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The Board of Pilkington plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Iain Lough (54) to the Board as Group Finance Director with effect from 1 January 2002.
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 115 million, up from 102 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.
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British-based glass maker Pilkington Plc said that demand in its key north American building products unit had weakened, while sales had also fallen in the region for its automotive unit.
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.
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