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Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (“NSG”) confirms that Pilkington Group Limited (“Pilkington”), a member of NSG Group, received a further Statement of Objections on 20 April 2007 from the European Commission.
Southwall Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:SWTX) announced a Strategic Partnership Agreement with ECO Green Building Research Center and GB Sunshine Glass Technology to deliver innovative, energy-saving glass solutions for commercial building in China.
On the 28th of February, 2007 the Seitenstetten based Lisec Maschinenbau GmbH received the much in demand nationwide innovation-award of the Republic of Austria for its revolutionary glass tempering technology.
Reuters reported that Belgium's largest car distributor D'Ieteren said on it had exercised a call option for 31 million euros ($41.36 million) to raise its interest in vehicle glass replacement business Belron.
In float glass manufacturing, the tin bath heating system’s temperature performance and energy efficiency are essential, not least because of the enormously high energy densities the system produces, with an operating performance of up to 3 MW.
PPG Industries is evaluating the future of its plants, including its automotive glass manufacturing facility in Tipton.
Hydrogen has always played a crucial role in industrial processes ranging from hydrocarbon refining to pharmaceuticals manufacture, float glass production, food processing and much more in between.
The first flat glass plant to come to Yemen is expected to open by 2008, said Naji Daen, the Yemeni businessman who had the idea to open the plant.
Protective Packaging Limited, based in Manchester are delighted to announce that they have received an award from the European Alufoil Association (www.alufoil.org) The European Aluminium Foil Association is the international body representing…
The Chinese glass industry is significantly affected by soaring oil prices. To melt the raw materials for glass production, heavy fuel oil is used in the burners of the melting furnace.
The glass manufacturing works is purposed to create the national glass industry, satisfy the construction industry needs, achieve multiplicative effect for the development of other sectors, the Bank’s press service informs.
Theherald.co.uk reported that the building industry is facing the threat of a dramatic rise in the price of glass this year after private warnings by Europe's major manufacturers that they are withdrawing capacity and introducing quota supplies.
Isra Vision AG, supplier of industrial image processing systems (Machine Vision), saw a seamless continuation of its excellent business development of the past few years in the first quarter of the new 2006/2007 fiscal year (October 1 to December 31…
Pilkington’s joint venture company in Kazakhstan, KZ (PKZ) LLP, yesterday announced the start of infrastructure work on the site of the new float glass production line to be built in Kyzylorda, in the south west of the country.
Vitreous fused silica rollers are used specially as transport rollers for tempering flat glass. This method has been used for many years in the manufacture of tempered safety flat glass.
"We are one of the leading suppliers for European automotive brands such as Mercedes, Volvo, New Holland," said Mehmet Zenginer, chairman of Olimpia, producer company of window panes for cars.
The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled Tuesday fresh details of its landmark new headquarters building in Frankfurt: a slanted skyscraper in glass built above an old fruit and vegetable market.
The introduction in June this year of Energy Performance Certificates, as part of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, is set to revolutionise the way homes are bought, sold and rented in the UK.
Emirates Float Glass (EFG), the UAE’s first integrated glass processing facility and a subsidiary of Glass LLC which is wholly owned by Dubai Investments, has signed a 15-year nitrogen and hydrogen supply agreements with worldwide leading industrial…
Vietnam’s largest float glass factory project worth VND1.3 trillion (US$81 million) got off the ground Friday in the central Chu Lai Economic Zone.
The innovative Galway Marine Institute has the technology to harness the power of the ocean, and what better way to protect this centre than Pilkington Pyrostop™.
Romania has inaugurated a float glass factory in Calarasi following a 100 million EUR investment implemented over 18 months.
European equity markets moved higher by mid-morning on Tuesday, helped by strength in the construction and leisure goods sectors, and following overnight gains on Wall Street and in Asia.
The chief executive of Pilkington is to take on a beefed-up executive role at its Japanese parent months after steering the British glassmaker through its £2.2bn takeover.