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Azobuild.com reported that the new Part F of the Building Regulations for Northern Ireland will come into effect in June 2006.
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PPG Industries Inc. will pay $60 million to settle a lawsuit that alleges it conspired with other glass makers to overcharge for flat glass products.U.S.
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In keeping with its commitment to introduce state-of-the-art glass products, the Paris-based Multinational Saint-Gobain announced introduction of a rage of solar control reflective glass products.
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Saint-Gobain Vetrotex has created a Specialty Reinforcements Group (SRG) for the North American market, as a part of a strategy to move closer to the market.
PPG Industries has begun construction of a facility in Taiwan that will apply the company's electrocoat and dip-spin coatings to fasteners and small parts.
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