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| Shareholders holding about 12% of Belgian glassmaker Glaverbel have banded together to oppose a takeover bid from Asahi Glass for the 35% of Glaverbel not owned by Japan's largest glass company.
| Lehman Brothers said on Monday that it raised its investment ratings on PPG Industries Inc., a maker of coatings, flat glass and specialty chemicals, to "buy" from "market perform" on expectations of a recovery in the industrial sector.
| Solutia Inc. announced that it intends to promptly commence an offering of Upper DECS. The Upper DECS consist of five-year senior notes and three-year forward purchase contracts to purchase shares of Solutia common stock.
| Saint-Gobain, the French materials and packaging group has finally begun to reap the rewards of its cost-cutting and refocusing strategy.
| Consolidated sales rose by 12.1% to EUR 1,458 million in 2001. The increase was 14.6% at constant exchange rates and 6% at comparable scope of consolidation, excluding Telhanorte, Menuiseries Franaises and Lapeyre Polska, as well as Lapeyre Deutschland’s companies in Germany which were sold during the second half.
| Merrill Lynch upgraded its recommendation for shares in French glass and packaging group St Gobain SA yesterday from "buy" to "strong buy", setting a new share price target of 215 euros.
| Glaverbel SA said the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission has extended until Jan 15 the deadline for the Glaverbel board to give its view on Asahi Glass Co Ltd's offer to buy out the shares it does not own in the company.
| Britain's leading health and beauty retailer Boots Co Plc said on Monday it had appointed non-executive director Nigel Rudd as deputy chairman.Rudd is currently chairman of British glassmaker Pilkington Plc and non-executive chairman of Kidde Plc, Boots said in a statement.
| The nation's manufacturing sector continued to contract in November for the 16th straight month, though not as much as expected, raising the prospect it is finally poised for recovery.
| Solutia Inc. today announced new strategic initiatives for the North American automotive market. The following is a quote from Richard J.
| Employees at the DuPont site in Corpus Christi, Texas, recently conducted a safety seminar for local children that highlighted the steps to take in the event of a hazardous chemical release near their school or home.
| Atofina Chemicals, Inc.’s Kensington, Connecticut Atoglas plant has received the American Chemistry Council’s Energy Efficiency Award for 2000.
| More than 400 employees of Guardian Automotive products in Upper Sandusky, OH, recently completed their 2001 United Way drive, raising a total of $45,000 for the United Way of Wyandot County.
| The list of the most significant processors, published by Glass Magazine, includes a select group of 70 companies dominating the North American market. Tvitec | Cricursa is one of the few European firms featured in this selection.
| The recognition will be shared with the architectural firm Fenwick Iribarren and the facade specialist Martifer
| Mrs. Renata Gaffo is retiring from her role as director of GIMAV and Vitrum. She announced the decision a goodbye letter : It all started thirty-one years ago on a late spring day.
| Louisville Plate Glass Co. Inc. is considering an expansion of its West Broadway plant as growth in three of its primary products demands more space, president Bill Stone said. Louisville Plate Glass manufactures custom glass products at its facility at 1401 W.
| Wrightstyle, the UK steel and aluminium glazing company, has completed a major upgrading project at Cardiff Central Station for Network Rail Wales.
| The International Solar Industry Awards has awarded Onyx Solar´s Low-E photovoltaic glass in the category of Best Turnkey Project This prize, which was awarded in Hamburg, recognizes innovative firms that develop new products with the potential to change our lifestyle.
| Composites experts from Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems, will deliver four technical presentations at CAMX, the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo to be held this week in Dallas.