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| Fitch Ratings has placed the senior unsecured foreign and local currency 'BB' ratings of Vitro, S.A. de C.V. (Vitro) on Rating Watch Negative.
| The 5S scheme has gained two more 'S's - Pilkington Automotive's San Salvo site launched the housekeeping programme across the plant in March.
| After countless plan revisions and more than $20,000 spent on a redesign, Mark of the Quad Cities director Steve Hyman is on the verge of getting the all-glass skybridge he envisioned from the beginning.
| The Glass Art Association of Canada celebrated its 20th anniversary with a sexy glass fashion show. The bump-and-grind runway parade of glass garments mostly modelled by the artists themselves, involved considerably more than placing Tiffany lamp…
| Bullet-proof glass used to be stuff of Bond movies and presidential limousines. Now jails, hospitals, and even convenience stores are installing bullet-proof glass to protect Utahns.
| The Pilkington corporate website, www.pilkington.com, received a commendation in the 'Grand Prix IR Best Practice Website FTSE 250 Award' at the 2003 IR Best Practice Website Awards announced at a gala dinner at Royal Lancaster Hotel in…
| Jeremy Lancaster, Chairman of Rexam PLC, the global consumer packaging company, made the following statement at AGM:“Following a highly successful performance last year, Rexam continues to trade well in 2003 and we anticipate that we shall meet…
| Ferro Corporation (NYSE: FOE) announced that Thomas W. Gannon has been named corporate vice president and chief financial officer, effective May 16, 2003.
| IFS announced that GED, Inc., which manufactures automated glass processing equipment for the flat glass and insulating glass (IG) industries, has signed a contract to purchase IFS business software, including IFS' web-based performance-…
| Hitachi Metals Ltd, a Japanese metal and automotive parts maker, said on Wednesday it would buy Metglass Solutions, a unit of U.
| 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.