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Year 2004 7 Feb 2004 | After months in the making beautiful stained glass panels depicting the spleandour of the Jubilee River were unveiled at a school this week.

Year 2004 6 Feb 2004 | A cross made of glass was installed at the St Alexander of the Neva’s cathedral here Tuesday, abbot Demetrius, the chief of information department of the Russian Orthodox diocese of Yekaterinburg, said.

Year 2004 6 Feb 2004 | Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) applies its experience, innovation and consumer research to deliver a variety of distinctive features that help differentiate several customers' new 2004 and 2005 models showcased at the Chicago Auto Show.

Year 2004 6 Feb 2004 | Corning Incorporated announced that its board of directors has approved a $600 million capital expenditure plan to further expand the company's liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrates manufacturing capacity in Taiwan and Japan.

Year 2004 6 Feb 2004 | In addition to Edgetech´s commitment to the European market they are now showing even more presence – Edgetech sets up a new subsidiary based in Neuss, Germany.Edgetech Europe Ltd. takes the place of the former general agency.

Year 2004 5 Feb 2004 | The first European Commission sponsored conference on the ceramics and glass industries has heard that together these industries employ over 400,000 people in more than 5000 EU companies, most of which are SMEs.

Year 2004 5 Feb 2004 | Libbey Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared the company's regular quarterly cash dividend of 10 cents per share.

Year 2004 5 Feb 2004 | Asahi Glass Co. said Tuesday it has raised its group earnings forecast for the nine months to Dec. 31 due to the recovery in its glass business in Europe toward the end of 2003.

Year 2004 5 Feb 2004 | Anchor Glass Container Corporation announced that it will release its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2003 after market close on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, and will hold a conference call the following day, Friday, Feb. 13, at 11:00 a.m.

Year 2004 4 Feb 2004 | Two engineering professionals from Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) will be honored with the prestigious Forest R. McFarland Award on Tuesday, March 9, at the Honors Convocation during the 2004 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress…

Year 2004 4 Feb 2004 | United Arab Emirates: Following massive response from architects, designers, consultants and contractors for its top-quality EmiCool range, premier glass maker, Emirates Glass, has entered the retail housing segment - with hopes to pick up at least…

Year 2004 4 Feb 2004 | Saint-Gobain's 2003 performance, achieved against the backdrop of a sustained challenging economic environment, once again testifies to the Group's solid fundamentals and proves the quality of its business model.

Year 2004 3 Feb 2004 | Asia Optical, Taiwan’s largest manufacturer of optical lenses, has confirmed that it will nearly triple its monthly production capacity of molding glass aspheric lenses to three million units by year-end, according to company president Robert Lai.

Year 2004 3 Feb 2004 | A Missoula recycling company will start accepting glass next week, but people must pay to have it hauled off until there’s a market for crushed glass.

Year 2004 3 Feb 2004 | Louis Paoly retired from Corning Glass in Charleroi at the age of 62 at the urging of his wife Evelyn who was concerned for his health.

Year 2004 3 Feb 2004 | Lauren Windows has added the CustomFit wood replacement window to its Masterpiece Collection offering. CustomFit wood replacement windows are built to exact specifications and slide easily into existing openings without disturbing trim and wall…

Year 2004 2 Feb 2004 | Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). For many North American glass manufacturers, 2003 marked a turnaround year for capital project development.

Year 2004 2 Feb 2004 | The Dutch brewer Heineken has signed a letter of intent to sell its 100%-subsidiary Glas Moerdijk B.V. to Rexam Beverage Packaging Euro Holding B.

Year 2004 31 Jan 2004 | Architect Frank Gehry unveiled plans on Wednesday for a glass and titanium renovation of Toronto's premier art gallery, promising to transform the "austere" structure into a more open and welcoming building.

Year 2004 31 Jan 2004 | Europeans have long known the pleasures of drinking wine and beer from stocky, substantial glasses that feel solid in the hand and are less fragile for everyday use than delicate stemware or towering Pilsner glasses.