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The Chinese market is readying itself again shortly to be among the top destinations for Italian manufacturers in the glass industry -- both as a point of reference for sales, and as a hub for new production centers.
After a year of ups and downs, endured in a state half-way between the hope of seeing the power train driving the global economy take off for good, and the fear of being caught up again in the grips of the waning crisis.
A season filled with appointments for Gimav and its member companies.
According to data presented on December 14 by Anima, the Federation of the Italian Associations of Mechanical and Engineering Industries, the growth forecast for the industry in 2011 is 3% -- an estimate based on positive forecasts for exports --…
The dates for Vitrum 2011 were announced at Glasstec last Fall. Slated for October 26th to 29th, the vitality that drives international excellence in the glass processing machinery sector will be on display for all the world to see.
When so-called "family businesses" achieve remarkable levels of development that lead to doing business in the entire global market, management issues acquire a considerable degree of complexity and, in turn, call for specific, solid…
Belron parent company D'Ieteren announced today that the international auto glass repair and replacement chain has completed the acquisition of 17 auto glass repair and replacement facilities in Russia.
RHI AG, the world market leader in refractory products, recorded a significant increase in revenues and earnings in the first three quarters of 2010 compared with the prior-year reference period, which was marked by the crisis.
"Green machines" and technologies engineered to save energy and harness renewable energy sources, including "warm edge" technologies, in addition to solar and solar thermal panels, will be the highlights of the 17th international…
AGC Glass Europe officially unveils world's largest flat glass line in RussiaAGC Glass Europe has just inaugurated the world's largest flat glass production line in Klin (Moscow region) on 23 September.
After a busy first semester that saw Italian companies participating in leading international events, first and foremost in Brazil and China, the most important post-summer appointment for the second half of the year is Düsseldorf Glasstec on 28…
Talks with the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod, Valery Shantsev / Visit to the German-language secondary school no.1 in Nizhny Novgorod  The Chairman of the Board of Management of SCHOTT AG from Mainz, Germany, Prof.
Ritec’s ClearShield® durable glass surface protection System is ensuring that the glazed façade of a diamond retailer in Budapest stays sparkling like the gems inside the prestigious store.
300 new jobs were created in a new glassworks which was opened on May 20 in Ujazd, central Poland. The glassworks, constructed by Euroglas, is equipped with a most modern line for flat glass production in Europe.
Despite the financial constraints on the private joint-stock company "Kostopil plant of glass", at its own expense, the reconstruction of one production lines with installation of new glass forming machine vosmisektsionnoy IS 8-2 "…
On 26 April 2010, Saint-Gobain Sekurit and Trakya Cam signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to set up a 50-50 joint-venture specialized in producing and selling automotive glass in Russia.
Although the market is remarkably widespread and exceptionally interesting for exporting Made in Italy products, Russia has suffered from the financial crisis as badly as the other industrialized countries, even worse since it has to rely on a…
- Representative office in Moscow opened - New support base intensifies marketing and sales - Russia’s pharma market growing dynamically Gerresheimer AG has set up a sales office in Moscow.
Serbia plans to invest at least EUR17m in upgrading its troubled glass factory Srpska Fabrika Stakla (SFS) to triple its output and turn to profit in 2010, Politika quoted the head of state-owned gas monopoly Srbijagas, Dusan Bajatovic, as saying,…
Mr. Dmitry Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation, visited the new Bekaert steel cord plant at the Lipetsk Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on January 20, 2010, where he was hosted by Mr.
A performance-event at the prestigious marionette theater of Gianni and Cosetta Colla marked the closing of the first Vitrum Lab project, a creative workshop dedicated to the art of glass working and designed for interactive learning for elementary…
A Pilkington Automotive Poland competition for the best PNCA project has awarded prizes to four of the plant's 30 PNCA teams. The competition covered three categories - the most active team, the most active area and the most valuable solution.
Vitrum was a very important and prestigious exhibition once again this year, attracting large numbers of trade people from around the world.
Foreigners: 2967 Italians: 3289 Total: 6256 Vitrum Lab: last day for the artistic lab dedicated to Vitrum 2009 visitors.
Visitors to VITRUM 2009 who want to find out more about Edgetech’s warm edge Super Spacer® technology are invited to join us at the show where our partner Maquimetal|Bohle Ibércia will be announcing the launch of their distribution partnership with…