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Foreigners: 2967 Italians: 3289 Total: 6256 Vitrum Lab: last day for the artistic lab dedicated to Vitrum 2009 visitors.
The opening day of Italy’s leading International show focusing on glass and taking place in the new Fiera Milano Rho exhibition complex from 28 to 31 October, saw an extraordinary increase in the number of visitors.
Two years have gone by and everything is ready for Vitrum 2009, after a biennial pause marked by a global downturn of unprecedented magnitude in its long history.
The next Vitrum, sixteenth since the historic 1979 event, is also a particularly significant opportunity to offer visitors a different view of the world of glass.
Everyone agrees, or at least that’s what we hear and read, that the crisis is over, that the worst is behind us, that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Established as Oxidal in the late 1950’s, Nuova Oxidal took on its current personality in 1990 when it was acquired by the Baroni family, already the owners of a glassworks.
Scheuten Solar signs an EPC and Operations & Maintenance contract for two large PV projects in Italy. Italian companies Molino Casillo S.p.A. and Ascoenergy s.r.l. have teamed up as investors for both sustainable energy projects.
Ferro Corporation announced today that net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2009 were $399 million, a decline of 37 percent from the second quarter of 2008.
Figures examined by Gimav, the association of Italian builders and suppliers of machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing, show that the industry is doing well.
Document outlines economic, environmental, safety, social involvement performance PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today issued its first corporate sustainability report.
Vitrum and GIMAV held a special event for the international press last Thursday in Milan, site of the biennial Italian trade show that will be held October 28-31.
The 16th Vitrum - International trade fair for machinery, equipment and systems for the processing of flat and hollow glass; glass and finished products for industry - will have a roster of more-than-satisfactory results to present from 28 to 31…
The 16th VITRUM, international exhibition specialized in the machinery, equipment and systems for flat and hollow glass processing will host VITRUM ENERGY 2009: the first Italian and international showcase able to present, all together, in an area…
Vitrum 2009 is the eagerly-awaited appointment that offers a clear overview of the industry’s growth prospects for 2010: three themed areas devoted to flat glass, hollow glass and to sources of renewable energy will point to the responses to the…
SCHOTT Solar AG closed the fiscal year 2007/08 with the best result in its history. In its 50th anniversary year, the company clearly improved all relevant financial figures and significantly expanded the production capacity in the Concentrated…
AMA Research have published the fourth edition of the report "Door & Window Fabricators Market -UK 2009-2013" -incorporating original input and primary research, it represents an up-to-date and informed report on the fabrication sector…
Pilkington NSG Group Flat Glass Business, 300 Northridge Drive, sent an e-mail to employees on Thursday, advising them that the plant will close for two weeks for approximately 180 of 263 employees from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2 due to slow sales and…
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The body of the new Smart “Fortwo“ is, for the first time, being manufactured entirely from Polypropylene (PP), and similarly, the bumpers and dashboard of the new Fiat 500.
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Whether in carpeting or window frames, in paper, rubber, varnish or adhesive, practically all products contain fillers. For a long time the mixture had to be above all cheap; on plastic production they used to be known as “dividend powder”.
More Complexion, Gloss and Luster The English poet Leigh Hunt once said, „Colours are the smiles of nature“.
The website has been enriched with new contents and with a special area dedicated to clients, with reserved access. A new version in Italian language is now on-line, too.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2007 Chinese Glass Market Research Report" report to their offering.