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31 Oct 2001 | Atofina Chemicals, Inc and Albemarle Corporation announced that they intend to form a worldwide joint venture for the production and sale of organotin intermediates.

31 Oct 2001 | Solutia Inc. reported third quarter 2001 net income of $7 million, or 7 cents per share, on net sales of $690 million. Net income for the third quarter of 2000, excluding net aftertax gains of $53 million, or 50 cents per share, was $25 million, or…

31 Oct 2001 | DuPont China recently sponsored a safety seminar in Beijing that was organized by the China State Administration of Work Safety for more than 120 government officials, plant leaders and safety managers in the country's chemical, petrochemical…

31 Oct 2001 | This year at the international building exhibition Batimat 2001, Saint-Gobain will present a new innovative product “Aquaclean”.

30 Oct 2001 | R. O. manufacturer of optimization software for linear and shaped glass cutting presents a new version of glass cutting optimizer “Perfect Cut”.

30 Oct 2001 | British glassmaker Pilkington Plc reported a 13 percent rise in first-half profits on Thursday that beat market forecasts but said it expected tougher trading conditions in the second half.Pre-tax profits before exceptionals rose to 115 million…

30 Oct 2001 | Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass doubled its Pilkington stake to around 20 percent, in a move to expand its global reach.Pilkington Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni said he felt NSG would not raise its stake beyond that level.

29 Oct 2001 | Owens-Illinois, Inc., announced that David G. Van Hooser, senior vice president and chieffinancial officer, has elected to retire from the company effective November 1, 2001, and intends to assume full-time responsibilities as chairman and chief…

29 Oct 2001 | The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) announced Wednesday morning that Japan's Asahi Glass, the world's largest TFT LCD glass substrate manufacturer, has completed construction of a new glass substrate plant in Taiwan's Yunlin…

29 Oct 2001 | British glassmaker Pilkington Plc's chief executive Paolo Scaroni said that he did not think Japanese glassmaker Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd would raise its stake in the company.

27 Oct 2001 | Glaspro Inc., the West Coast’s predominant architectural glass manufacturer, announced that it has completed the fabrication and installation of massive glass floors, partitions and a glass box for architect Frank Gehry’s “The Art of the Motorcycle…

27 Oct 2001 | At the international biotechnology trade fair "Biotechnica" from the 9th to the 11th of October, 2001 in Hanover, Schott-Ger„te, Mainz, will be presenting their new generation of "SteamLine" electrodes to the public.

27 Oct 2001 | The P&C clothes store in the German city of Dsseldorf is one of the largest projects ever taken on by Tambest.

26 Oct 2001 | The Group’s results in the first six months of the year were the best first half year results for a decade. They confirm the expectations they set out in their previous statements.

26 Oct 2001 | The Board of Pilkington plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Iain Lough (54) to the Board as Group Finance Director with effect from 1 January 2002.

26 Oct 2001 | Due to the current softening of some European markets, Saint-Gobain and Pilkington have decided to defer their project to construct a float plant in Poland.

26 Oct 2001 | DuPont declared a fourth quarter common stock dividend of USD 0.35 cents per share, payable December 14 to stockholders of record November 15.

25 Oct 2001 | The leader in building distribution in Europe, Saint-Gobain has created BUILD2PRO, the top-ranking services portal for all building professionals.

25 Oct 2001 | Pilkington North America hired three product specialists to serve as architectural and residential glazing consultants for the glass and architectural industries.

25 Oct 2001 | Owens-Illinois, Inc., today reported net earnings of $69.4 million, or $0.44 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of 2001.