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Saint-Gobain, the French materials and packaging group, is to set up a joint-venture in Japan with the Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) company.
Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase the company's quarterly dividend.
The regional court in Brno declared major glassmaker Jihlavske Sklarny Bohemia bankrupt, ending six months of increasingly desperate talks to restructure bank loans and find new capital to keep the company solvent.
As a result of a charge for a previously announced asbestos settlement agreement, PPG Industries today reported a net loss of $345 million, or a loss per share of $2.03, for the second quarter. Excluding the $495 million aftertax charge, net…
With the new developed CNC grinding and polishing machines, using one spindle only, the glass processors in the huge market of small and medium series and single products now also have the possibility to refer and rely on the well proven and well…
Pilkington PLC chairman Sir Nigel Rudd told the AGM that "tough market conditions" have prevailed through this year, in line with the company's expectations stated at its results presentation in May.
Emhart Glass has demonstrated its technological leadership by introducing its revolutionary new NIS, an all servo electric forming machine, and packaged this new technology with a full array of Turnkey new support services.
Rohm and Haas Company reported second quarter earnings from continuing operations of $110 million (excluding the impact of non-recurring items), or $.49 per share, a 64 percent increase over pro-forma earnings of $67 million, or $.30 per share, for…
Mexican stocks lost some of their morning gains in midday trade Thursday as the market showed caution ahead of Mexico's second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures, due out at 2.30 p.m local time (1930 GMT).
Saint-Gobain Pam, the flagship company of Saint-Gobain's Pipe Division, has signed a contract to supply Japan's Marubeni Corporation with equipment to build a drinking-water pipeline for the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authorities.
Peter Jones of Biffa Waste Services has been described as Waste managements greatest advocate, and judged more influential than environment minister Michael Meacher in a Hot 100 list of the most powerful people in sustainable waste management.
New group chief executive Stuart Chambers has backed up his promise to get to know the automotive side of the business with a whistle-stop tour of three European sites.He visited the float and automotive lines at San Salvo and Sagunto, plus the…
The value of new construction starts advanced 4 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $512.9 billion, according to the Dodge Division of McGraw-Hill Construction.
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Mole Valley District Council has awarded its municipal waste collection contract to Biffa, the UKs leading supplier of integrated waste management services.
The whole of Pilkington's North American manufacturing operation has now achieved third party certification to the ISO 14001 international environmental management system standard.
Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG), the materials integrity management company, today unveiled its molded 90-degree Laminar Flow Sweep Elbow Fitting, made of PFA, to protect and transport high purity chemicals for the semiconductor industry.
Solutia Inc. announced that it has successfully closed its private placement of 223,000 units consisting of $223 million senior secured notes due 2009 as well as warrants to purchase common stock.
Oscar Boronat has been appointed managing director of Primary Products Europe, succeeding Stuart Chambers.Oscar is currently chief executive, Building Products, South America, and country manager, Brazil.
Samuvetro, the new fair aimed at the glass sector in the North East of Italy, has been held from June 13 to 16, 2002 at Pordenone Fiere Fairground.
The company Steelwork of Berlin received the order for the double glass facade of the new building, Deichtor Center, with a facade area of ca. 6,000 m².
The DuPont Business Conduct Guide now is available online at DuPont.com. The booklet can be found by going web page or by clicking on the tab marked "Social Commitment" and then going to "Business Conduct Guide." First published…
Vitro has announced that it has received authorization from the necessary authorities to go through with its sale of a 51% stake in Vitromatic, which produces and distributes household appliances in Mexico.
Researchers looking for a way to repair bone and treat arthritis have turned to a seemingly fragile substance to do the job: Glass.