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| Asahi Glass Co plans to begin producing eighth-generation glass substrates as soon as October 2006, being among the first to market with panels for the largest wide-screen TVs, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported without sources.
| Leading US glass manufacturer Corning Incorporated is considering investing in the Chinese mainland to produce special glass substrates used in the production of liquid crystal displays (LCD).
| Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA said it plans to invest 25 mln eur to build a fibre glass wool production line in Romania, after the company announced the acquisition of local rock wool producer DBW srl.
| Luoyang Glass, China's largest publicly traded flat glass maker, which issued a profit warning last month, plans to set up two joint ventures with its parent to produce ultra-thin glass and process raw materials with a total investment of 550 million yuan (HK$517 million).
| A glass manufacturer plans to add 75 workers to a northeastern Indiana plant after a $7.45 million expansion project.
| Five employees of Owens Brockway Glass Container in Godfrey filed 12-count, $600,000 suits against their employer and Castrol Inc. claiming they were sickened from exposure to Syntilo 9918 and other metal working fluids.
| Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. announced that net sales for the year ended December 31, 2004 decreased $10.3 million, or 4.7%, to $208.4 million as compared to $218.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2003.
| The number of jobs at Libbey Glass may be cut in half over the next two decades, according to a proposal submitted by the manufacturer for a 20-year property tax exemption.Libbey Glass is eyeing 76 acres of land in west Shreveport for a $25 million expansion.
| At the NAHB Green Building Conference at Atlanta, Owens Corning today announced that its line of fiber glass insulation products has been certified to contain an average of 35 percent recycled content by leading third-party certifier Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), an increase of 5 percent over its prior certification making Owens Cornings certification level the highest in North America.
| The directors of Ardagh Glass may face a minority protection action from some shareholders over its takeover by Caona. The shareholders have instructed a firm of solicitors, Donal Reilly & Collins, to see if the action can be taken, according to a report in The Irish Times.
| Duran, a borosilicate glass 3.3 as specified in international standard ISO 3585, is used to meet the demands placed upon glass equipment in chemical, pharmaceutical and medical laboratories.
| In recognition of its inventive packaging design for pharmaceutical vials, Owens-Illinois Inc. has received an Ease-of-Use Commendation from the Arthritis Foundation on the 1-Clic(R) Packaging System. Owens-Illinois is a world-class supplier of superior prescription containers.
| Vitro S.A. de C.V. one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, today announced 4Q'04 un-audited results.
| Labour cabinet has confirmed that the Haymarket theatre will be rebuilt as part of the £70 million cultural quarter but has decided to revert to Rafael Vinolys original plans - despite the previous administration asking the world-renowned architect to redraft them.
| Bullet-proof glass has been installed to protect a Clearwater building which many believe contains the image of the Virgin Mary.
| THIEME were delighted with the outcome of glasstec 2004: This year the stand of the specialist screen printing company was attended by three times more visitors than at the last show.
| Fifty production and concept vehicles on display at the 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) tout laminated glass as standard or optional equipment (in applications aside from the windshield) in North America, as reported by the Enhanced Protective Glass Automotive Association (EPGAA).
| In Britain, when you talk of national champions, you say this in a deprecating way," says Jean-Louis Beffa. "But the French use 'national champion' to discuss a company that is a leader in its field: when we say it, it sounds OK." Mr Beffa, one of France's top industrialists, knows what he is talking about.
| Houze Glass closed its Point Marion, Fayette County, facility on Wednesday, leaving 57 people without jobs. For 102 years the company made glassware and later ceramic mugs and plastic goods.Glenshaw Glass Co. closed its Allegheny County plant on Nov. 22, leaving about 300 people jobless.
| Ultraframe shares crashed 16pc yesterday after the conservatory specialist effectively issued a fourth profits warning this year alongside its annual results.