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| You've undoubtedly seen it before, glass that appears to have chicken wire imbedded in it. It's called safety glass but critics say it's anything but safe.
| For almost a century, worshipers stepping inside Sacred Heart Catholic Church have been greeted with an ethereal glow from more than 70 stained-glass windows.
| More than 300 employees of Glenshaw Glass went on strike early Tuesday after rejecting a contract offer that included concessions, WTAE's Ellen Gamble reported.
| Corning Inc., the largest maker of fiber optic cable, on Tuesday said it would stop making glass for conventional television screens in North America because of competition from lower-cost imports and weak demand.
| Pemco Emails Srl, the Italian subsidiary of Pemco International (Bruges, Belgium) has acquired Euroinks Srl of Arezzo, Italy with retroactive effect from January 1st 2003.
| Toledo has been hailed as the "glass capital of the world," thanks to Edward D. Libbey and Michael J. Owens.In 1886, Libbey moved from Massachusetts to Toledo and started his Libbey Glass Co.
| Two boys were injured yesterday after a panel shattered above a swimming pool spraying fragments of glass into the water.
| Italian shower door manufacturer SAMO SpA, one of Europe’s leader in the fabrication of shower enclosures and licensee of DFI’s enhanced hydrophobic technology, has successfully completed full implementation of DFI’s production procedures under a…
| AMIA Studios is casting a new light on works designed in glass. Established in 1995, AMIA offers one of the largest collections of designer glass art that includes suncatchers, window-pane art, lamp shades, decorative boxes, a collection of crosses…
| In what may rank as the most petite GDR of the year, JPMorgan has launched a $30 million issue for Kumgang Korea Chemical.
| It will take longer for Swedish American Hospital and the Winnebago County Administration Building to get new windows for their buildings. That's because the intallers for those projects are on the picket line.
| Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Owens-Illinois, Inc. , announced that it has completed its offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") any and all of its outstanding 8-3/4% Senior Secured Notes due…
| David Pinder, managing director coatings and managing director, PPE Sweden, has been appointed Pilkington Country Manager for Sweden.He succeeds Thomas Johansson, who retired at the end of March.As Country Manager, David has a coordinating role in…
| Glass Group Inc. is reporting a 25-percent productivity increase at former Alcan Inc. molded glass operations it acquired in September.
| Apogee Enterprises, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a new program to repurchase up to 1.5 million shares of the company's common stock.
| An Indian man has taken to gobbling up glass for a livingP Arthanari Swamy claims he has been eating glass pieces and empty liquor bottles for the last 18 years after realising that he could "digest them".
| Owens-Illinois, Inc., announced that it expects to issue a news release announcing first quarter financial results after 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, April 22.
| PPG Architectural Finishes, a subsidiary of PPG Industries, Inc., has introduced Coraflon(TM) ADS (Air-Dried System) coatings, a new line of incredibly colorful fluoropolymer coatings that are as attractive and durable as coatings on new factory-…
| Alcoa today reported income from continuing operations in the first quarter of $195 million or $0.23 per diluted share compared to a loss from continuing operations of $125 million or $0.15 per diluted share in the previous quarter.
| Nightingale Associates is now one of the major league architects in the UK, according to a key industry survey. The practice, which specialises in healthcare architecture, has leapt into the top ten from number 17 last year.