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Due to the current softening of some European markets, Saint-Gobain and Pilkington have decided to defer their project to construct a float plant in Poland.
Pilkington North America hired three product specialists to serve as architectural and residential glazing consultants for the glass and architectural industries.
Pilkington is expected to update analysts on the effects of the US terror attacks on its business in the next days.The company is tipped to report pre-exceptional interim pretax profits of œ115 million, up from œ102 million.
A unit of British glass maker Pilkington Plc has offered to buy a majority share in the Egyptian Glass Co in a deal worth up to $33 million, Egypt's stock exchange said on Thursday.
British glassmaker Pilkington Plc said it plans to increase its Polish investment to $400 million from $300 million in the next two years to build a new factory.
The slowdown in the economy put a brake on the Group's growth during the third quarter. The weaker economy resulted in a fall in demand for clear raw glass, without however affecting price levels.
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Nippon Sheet Glass, a large Japanese manufacturer, has increased its holding in Pilkington, the UK glass group, from 10 to 21 per cent over the past fortnight, but has ruled out mounting a full bid.
Shares in Pilkington PLC lost ground in weak midmorning trade, in the wake of a ratings downgrade from Goldman Sachs, which blamed a deteriorating earnings climate for their move, dealers said.
PPG Industries and two other domestic makers of automotive replacement glass learned Friday that final determination from the U.S.