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| L. Stanton Williams, former PPG Industries chairman and chief executive officer, died Sunday from complications following a heart attack.
| To provide a platform for convergence of new technologies in glass and glazing industry, Zak Glasstech will be held on 8-11 December at NSE Complex in Mumbai.
| Solutia Inc., the world producer sales of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers, announced it has reached a definitive agreement with Vitro Plan, S.
| Tai Fook Research rates Xinyi Glass (0868.HK) buy; says company mainly produces auto glass, which mainly for replacement rather than for carmakers' production, so company less vulnerable to short-term fluctuations in vehicle production volumes…
| Schott Pharmaceutical Packaging will be the first international manufacturer of primary pharmaceutical glass packaging to establish a production site in China, in a move that will increase supply to Chinese injectable drug manufacturers hungry to…
| A lack of drink related vandalism meant emergency glass fitters suffered a quiet weekend last week.The first weekend of the new licensing laws failed to erupt into the expected mayhem leaving glaziers to deal with a virtually unchanged number of…
| Analyst Matthew Petkun of DA Davidson reiterates his "neutral" rating on Applied Films Corporation (AFCO.NAS), while reducing his estimates for the company.
| Pilkington PLC said the Bavarian Supreme Court has ruled that there should be a reduction in the price payable by Pilkington Holdings GmbH for minority shareholdings in the German unit.
| Parking ticket staff have been given bullet-proof screens to protect them from angry motorists.The armoured glass has been installed at offices where drivers pay fines handed out by wardens.An Aberdeen Council insider said yesterday: "The…
| David Johnson and his wife Debbie admit to warning first-time beaders that their new hobby is addictive. The Appleton couple opened Glass Onion Studios in 1990 as a stained glass store and workshop.
| The Bartlett-Collins Glass plant may be halting operations in December, and some employees say the shutdown could be permanent.Speaking on condition of anonymity, one plant employee said the company was shutting down production for the winter months…
| Visteon Corporation announced that it has completed the restatement of its financial statements for the years ended Dec. 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 and has filed with the U.S.
| Deutsche Bank lifts Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (12500.FR) price target to EUR60 from EUR56, says the agreed deal to buy BPB (BPB.
| A manufacturer of glass containers and cut glassware, called Glass World Company, is expected to be commissioned early next year in Armenian Byureghavan.
| Germany's Schott AG said it has signed a deal worth 115 mln usd with Japan's Kuramoto Seisakusho Co Ltd to set up a South Korean joint venture making seventh-generation large-size TFT-LCD glass substrates.
| Company Cleverglass from the Cadence Innovation group will next year build a plant worth some CZK 1 billion to produce polycarbonate glass sheets near Liberec, the daily Mlada fronta Dnes said yesterday.
| To support a strategic shift away from consuming large amounts of fossil fuel, the greenhouse industry in the Netherlands is turning to GE’s ecomagination initiative for innovative environmental solutions.
| Economic, political and personal rivalries will be played out before a planning inquiry which will determine the future of 500 jobs at a glass bottling plant near Chester.
| Having achieved 27 per cent market share for its range of products in a span of five years, Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltd is hoping to reach the 40-per cent-mark in the next cycle of investment.The company, according to its Managing Director, B.
| Judel Glass has entered into a joint venture with Jane Lew glassmaker Masterpiece Crystal, according to Judel President David Rifenburgh.