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Flexsys America L.P., a subsidiary of Solutia Inc. (NYSE:SOA), on May 12, 2008 announced it has filed a new complaint with the U.S.
The Carlyle Group, a U.S. buyout fund, said Friday that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a fifty-fifty joint venture between Nippon Sheet Glass Co. and Hoya Corp. that makes glass substrates for liquid crystal displays.
The owner of a construction-glass plant in Lathrop is proposing a $100 million upgrade, contingent on some government financial support.
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Edgetech Super Spacer customer, Clayton Glass, has invested over £0.5M in kitting out a brand new factory to stay ahead of increasing demand for its high performance sealed units.
The 700 metre square showroom and fitting hall lies alongside the Austrian HQ of worldwide car rental group Sixt.
Emirates Glass, a processor of architectural flat glass and a subsidiary of Glass LLC, which is wholly owned by Dubai Investments (DI), said it supplied premium glass products to the third tallest telecommunication tower in the world.
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