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When experts from Guardian Industries Science & Technology Center applied science and chemistry to the growing field of ultra-thin glass films, they created something never before seen in the glass industry: a protective coating that will…
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In work that may help law enforcement officials better identify terrorists, researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla are using glass microspheres -- each about the width of a human hair -- to trace explosives back to their manufacturers.
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Asahi India Glass Ltd (Asahi India), a three-way joint venture among the $10.3 billion Japanese glass major Asahi Glass Company Ltd, Maruti Udyog Ltd (MUL) and BM Labroo and Associates, is expanding its capacity.
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ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, completed work with the Coon Rapids Fire Fighters to restore the city's first fire engine.
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Southwall Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:SWTX), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of thin-film coatings for the automotive glass, electronic display and architectural markets, today announced that on November 11, 2003, it entered into a…
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Moments after giving a demonstration of PPG Industries Inc.'s electromagnetic coatings Tuesday, Thor Lingenfelder summed up the driving force behind his work and that of another 800 researchers who work for the coatings, glass and chemicals…
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For the quarter, the company had net sales of $1.349 billion, compared to net sales of $1.306 billion for the same period in the prior year.
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A CAMPAIGNER who defeated the Crystal Palace multiplex scheme has unveiled plans for a £45-million Angel of the North glass dome.
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Glass Doctor, a subsidiary of The Dwyer Group, has signed a definitive purchase agreement to buy Harmon AutoGlass, an auto glass replacement and repair company, from Apogee Enterprises Inc.
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Ariba(R) Inc., the leading Enterprise Spend Management (ESM) solutions provider, today announced that PPG Industries recently selected Ariba Spend Management software and services to provide visibility into its $5.5 billion annual spend, and improve…
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Dow Corning Corp, the bankrupt maker of silicon-based products, said it's seeking to make a major investment in Asia for another plant and plans to focus on China.
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Stuart Chambers is in his shirt sleeves and carrying a tea-tray. The chief executive of Pilkington is, perhaps subconsciously, making a statement about how the company has changed.
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A £45m glass building could "float" 54 metres above a south London park if plans are given the go ahead. The design for the glass dome, which would be elevated over Crystal Palace Park, has been created by Wilkinson Eyre Architects -…
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Continuing their fight to limit the use of wired glass in buildings in Oregon and beyond, Senator Vicki Walker (D-Eugene), and Greg Abel, Chair of Advocates for Safe Glass (AFSG) of Eugene, Oregon, took their case to Washington, D.
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Glassmaker Pilkington offered investors little hope of an immediate upturn in its markets today despite delivering a jump in first half profits.
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When the Visiting Nurse Association decided to develop a hospice center at its main headquarters, officials wanted it to include a quiet area where patients and families could pray or contemplate the end of life.
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The world's second-biggest glass maker, Pilkington Plc (PILK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) , posted an 11 percent rise in first-half profit on Wednesday, at the top of market forecasts despite weakness in its main car and construction markets.
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Shares of Mexican glassmaker Vitro extended gains Thursday in what analysts said was a late reaction to improved growth prospects for companies that export heavily to the United States.
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Apogee Enterprises has found a buyer for its retail auto glass business, announcing Tuesday it will sell Harmon AutoGlass to the Dwyer Group, a Texas-based franchise-management company.Terms of the transaction, scheduled to close by Dec. 31, were…
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Rigorous cost cutting and a concentration on cash generation on Wednesday helped Pilkington to report an 11 per cent rise in underlying interim profits.