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Vitro S.A.B.  de C.V. (BMV: VITROA; NYSE: VTO) announced today that Alfonso Gomez  Palacio, President of the Glass Containers business unit, retired on June 30  2007 after an outstanding 23 year career and performance at Vitro.
In response to the strong demand for superinsulating glass on the Italian construction market, Glaverbel is to install the country’s first magnetron unit for applying low-emissivity coatings at its Cuneo plant in North-East Italy (Piedmont).
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) announces that today its extraordinary Board meeting officially resolved the sale of Flat Glass Business in Australasia.
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…
By building solar power plants in sparsely populated provinces in China and other regions of the world, SCHOTT is contributing towards improved living conditions and developing a new market for the future.
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…
Some 400 people from around the world will gather in Corsicana this weekend to commemorate the retirement of Wally Palma, manager of the Corsicana Guardian Industries glass manufacturing plant for the past 27 years.
The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) signed agreements for 10 new projects worth over Rs. 2 billion last week. Chairman/Director General of the BOI Dhammika Perera signed the agreements on behalf of the Board and Minister of Enterprise…
The tin bath is where the quality of float glass is determined. Here, the thickness of the glass ribbon must be regulated constantly, glass defects must be avoided and, if a defect does occur, it must be corrected as quickly and completely as…
In early June, the “Nevada Solar One” parabolic trough power plant located in Boulder City, near Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), will begin supplying power to the grid.
Chairman/Director General of the BOI Dhammika Perera signed the agreements on behalf of the Board and Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Dr.
Emirates Bank announced that the AED 292 million facility for Emirates Float Glass ('EFG') has been successfully closed, and oversubscribed.
What was an industrial brownfields site, became a role model for environmentally compatible conversion in the fall of 2006.
One of South Africa’s most prominent turnkey refractory and mechanical speci- alists, The Dickinson Group, has been awarded contracts for several local and international key industrial and mining projects.
At the annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge in Texas, the largest solar race of its kind in the U.S.A., the Sundancer team from Houston, Mississippi, was victorious for the sixth time in a row.
Finacity Corporation announced that it successfully facilitated the upsize and extension of a trade receivables securitization transaction for Vitro America, Vitro's US-based subsidiary, on April 16, 2007.
Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, announced 1Q'07 unaudited results.Year over year consolidated sales increased 6.0 percent and EBITDA rose 30.0 percent.
Corning Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter profit rose 27 percent, exceeding Wall Street's expectations despite a seasonal slowdown in demand for liquid-crystal-display glass.
North East glassmakers are heading out to the United Arab Emirates as they look to break into the Gulf’s lucrative glass market.
Vitro S.A.B. de C.V.   producer and distributor of glass products, today pre-released its 1Q’07  results.
- Reiterates commitment to discipline regarding its business strategy - Vitro plans to invest US$195 million in 2007Vitro S.
JIANGSU, CHINA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 20, 2007 -- Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company," "CSI," or "we") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that it won a contract to supply a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar…
In float glass manufacturing, the tin bath heating system’s temperature performance and energy efficiency are essential, not least because of the enormously high energy densities the system produces, with an operating performance of up to 3 MW.
Attractive reflective, solar control and thermal insulation properties yield maximum efficiency and energy saving.
PPG Industries is evaluating the future of its plants, including its automotive glass manufacturing facility in Tipton.