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| Guardian Industries Corp., a global leader in the glass, automotive and building products industries, began production July 18 at its newest float glass plant in Czêstochowa, Poland.
| The Vidrio Andino project, a joint venture between the French Saint Gobain company and the Grupo Empresarial Antioqueno, with participation of the British Pilkington company, has received its environmental licensing for its glass factory, which will…
| Chemetall PLC, has been awarded with accreditation to QS-9000. The speciality chemical company, based in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, supplies surface treatment products to industry.
| Werner Baer has joined PPG Industries as vice president, information technology, responsible for managing the company's global information technology systems and strategies.Before joining PPG, Baer had been global director of information…
| Southwall Technologies reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. Revenues for the second quarter of 2002 were $19.7 million, a decrease of $2.2 million, or 10 percent, from the $21.9 million achieved in the second quarter of…
| Nine years ago, Pilkington PLC received a $5.35 million incentive package for keeping the former Libbey-Owens-Ford Co. headquarters in downtown Toledo, a deal that included the citys purchase of its building.
| Schott-Rohrglas, supplier of glass tubes for solar energy applications for more than 15 years, proudly announces the development of a new and innovative tube collector.
| Solutia Inc. announced that it has completed the extension and amendment of the company's credit facility and that the funds from the previously announced bond sale have been released from escrow.
| Pilkington's subsidiaries in China have recently signed technical assistance agreements, which will give them access to the best-practice manufacturing techniques and new technologies that have been developed by Pilkington around the world.
| Salomon Smith Barney said it downgraded on Monday Mexican glass maker Vitro VTO.N Vitroa.MX to "neutral" from "outperform" because of the sudden departure of Chief Financial Officer Luis Nicolau.
| The reporter is told by the Tianjin Customs that export of Chinese toughened and layered glass encounter difficulty as US and Canada impose high anti-dumping tariff on the two products.
| Rodel, Inc., an innovator of integrated materials for the microelectronics industry, today announced three executive appointments to further strengthen its leadership team.
| Asahi Glass Co Ltd said the company will raise 25 bln yen via an issue of 7-year corporate bonds carrying a coupon of 0.86 pct.
| Rohm and Haas Company and ISP Technologies Inc., an affiliate of International Specialties Products (ISP), today announced a new approach to the personal care industry.
| Solutia Inc.'s Chief Financial Officer, Robert A. Clausen will address a chemical industry investor conference sponsored by Credit Suisse First Boston in New York on Tuesday, September 24th at 2:00 p.m.
| By introducing new products for the auto and electronics industries, in particular, Thai Asahi Glass Co, a major subsidiary of Asahi Glass Co, hopes to raise its revenue to 4.75 billion baht this year.
| Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) and Saint-Gobain have signed an agreement establishing a new joint venture company, NSG Vetrotex KK.
| 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.
| A visit to the Sandwich Glass Museum gives the impression of walking through a kaleidoscope: turn a corner, and a dazzling new array of ruby, emerald and cobalt glass dances in the light.
| Someone shattered a $70,000 glass flower sculpture by artist Dale Chihuly that was on display at the Garfield Park Conservatory, officials said.