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Year 2004 | In the light of steadily increasing demand for good quality insulation in Russia and in the neighbouring countries, Saint-Gobain Isover has decided to more than triple its glasswool capacity in its Yegorievsk Russia glasswool plant, in the Moscow…
Year 2004 | Libbey Inc. announced that it successfully refinanced its bank debt under a new $250 million unsecured revolving credit agreement on June 24, 2004.
Year 2004 | Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI), global developer and exclusive supplier of the Diamon-Fusion® hydrophobic nanotechnology, recently unveiled the launching of a new expansion plan for some of the largest US metropolitan markets that include…
Year 2004 | William Davidson, president and CEO of global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries Corp., has earned a place in professional sports history, becoming the first team owner to win championships in different sports in the same year.
Year 2004 | Everybody wants to be the first to spot new talent — witness the success of television's "American Idol." In a process far less public and less painful, art-glass gallery owner Marta Hewett puts the spotlight on new talent for the…
Year 2004 | The Turkish Sisecam Group has signed a loan agreement which will provide for the financing of its glass factory to be established in Bulgaria.
Year 2004 | The rags to riches story may sound like a cliché but when it comes to the birth of Glazing Botswana, one cannot help but use it, after-all this is a company that was born out of sweat, determination and the desire to succeed.
Year 2004 | The San Salvo toughening plant celebrated a record yield result for April. The plant achieved a 91.1 per cent yield for the first time ever - the target figure is 90.5 per cent.
Year 2004 | The world's priciest piece of glass, a 1,700-year-old Middle Eastern bowl, will be the star of an antiquities auction in London next month.
Year 2004 | Mexican glass maker Vitro said on Wednesday it was analyzing various forms of financing, including the possibility of a private bond placement for $150 million, to refinance other debt.
Year 2004 | Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has succeeded in the development of "QC-i" a synthetic quartz photomask(1) substrate, which complies with the liquid immersion technology used in ArF (argon fluoride) laser steppers(2) that use ArF lasers as a light…
Year 2004 | Interpane has filed a plant closing notice with state officials, saying it will shut down operations in Deerfield and eliminate 68 jobs.
Year 2004 | Apogee Enterprises, Inc. today at its annual meeting of shareholders elected Jerome L. Davis, 49, to its Board of Directors.
Year 2004 | The Mexican Packaging Association (AMEE) awarded 36 of Vitro glass containers the “2004 Stellar Container” Annual Contest award.
Year 2004 | State and local officials have opened the door for Guardian Fiberglass to expand its manufacturing operations in Albion, but a Guardian official said the company may be months away from a final decision.
Year 2004 | Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow says it has hired Jeff McMahon, former chief investment officer at the 1.1 billion-pound (1.7 billion-euro) Pilkington Superannuation Scheme, which outsourced its assets to State Street last year.
Year 2004 | US-based PPG, the world's No 1 producer of vehicle coatings and specialty chemicals, is seeking merger opportunities to quickly expand in the Chinese market.
Year 2004 | DuPont today announced changes in management responsibilities for its investor relations and strategic planning functions.
Year 2004 | Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of BSN Glasspack, S.
Year 2004 | When making glass, the furnace must first reach a temperature of nearly 1400 C.There were times during Friday night's premiere of Rutherford And Son at the Shaw Festival when the onstage heat nearly touched that incendiary level.