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Johannesburg - The glass industry yesterday defended as proactive its bid to restructure its supply chain and invest in a hi-tech recycling plant.
N2H2, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NTWO.OB - News), a global Internet content filtering company, today announced that PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG - News), a Fortune 500 company that supplies coatings, glass, fiberglass and chemicals, has purchased N2H2…
Japanese-owned Asahi Glass Philippines Inc., a unit of Tokyo-based Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., is spending close to P500 million to put up a state-of-the-art glass production facility for solar panel applications that would complement the operations of…
Robed in surgical gowns, hoods and protective eyewear, four women hovered over their "patient" like doctors on a mission to save a life.
The check is not in the mail but a U.N. official on Monday lobbied President Bush for a $1 billion interest-free loan so the United Nations could renovate its crumbling headquarters that marks the Manhattan skyline.
Saint-Gobain's Building Distribution division announces the acquisition, by Point.P, of Dubois Matériaux (Kingfisher group).Dubois Matériaux, merchant specialised in the distribution of timber, board and insulating materials, had a turnover of…
Rexam, the global consumer packaging company, has announced the start of negotiations with local union representatives regarding the restructuring of its German glass operation.
Buckingham, vice president, Information Technology and chief information officer since October 2002, has led Visteon's global services partnership with IBM Corp.
Asahi Glass Phils., Inc. (AGP) has proposed $9 million, approximately P500 million, for a pioneering project in the country involving the production of a low-iron, high transmittance, tempered glass for solar panels application.In a letter to Board…
Johannesburg - In a bid to sidestep the drama engulfing the legislation on plastic bags, the glass industry believes it has come up with a winning proposition for the industry and the environment.
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced today the opening of a repair center in Morrow, GA.
Enjoy two days in the warm California sun, surrounded by delightfully unique glass and ceramic objects for home and garden, at the eleventh annual Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California(ACGA) Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival, July 1…
A shattered glass panel in Alfred Lerner Hall led to access restrictions this week, leaving the student center uncharacteristically quiet.Yellow caution tape blocked access to Lerner's ramps after one of the building's exterior glass…
Oldcastle Glass®, North America’s provider of architectural glass products and services, announces a major innovation in hurricane impact-resistant glazing with its new laminated, high performance product StormGlass™.
Guardian Industries is ramping up its high tech coating capabilities with the launch in Bascharage, Luxembourg, of the world's largest coater of glass products.
Steve Klein has accepted the position of Director of Manufacturing for Lauren Windows in Cambridge, Ohio, a division of Lauren International, which is based in New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Manukau City Council's Manurewa Community Arts Centre (Nathan Homestead) has a great new term three timetable, especially for those interested in glass and ceramic art.The two day Handmade Ceramic Tile workshop with tutor Judith Rosamund will…
Two Portola Valley artists, Jan Schachter and Lee Middleman, will be among the 185 California clay and glass artists taking part in the 11th annual Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13, at the Palo Alto Art…
Picvue Optoelectronics Technology, a subsidiary of Picvue Electronics, has scheduled igniting Taiwan’s first TFT LCD glass-smelting furnace this month.
Security is of ever-increasing importance in new construction. Interestingly, these security requirements are likely to lead to a proliferation of plastics in many building projects.
Pilkington PLC has until Aug. 1 to make a decision on the lease of its downtown Toledo headquarters, after receiving a one-month extension this week.
Consolidated net sales for the first quarter ended May 31, 2003 were $171.3 million, a 7% decrease from net sales of $184.7 million reported for the prior-year quarter.
Owens-Illinois, Inc., (NYSE: OI) today announced that it expects to issue a news release announcing second quarter financial results after 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, July 22.
Police cars in New Orleans could soon have glass to stop bullets being fired in, but which allows officers to fire out.
Two researchers in Australia have come up with a simple way to make glass that lets in sunlight but blocks most of its heat.