar, Guardian Industries' SilverGuard(TM) infrared reflective glass is engineered to help meet today's tough vehicle standards.

Glaverbel SA said it expects a contraction in its net result during 2002 because of the economic slowdown and said it will cut its production capacity.

The trend of using colored auto glass as a design element continued with the unveiling of two of GM's latest concept vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show on February 5th and 6th.

Glasstech, Inc., the Perrysburg Township firm that has claimed to be the world's leading maker of equipment for tempering and bending glass for the automotive industry, filed for bankruptcy for the second time in 10 years.

World demand for flat glass is forecast to rise more than 4 percent per year to nearly 4 billion square meters in 2004, with a market value of over $40 billion.

Solutia Inc. announced that Monika Riese-Martin will join the company on Feb. 11, 2002, as vice president and general manager of the Resins & Additives and Industrial Products business platforms.

Demand for flat glass in the United States is forecast to rise three percent per year to almost seven billion square feet in 2005, valued at $9.1 billion.

Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. announces the appointments of Norman Harris as Chief Executive Officer and Michael Sumsky as President.

While dark glass on today's vehicles provides passenger privacy and symbolizes status, tomorrow's automotive designers see glass tops, spanning from the windshield across the roof to the back window, on luxury vehicles so that occupants…

Taylor Made Systems will preview its new self-cleaning glass technology for the marine industry."This is a major breakthrough in marine glass technology," said Mike Oathout, vice president, sales and marketing, for Taylor Made Systems.

One of the most anticipated events in the automotive year is the unveiling of concept vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The North American International Auto Show, opening to the global media on January 6, provides the ideal backdrop for the introduction of Vanceva(TM) Color, the latest innovation from Solutia Inc.

PPG Industries will present the second annual PPG Design Challenge Awards to students of Detroit's College for Creative Studies (CCS) on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. at Cobo Center, Detroit, in Suite O2-33.

Entegris, Inc., the materials integrity management company, today announced that it has received an order to sheetline five 5,500-gallon tank trailers for a major U.S. chemical manufacturer.

Apogee Enterprises Inc., a maker of glass products for the building and auto industries, on Wednesday posted higher third-quarter earnings and affirmed its outlook for the current and next fiscal years.

Asahi Glass Co Ltd president Shinya Ishizu said he expects a "huge" increase in profitability from the reorganisation of its worldwide glass operations including the planned buyout of its Glaverbel SA unit.

PPG Canada Inc. today received the decision of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) to initiate a dumping investigation of automotive replacement glass (ARG) windshields from the People's Republic of China. "The Government of…

Urecoats Industries Inc., a developer and marketer of sealants and coating products for the construction and building products industries, announced the opening of a second major distribution center for its Urecoats and Infiniti products in Orlando…

Sika Industry's Marion, Ohio plant has obtained QS-9000 certification, a requirement of parts suppliers to the U.S. auto and truck manufacturers.

Standardised safety glass will soon be compulsory for all vehicles, either made locally or imported, to ensure the safety of motorists by minimising the impact of broken windscreens.

Volkswagen, the German carmaker, has officially inaugurated its 187m-euro glass-structure car factory in Dresden. It is here that the new luxury limousine will be manufactured.

Belron International, holding company for the world's best known names in vehicle glass repair and replacement, including among others Autoglass; and Carglass; in the UK and across Europe, today announces that it has become the majority…

As designing with white and neutral colors becomes increasingly popular in today's architectural and interior designs, Solutia Inc. introduces "Cool Mist" interlayer for laminated glass -- the company's newest Vanceva(TM) Color…