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| Nippon Sheet Glass Co, which was earlier rebuffed by Pilkington PLC after increasing an indicative takeover approach, said it is reviewing its position but that there are no talks currently going on between the two companies.
| From December 30, Rangitikei residents will be forced to dump their glass bottles in the rubbish or cart them to Palmerston North, Wanganui or Feilding.
| Vietnam is likely to earn nearly 5.8 million US dollars from exporting construction glass next year, up 15 percent against this year's projected turnover, according to the Vietnam Architectural Glass Association Friday.
| China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. Ltd. said on Friday its unit had agreed to sell an entire 30 percent stake in an automotive coating maker to the U.S.-based PPG Industries Securities Inc. for $28 million in cash.
| British glass maker Pilkington Plc rejected a revised 158 pence per share bid worth 2.08 billion pounds ($3.68 billion) from Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd on Thursday.
| Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOG) today announced fiscal 2006 third quarter earnings. Apogee develops and delivers value-added glass products and services for the architectural, large-scale optical and automotive industries.
| As the CEO of “Steinert-Industries”, the owner of Tokmak glass plant “Interglass” Vladimir Steinert said, “Interglass” supplies whole Kyrgyzstan with glass.“We cover the territory of Russia from Moscow to the Far East and all regions of Kazakhstan,…
| EFG's license agreement with PPG Industries will provide EFG with the process and product technology services, process assessment and product licensing rights while IANUA SPA has been awarded the lump sum turnkey contract to construct the plant…
| The parent company of Iowa Paint, a fixture in Des Moines construction for more than 70 years, will be sold to Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries, a global manufacturer and distributor of glass and paint, the companies said Tuesday.
| Analysts warned yesterday that Japanese company NSG is running out of time if it wants to take over glassmaker Pilkington.Patience is believed to be wearing thin at Pilkington's headquarters in St Helens, Merseyside.
| The city official charged with criminal negligence over the Transvaal water park tragedy has attempted to clear his name by presenting an independent expert committee's finding that he was not to blame.
| The city's first private glassware museum will open to the public next month in Xintiandi. The 1,000-square-meter museum, named Crystal China, will be operated by Shanghai Yang and Liu Li Gong Fang Crystal Co Ltd.
| A new program to use recycled glass as a fluxing agent will be introduced early next year.A CD highlighting the method will be available in February.
| Nippon Sheet Glass (5202.TO) may have trouble raising its bid to an acceptable level for Pilkington (PILK.LN), says analyst.
| The walls are going up on a new $30 million dollar museum in the Old West End, but you can still see through them.
| South African glass firm Consol increased revenue for the five months to end-November by 10.9 percent and said on Monday it will spend almost 500 million rand to increase capacity by 25 percent.
| Japanese industrials firm Nippon Sheet Glass will this week seek fresh talks with Pilkington aimed at breaking the deadlock over a proposed £2 billion takeover of the 180-year-old British glassmaker.
| Apogee Enterprises, Inc. announced that it will host a live conference call and real-time webcast to discuss the company's third quarter results and operations on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 10 a.m.
| The two window washers who were trapped on a platform during a windstorm last week quit their jobs Tuesday morning.7NEWS had the exclusive video showing their terrifying ride as the platform they were on slammed violently into the side of the Denver…
| Asahi Fiber Glass, a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Glass, announced on December 8 that it has reached a basic agreement with Owens Corning of Ohio on a future business acquisition.