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An article in Tuesday's edition of The Wall Street Journal spotlighted the DuPont effort to take a leadership role in the search for safety and security solutions following the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
World demand for flat glass is forecast to rise more than 4 percent per year to nearly 4 billion square meters in 2004, with a market value of over $40 billion.
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PPG Industries will present the second annual PPG Design Challenge Awards to students of Detroit's College for Creative Studies (CCS) on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. at Cobo Center, Detroit, in Suite O2-33.
On reaching the age of 68 the director and managing partner Mr. Hans Eberspcher is retiring. He has been at the head of the com-pany since 1965.
Their next project in float glass field is Kaveh float. This plant is also designed for producing float glass. The capacity is 260,000 Ton/Year.
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Standardised safety glass will soon be compulsory for all vehicles, either made locally or imported, to ensure the safety of motorists by minimising the impact of broken windscreens.
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Tamglass Group has agreed new automotive glass machinery orders for over 9 million euros. The agreements have been signed during October and November.
Guardian Industries' Carleton facility will receive an award for an outstanding safety and health record from the Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services, on Tuesday, December 4, 2001, 2 p.m., 14600 Romine Rd., in Carleton.
Guardian Industries Corp. has announced that it will build a second float glass manufacturing facility in Brazil.
Vietnam's two largest glass producers are sitting on major stockpiles of unsold stock, despite strong protection from Government tariff and non-tariff measures.
A major glassworks in Central Asia in the town of Chuy-Tokmak (in the northern Kyrgyz Chuy Region) will be launched soon.
Dr. Leopold von Heimendahl, Chairman of the Board of Management of Schott Glas, Mainz, has been elected to serve for a further two years as President of the Bundesverband der Glasindustrie, known as BV Glas for short or Federal Glass Industry…
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