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NSG announces that the start of commercial production from January 2007, by the float glass plant in Chuangshu, China newly constructed by Pilkington Group Limited (“Pilkington”), a member of NSG Group.
Reuters reported that Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (5201.T: Quote, NEWS , Research), Japan's largest glass maker, said on Monday it expected its net profit to double in 2007 due to strong demand for glass used in flat panel displays and an end to…
Nippon Sheet Glass Co said Monday its group sales and profit increased sharply in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006 thanks to its acquisition of major British glassmaker Pilkington plc as a consolidated subsidiary in June last year.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.  has decided to shut down the Cinnaminson Plant of AFG Industries, Inc. in the U.S., aiming to reduce costs for the flat glass business.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) has decided to liquidate its subsidiary, as described below. 1.
Newratings.com reported that Analyst S Yamada of Credit Suisse upgrades Asahi Glass Company Limited (ticker: SHJ) from "neutral" to "outperform." The target price has been raised from ¥1410 to ¥1900.
Asahi India Glass Ltd, India’s largest glass company announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter and the nine months ended 31st December, 2006 at its Board meeting held at Roorkee, Uttarakhand, on 22nd January. AIS’s total sales…
Asahi India Glass announced a consolidated net profit of Rs 139.24 million for the quarter ended Dec. 2006 as compared with Rs 28.88 million for the quarter ended Dec. 2005.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. decided at its Board of Directors’ meeting held on January 18, 2007, to separate Marketing and Management Divisions of domestic business of Processed Glass for Construction and then to be absorbed and succeeded on May 1, 2007…
Following the acquisition of Pilkington in June 2006 and adoption of the NSG Medium Term Plan in November 2006, the board of NSG has now approved the top level organisational structure of the newly enlarged NSG Group, designed to create a truly…
Asahi India Glass has commenced commercial production of float glass at company`s integrated glass plant at Roorkee, Uttaranchal with effect from Jan. 1, 2007.
Bloomberg.com reported that shares of Asahi Glass Co., the world's third-largest glassmaker, rose by the most in six weeks after the company said writing off U.S. assets and exiting an unprofitable unit in China will boost earnings from next…
Forbes.com reported that Asahi Glass Co Ltd said it will reduce the production of cathode-ray tube (CRT) glass by 25 pct to deal with dwindling demand for conventional display devices.
Bloomberg.com reported that Asahi Glass Co., the world's third- largest maker of glass, cut its full-year profit forecast by almost half and booked 75 billion yen ($633 million) in writedowns as surging costs exacerbate shrinking demand.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has chosen the symbol “AGC” as the unifying Group brand effective September 2007.
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiro Kadomatsu) has  succeeded in developing a CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) slurry for copper interconnects  (product name: Aplanador®) that hardly generates any dishing (a…
Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) announced on December 6 that it has begun developing a large-scale greenhouse to cultivate tomatoes in collaboration with Kagome and Kajima.
Business.inq7.net reported that the Department of Trade and Industry has extended by three years the general safeguard measure against imported float glass, saying the local industry needs more time to adjust to become competitive.
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiro Kadomatsu) has succeeded in developing a CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) slurry for copper interconnects (product name: Applanador®) that hardly generates any dishing (a…
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiro Kadomatsu) has decided to increase production capacity for ETFE fluoropolymers, which are primarily used as covering materials for wires and cables and as raw materials for…
This is to announce that the Company has officially adopted the Medium-Term Plan,from April 2007 through March 2011. 1.
Abu Dhabi-based Al Hamed Enterprises, a diversified business group, has entered into a $200 million (Dh734 million) joint venture with the UK's Pilkington Group to manufacture float glass, officials said.
Brad Kitterman, president and CEO of AFG Industries has named Tadayuki Ooi as vice president of technical development and chief technical officer.
Asahi Glass Fine Techno Taiwan, a subsidiary of Asahi Glass, has shut down one of its furnaces for repairs, as the furnace was reportedly experiencing bubble problems during the manufacturing process, which led to lower yield rates, according to…
Yahoo.com reported that Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. , Japan's biggest glass maker, said on Thursday it planned to invest 6.5 billion yen ($54.3 million) to build a second automotive glass plant in China to supply Japanese car makers that are boosting…