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Despite having customers in more than 70 countries, and currently more than 250 furnaces operating worldwide, there is one major sector of the glass industry that SORG has not been intimately involved in until now – the float glass sector.
The past few years have been tough for those involved in the automotive industry. From peak highs in 2006, demand has tailed off, made worse, of course, by the recession and subsequent drop in consumer spending.
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, México, August 31, 2010 –Programmed to be inaugurated on September 1 the new Terminal B at the Monterrey International Airport has the capacity to process more than two million passengers per year.
Saint-Gobain organizes its third « Saint-Gobain & Start-ups » Competition to reward innovations from start-up companies in the habitat, energy and environment fields.
Following a series of regional heats, the search to find the UK’s best independent automotive glazing technician has been narrowed down to six, who are now preparing for the grand final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 16 September.
Diedorf, August 2010 – between 28th September and 1st October 2010, the glass sector’s most important leading trade fair will be taking place in the form of the glasstec.
Vesuvius is a worldwide leader of Fused Silica products for the Solar, Glass Fabricating, Glass Forming and Foundry industries.
After a first quarter affected by very cold winter weather in Europe, trading rebounded sharply overall in the second quarter of 2010, with the Group reporting 3.9% organic growth.
Business Exchange Twitter Delicious Digg Facebook LinkedIn Newsvine Propeller Yahoo! Buzz Print Volvo Car Corp. sued a Nippon Sheet Glass Co. unit in London over its involvement in a car-glass price-fixing cartel that ended two years ago with…
A pilot Automotive Leadership programme was held in the UK in June. This was very successful and the content has been refined since in order that programme can be rolled out globally and delivered regionally.
A cross-functional leadership programme for Automotive managers is to be rolled out globally following a successful pilot held in the UK in June. The programme is designed to give management teams the necessary skills to motivate and manage…
Façades with a high share of glass are a particularly hotly discussed topic from the point of view of energy efficiency.
Saint-Gobain’s consolidated sales for first-quarter 2010 came in at €8,737 million, versus €8,782 million in the first quarter of 2009, representing a decline of 0.5% on an actual structure basis and of 2.0% at constant exchange rates*.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 16, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has introduced enhanced-design windshields for the Airbus A320 Family that use new technology to improve field performance, reduce maintenance downtime, and…
A new addition to the Warsaw diplomatic quarter: glass from the CLIMAplusSECURIT partners Glaskontor Erfurt and KINON Porz provides optimal energy efficiency and security in the new British Embassy, built according to plans of London’s Tony Fretton…
CHICAGO, July 9, 2010 – Glass America will be featured on the Fox Business Channel nationwide on July 11.
Solaglas’ new consumer brochure on its market leading sealed unit SGG EcoClear®+ is now available to customers.
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexican glass manufacturer Vitro SAB (VITRO.MX) said Tuesday it has temporarily suspended operations at its flat glass plant in Monterrey due to flooding and damage from the passage last week of Hurricane Alex.
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, July 1, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) automotive refinish business today announced a restructuring of its North American sales and marketing organization, with a number of key leadership changes.
Saint-Gobain shareholders responded favorably to the dividend reinvestment option, with 72.1% of the total dividend to be paid in stock.
Research Report on Chinese Auto Glass Industry, 2010-2011As a major part of the auto body, auto glass takes up about 3% of the gross mass of the vehicle.
The NSG Group and Saint-Gobain Glass have announced plans for the construction of a new float glass plant in Jacarei, close to São Paulo, in Brazil.
Saint-Gobain has signed an agreement for the sale of its “Advanced Ceramics” business to the US company CoorsTek, for a total (enterprise value) of 245 million US dollars (about 200 million euros).
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 17, 2010 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group has been awarded a five-year, $50.1 million contract by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center in Richmond, Va., to supply windshields for UH-…
As part of its solar power growth strategy, Saint-Gobain has announced that its subsidiary Avancis, will be building a new plant to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules to cover the roofsof residential, industrial and commercial buildings as well as…