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Solvay has signed a definitive agreement to sell its 58.77 percent stake in its Thai subsidiary Vinythai PCL to Japanese company AGC Asahi Glass, thereby exiting its Asian polyvinyl chloride activities.
The German Illerplastic group of companies from Illertissen is supplementing its program with windows and doors from the profine System 76.
Edgetech UK, the driving force for energy efficient glazing, has been named Spacer Bar Manufacturer of the Year in the National Fenestration Awards for the second year running.
The Berliner Glas Group is continuously expanding its activities within the space industry.
VINCI Construction and Sunpartner Technologies announced a new 50/50 joint venture and launched a new connected smart glass window dubbed “Horizon.”
The early bird online participant registration for GPD Finland 2017 workshops, conference and exhibition is now open.
A French glassmaker’s attempt to buy a Swiss rival reflects badly on its own performance.
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Agr International is proud to announce the promotion of William Slusser to the position of “Director of Research” at American Glass Research.
Saint-Gobain, the France-based producer, processor and distributor of construction and high-performance materials and packaging, has taken over Romanian company Pietta Glass for an undisclosed sum.
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Purchase Price Implies Enterprise Value to 2015 Normalized Adjusted EBITDA Ratio of 5.0 Times. Further Enhances Vertically Integrated Operations.Immediately Accretive to Earnings Per Share.
PT Asahimas Flat Glass Tbk announces the heating-up of its new Float Glass Factory in Cikampek with 210,000 ton production capacity p.a.
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