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TRADE and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II has ordered an investigation on the importation of figured glass and glass mirrors from various countries based on a petition filed by Asahi Glass Philippines.
Visteon Corporation has been selected as the 2003 Vanguard award winner by the Detroit Chapter of Women in Communications for the company's "Ethics Quest" employee communication program.
W. James McNerney, Jr., 3M Chairman and CEO, told more than 3,300 shareholders at the 3M annual meeting that the company continues to build momentum after delivering solid 2002 results.
The investigation into the origins of arsenic contaminated soil in Naplate will expand yet again to include more than a dozen additional homes.Thursday, officials with the U.S.
After the successful introduction of the new single spindler RS 89.04 during the glasstec 2002 in Düsseldorf, the fourth generation of the dynamic family company from Fürth/Bavaria continues the well-proved tradition by the modified and revised…
Oldcastle Glass is pleased to announce the acquisition of April Industries, Inc., a leading fabricator and distributor of architectural glass products located in Montreal, Quebec.
Two of this year's "Top Ten Green Projects" announced by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) include solar products made by BP Solar.
BTU Technologies LLC has developed and now patented a unique technology for substantially improving the edge-to-edge R-value of insulated glazing units fabricated with stainless steel and aluminum spacer tubes.
The Rs 233-crore Gujarat Glass (GGL), manufacturer of glass packaging for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry and an independent subsidiary of Nicholas Piramal (NPL), is close to acquiring a US-based glass packaging company with an investment…
The state has made a $500,000 grant to assist workers in State College who will lose their jobs when Corning Asahi Video Products Co. closes its doors this summer.
Saint-Gobain Reinforcement and Owens Corning announced today that they have entered into a joint venture agreement in order to set up a fiberglass manufacturing unit.
Mid 20th Century antiques hold a nostalgic allure for most of us over fifty. As Howard Meadows, local glass collector points out, "it was all part of our own history." We grew up with many of these beautiful things in our homes and…
The new Post Tower, the headquarters of the privatised German postal service, is the biggest single project in Pilkington Optiwhite ever undertaken.
DuPont has selected Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide as its lead global communications agency. This is the first time in its 200-year history that DuPont has consolidated marketing and communications across its businesses and the corporate brand with a…
Consolidated net sales decreased 4 percent in fiscal 2003 to $771.8 million from $802.3 million in fiscal 2002.
Absolute Glass Protection, Inc. announces that it has deregistered 400,000 shares of common stock. On May 6, 2003, Absolute Glass Protection, Inc. filed a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement (previously filed on…
PPG Industries this afternoon received an Innovation in Occupational and Environmental Health Grant for $25,000 to help implement its program to improve the early diagnosis, treatment and management of depression for employees, retirees and family…
The Department of Trade and Industry has initiated an investigation on the influx of imported figured glass and glass mirrors from China, Indonesia, Thailand, South Africa, Taiwan and South Korea on the strength of the complaint filed by Japanese-…
Union employees at Friedrich & Dimmock Inc. declared a strike at noon Wednesday upon reaching an impasse in contract negotiations.
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI), announced today that it has closed on the sale of $450 million aggregate principal amount of its 7-3/4% senior secured notes due 2011 and $…
DuPont(TM) StormRoom(TM) with Kevlar(R) -- a new in-home storm shelter that helps protect families from the dangers of tornadoes -- complies with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) guidelines on tornado shelters.
PFG has developed a low-cost laminating glass recovery plant, that recovers over 90% of the glass used in windscreens.
There’s no getaway music playing, but three downtown Toledo signature companies - Owens-Illinois, Inc., Owens Corning, and Pilkington PLC - could bolt from their headquarters buildings within three years.
New construction starts in March slipped 1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $475.2 billion, it was reported by McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Helmut Doyen of Sika Automotive will be presenting a session on Interior Adhesives at the Auto Interiors Show on May 15, 2003.