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| At Vitrum2003, For.El. S.p.a. once again confirmed its leadership in the production of processing machines for standard glass panes and the double-glazing industry.
| Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. recently announced plans to significantly expand its automotive safety glass business in China through a minority buy-out of its existing joint venture in China - Qinhuangdao Haiyan Safety Glass (QHSG), and the construction of a…
| The National Fenestration Rating Council¹s (NFRC) Board of Directors voted to approve a new test method for obtaining solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) ratings as well as a new technical procedure for rating window films at the organization¹s…
| Corning Inc. maker of fiber-optic cable, posted a quarterly net loss, but beat Wall Street forecasts thanks to strong demand for liquid crystal display glass panels and automotive technologies.
| Ferro Corporation announced it will release second quarter 2003 earnings before the market opens on Tuesday, July 29, 2003.A conference call to discuss earnings will follow the release at 11 a.m.
| A pile of glass bottles and jars ­ brown, green and clear all mingled together in broken pieces ­ sits in a bin behind a Sugar Creek warehouse waiting to be reborn.
| Visteon Corporation announced a net loss of $167 million or $1.33 per share for the Second Quarter 2003, which includes a previously announced special charge associated with the exit of its seating business located in Chesterfield, Michigan.
| The Rs 4,500 crore Videocon group, the largest manufacturers of glass shells for colour television picture tubes, has invested Rs 500 crore to increase its capacity from the current 9 million units to 16 million units.
| Through a combination of sand, wood and fire, both functional and collectible glass items have been shaped and manipulated. For decades, the art of glass-making has intrigued people.
| Irish glass company Waterford Crystal is cutting its workforce by more than 230. The move is part of what it describes as a drive to make the company more competitive.
| Pilkington Aerospace has been awarded a new multi-year contract by the Defense Supply Center in Richmond (DSCR), Virginia, to supply aircraft canopies for the US Navy's fleet of TAV-8B aircraft.
| Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG), the materials integrity management company, announced the addition of eight new partners to the Entegris Ultra-Thin Wafer Partner Program.
| Glass manufacturer Pilkington has embarked on a £10m global server consolidation programme that it expects will create savings of more than £300,000 a year in Europe and bring more savings across the rest of the world.
| The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has publicised three reports on its website which it says highlight the fast pace of growth in the UK’s end markets for recycled glass and the scope for further development.
| Glasseiden GmbH Oschatz of Germany on Tuesday acquired 24.2% of Valmieras stikla skiedra (VSS), a Latvian glass fiber manufacturer, from P-D-P Consulting, increasing its stake in the company to 45.3%, VSS Financial Director Imants Saulitis told the…
| 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.