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| Glass Group Inc., owner of the Flat River Glass factory in Park Hills, Mo., got a reprieve from repaying a $38 million loan due Wednesday.
| PPG Industries Inc., which supplies coatings, glass, fiber glass and chemicals, said Wednesday that Hurricane Katrina had a minimal impact on its operations.
| The ¤2-billion German multinational Schott AG, a world leader in pharma pack glass tubing, has plans to make India its global hub for production if the power scenario here turns favourable both in terms of tariff and consistency.
| More than £90m was added to the value of Pilkington yesterday on speculation that the glassmaker was attracting takeover interest.
| DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions today announced a global price increase of 10 percent for all grades of DuPont(TM) Butacite(R) polyvinyl butyral interlayer and Spallshield(R) composite films, effective Oct. 1, 2005.
| Asahi India Glass Ltd would be required to do a complete replacement of refractories in the metal bath of its Float Glass Plant at Taloja.This, however, means a considerable later restart of the Taloja Plant.
| Shares in Pilkington slipped from session highs on Tuesday as a source close to the glassmaker said it was not in takeover talks with Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass, quashing market rumours of a bid.
| French glass major Saint Gobain, which is investing Rs 700 crore on its expansion plans in Chennai, will commence production from its second float glass plant in October-November this year.
| Diane Fairburn started her stained-glass business the day after she graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University's art school in 1979.
| Asahi India Glass Ltd members have declared dividend at 150 per cent on equity shares of Rupee one each and at 0.01 per cent on non-cumulative redeemable preference shares of Rs 100 each, for the financial year 2004-05.
| Instead of being stuck behind the glass, Roberto "Rob" Cosme, just cuts it.The 43-year-old was suddenly out of a job when the glass-cutting and repair company he worked for closed up shop.
| East African Breweries has invested 570-million shillings in the refurbishment and expansion of its subsidiary company Central Glass industries.
| Saint-Gobain, the French building materials group, will this week formally launch its long-awaited £3.68bn offer for BPB, the British plasterboard company.
| Anchor Glass Container Corp., which makes glass bottles for Anheuser Busch and other companies, agreed to borrow $125 million from a group of noteholders to repay secured debt and cover operating expenses while it reorganizes in bankruptcy.
| There aren't too many artists whose resume includes work for the United Nations, Trump Casino and Disney.
| In its never-ending quest for integrated architectural glass solutions, Glaverbel is launching Blackpearl - a glass with exceptional aesthetic and processing properties, the ideal choice for architects looking for a perfect balance between spandrel…
| Vitro, S.A. de C.V. ("Vitro") (NYSE: VTO; BMV: VITROA) announced that its subsidiary Vitro Plan, S.A. de C.V. ("Vitro Plan"), Vitro's flat glass division, closed on August 22nd, 2005 the private issuance of US$21.5 million…
| The US Department of Commerce found Chinese makers of automotive replacement glass guilty of selling their products for less than their manufacturing costs.
| Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, a leader in the processing of high-performance engineered polymers, reaches exclusive material distribution agreement.
| Shares of Mexican glass maker Vitro have surged almost 50 percent in the last two weeks, but analysts say a planned asset sale alone does not justify the rally, with no other good news around the corner.Trading volume in the normally tranquil stock…