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| Research and Markets has announced the addition of Nippon Sheet Glass Co, Ltd 2005 Company Profile Edition 2 to their offering.
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited Anchor Glass Container Corp. for alleged clean-air violations at the company's container glass manufacturing plant at 200 W.
| Kim Jong-il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), inspected the newly established Tae-an Friendship Glass Factory, which was built with aid from China.
| Bulgaria certified Turkish glass and chemicals group Turkey Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari (Sisecam) as First Class Investor on Tuesday, October 4.
| In these 'new media' days, it's refreshing to come across something very traditional. The Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland has commissioned a stain glass window for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a gift celebrating…
| A new group is being established to fly the flag for the West Midlands' glass industry. Glass West Midlands is supported by Advantage West Midlands and will represent the 130 companies across the region that are involved in the design and…
| New Zealand’s international reputation as a centre for glass art is well-established, founded on the work of leading artists like Anne Robinson, Liz Sharek ,Nicole Lucas and Jo Nuttall.
| Pretending he was a burglar trying to break into a house, Kelly Searson picked up a wooden baseball bat and swung it into a window.
| Share prices closed higher after news of a surprise acceleration in factory activity in the US in September and gains on the Nasdaq reassured investors, dealers said.
| Saint-Gobain chief executive Jean-Louis Beffa delivers a speech during a shareholdes' meeting in June 2004. BPB -- the world's biggest plasterboard manufacturer -- repeated its view that a hostile takeover bid from Saint-Gobain undervalued…
| A cold winter threatens ruin for the glass industry, warn bosses, with gas prices going through the roof.
| PPG Industries is raising fiber glass prices in response to skyrocketing energy prices. The Pittsburgh-based manufacturing company said it will raise its fiber glass prices 6 cents per pound Nov. 1 for all fiber glass shipments in North and South…
| Automotive Components Holdings, LLC began operations today after assuming control of 17 plants and six other facilities in the U.
| The Corning Museum of Glass has scheduled a series of fall Family Workshops on Sunday afternoons where families can work together to make projects for their home.
| Saint-Gobain's ceramics division, Saint-Gobain Ceramiques Avancees Desmarquest (SGCAD), is to close two factories and cut 174 jobs in France, according to labour union sources, who said the plan will be presented officially to the company'…
| St. Helens-based glass maker Pilkington forecast a 20% rise in half-year profits today as it remained on track to meet expectations for annual results.
| Glass maker Pilkington yesterday forecast a 20% surge in half-year profits but admitted its markets remained "challenging".
| A legal challenge that could put 500 new glass factory jobs in Ellesmere Port in jeopardy began in the High Court.
| Pilkington one of the world's largest glass makers, has reported an increase in demand from builders and car makers despite market conditions remaining 'challenging'.
| For centuries, the Black Country has been the heart of the British glass industry. In the glory years, areas such as Brierley Hill, Kingswinford, Wordsley and Stourbridge were known around the world for their production of lead crystal glassware.