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| Glass towers are rising outside Manhattan, as big-name developers reappropriate the design sensibility that reshaped the New York skyline in order to take advantage of the panorama they created.
| The IsoDyn LPCVD process covers the entire surface of an irregularly-shaped optic in a single-pass operation Deposition Sciences (DSI) develops, manufactures and applies durable coatings onto complex shapes and multifaceted substrates via the IsoDyn LPCVD (low-pressure chemical vapour deposition) process.
| With a total of 100,000 square metres of exhibition area, Stuttgart's New Trade Fair Centre offers abundant floor space.
| Directors of PPG Industries have elected Martin H. Richenhagen a member of the company's board, effective Sept. 1, 2007.
| Glass LLC, the glass arm of Dubai Investments PJSC, has announced that it has recently partnered with Abdullah Abdul Ghani & Sons group of companies to launch a new $20 million (Dh73.46 million) Qatari-based glass company, in a move that aims to address the demand for glass and glass products in Qatar's flourishing construction industry.The announcement was made during a Press conference held yesterday in Doha.
| SALES: up 6.0% to EUR21,779 million up 6.9% like-for-like(*) - OPERATING INCOME: up 15.3% to EUR2,093 million up 16.6% like-for-like(*) - RECURRING NET INCOME(**): up 31.2% to EUR1,067 million Net income amounts to EUR465 million, taking into account the EUR650 million provision for the Flat Glass fines (European Commission). (*) based on average exchange rates for first-half 2006 (**) excluding capital gains, asset write-downs and the EUR650 million provision for the Flat Glass fines (European Commission) 2007 TARGETS RAISED - DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH IN OPERATING INCOME (at constant exchange rates(***)) - GROWTH IN RECURRING NET INCOME(**) OF AT LEAST +20% (**) excluding capital gains, asset write-downs and the Flat Glass fines (European Commission) (***) based on average exchange rates for 2006 Performance of Group sectors All of the Group's business sectors saw a rise in like-for-like sales (constant Group structure and exchange rates) in the six months to June 30, 2007 (see Appendix 1).
| Manufacturing laminated safety glassThe Bystronic glass Group booth at Vitrum in Milan will focus particularly on “Production of Laminated Safety Glass.” Bystronic’s smart´lamiline represents a versatile entry solution that can be used to produce both standard and special laminated glass.
| A prestigious leisure complex in Athens has combined the qualities of the Pilkington portfolio to produce a visually stunning and practical venue.
| In response to the strong demand for superinsulating glass on the Italian construction market, Glaverbel is to install the country’s first magnetron unit for applying low-emissivity coatings at its Cuneo plant in North-East Italy (Piedmont).
| A meeting of the board of directors of Borosil Glass (Q, N,C,F)* Works will be held on Jun. 28, 2007 to consider recommendation of dividend, if any, on the equity shares of the company for the year 2006-07.
| Glaston has received its biggest order of all time. Coming from the EMEA area, the order is a One-Stop-Partner (OSP) package deal worth 15.5 million euros.
| Please be informed that Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) reached the decision at its meeting of the Board of Directors on June 13, 2007, to establish the following terms and conditions regarding the offering stock acquisition rights as stock compensation-type stock options to its directors (excluding outside directors) and executive officers who do not serve concurrently as directors of the Company, and to solicit subscribers to said stock acquisition rights, in the Company’s aim to share with its shareholders, the benefits and risks related to stock price fluctuations, and to further enhance the motivation and willingness among directors of the Company (excluding outside directors) as well as executive officers of the Company who do not serve concurrently as directors of the Company to improve the Company’s stock price and corporate value , pursuant to the provisions of Articles 236, 238 and 240 of the Corporate Law.1.
| A Pioneering glassmaking process is being developed by a company in Wales. After 11 years of research and development, inventor and entrepreneur Paul Richards has raised a £500,000 investment for a major expansion of World Glass Designs.
| Pneumofore is preparing for the participation in one the most important glass exhibitions this year namely Mir Stekla Exhibition in Moscow 13 to 16 June 2007.
| Glaston Corporation, a leading maker of glass processing machines, expanded its footprint in China with the inauguration of a production facility in Tianjin on Friday.
| Building on the growing demand for value- added glass products, the laminated and tempered glass market for residential and nonresidential construction is expected to clear $4.8 billion in the U.
| A Welsh glass company, aiming to get into the top 5% of glass manufacturers in the UK, has opened a major factory. Wyndham Plastic & Glass will be able to double the volume of products it is capable of producing at its new 40,000 sq ft premises in Bridgend.
| Australia is still decades behind the world in energy efficiency regulations for buildings despite progress in five-star ratings — and regulations should be tougher, say glass manufacturers.
| NIP Programs, a division of NIP Group, Inc., announced that Siobhan Davey has joined the management team as a Program Manager.
| Pilkington has taken a leaf out of children's favourite, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and helped to create two glass elevators.