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Xinyi Glass, headquartered in Shenzhen, China, announced that it successfully began operation of a new melting furnace and ultra clear photovoltaic glass manufacturing line on August 28.

What will be the dynamics of global demand for PV modules in 2007 and the following years? This question is the topic in an interactive symposium on Tuesday 4 September in Milan.

Taking place from 3rd to 7th September 2007 at the Fiera Milano in Italy, the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference will be the most important international Conference in the field of Photovoltaics.

Co-organized by China Foreign Trade Centre (Group) and Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd, All in Glass (AIG) will be debuted from Nov.21 to 24, 2007, at Chinese Export Commodities Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou.

Demand for flat glass in China is expected to climb 8.4 percent per year through 2011 to 2.9 billion square meters. Measured in value, flat glass demand will expand more than eleven percent per year, reaching ¥96 billion in 2011.

On a hot summer day, PPG Industries Inc. workers at its automotive glass plant near Altoona are fabricating specially coated windows the company says can save motorists money at the gas pump.

SCHOTT Solar, a 100 percent subsidiary of the worldwide SCHOTT group, and WACKER Chemie AG plan to set up two joint ventures to produce and market silicon wafers for solar applications.

China International Exhibition for Glass Technology (All in Glass 2007), which is co-organized by Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. and China Foreign Trade Centre (Group), will be held in Chinese Export Commodities Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, during…

As part of its strategy to be the leader in developing some of the key materials for more efficient solar panels, DuPont will manage the critical phase of prototype development and applications testing for the newly formed DuPont-University of…

Area & Population China is the largest country in Asia, with a total land area of 9.6 million square kilometers.

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today announced plans to expand its optical fiber manufacturing facility in China.

Akeena Solar, Inc. a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, announced the expansion of its Board of Directors and appointed two new members.

Fuyao cracked the local auto glass market, now it’s making a name for itself overseas.CAO Tok-wong travelled to Canada in the early 1990s, taking auto glass samples with him.

BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Shenzhen SEG Samsung Glass Co Ltd (SZA 000068) said it expects a first half net loss of 165 mln yuan, widening an earlier loss projection of 100-120 mln yuan, due to falling selling prices and demand, as well as rising raw…

It sounded at times like a meeting of Optimists, but, no, it was the seventh Congress of the World Green Building Council.

This September, the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition will be taking place for the 22nd edition.

Federal Minister of Education and Research, Dr. Annette Schavan, announced the founding of a technological initiative on Organic Photovoltaic (OPV), together with the companies BASF, Bosch, Merck and SCHOTT, at the “Neue Börse Frankfurt”.

Seven leading international solar panel makers have expressed interest in investing in Hungary, with projects totaling EUR 3 bln, Hungary's Economy Minister Janos Koka announced late Thursday in Washington D.C, without naming the potential…

SCHOTT Solar GmbH is seeking to strengthen its position as one of the world’s technology and market leaders in the field of Photovoltaics.

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TIANJIN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TTCM China, Inc. (TTCH.PK), a leading producer and supplier of glass-reinforced fiber plastic pipes, today announced the winning of the bid to supply the company’s products to one of the BeiHai Water Diversion…

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recognized the Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. U.S. corporate Home Office in Deerfield, Ill., with its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(R) (LEED) designation at a Gold-level…

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As the country faces acute power shortage and global warming debate hots up, energy conservationists caution against growing number of buildings with glass facades dotting the landscapes of cities as being responsible for energy consumption much in…