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The UK's largest supplier of emergency glazing and household repairs yesterday boosted its business with a £6.5m deal.
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On March 27, 2006, H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL) announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Henkel KGaA under which H.B.
Construction glass makers are lobbying the Government to suspend the licensing of new glass-making projects until 2010 amid concerns of an imminent surplus crisis in the domestic market.
Reuters report that Corning Inc. on Monday raised its forecast for growth in the glass market for flat panel displays, saying consumers are embracing high-end thin-screen TVs at a faster clip than previously expected.
Italy's glass-manufacturing industry experienced a slight recovery in 2005, glass manufacturers professional association ANFAO announced in an official statement issued today.
The rapid growth of the European subsidiary witnessed at Edgetech over the past months is set to continue in the new year.
According to a soon-to-be-released and updated technical market research report, worldwide sales of advanced glass and ceramics reached $11.1 billion in 2005 and are expected to reach $17.6 billion in 2010, an average annual growth rate of 7.3%.
Saint-Gobain, a Paris based global glass gaint, has accorded India as top priority zone in all its business ventures in Asia over the next five years, Jean Louis Beffa, chairman and chief executive officer has said.
The Mainz-based technology company SCHOTT AG has further expanded its activities in the market for flat panel display glass with a foundation stone ceremony in Jena, Germany.
Corning Inc. made its long-anticipated move into the growing Chinese market for liquid crystal display glass last week.
SAFTI FIRST Fire Rated Glazing Solutions recently presented over 50 awards at their Annual Safety Awards Luncheon to internal personnel who achieved perfect safety records over the past year.Over 99% of the employees qualified to participate by…
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For Ritec International, this year’s Vitrum represents the third time the company’s innovative ClearShield system will have been exhibited by its Italian and Croatian distributor, Advanced Surface Technology (AST).
FBSProfilati srl with over 30 years’ experience and tradition in the decorative profiles and related accessories for insulating glass units as well as flat glass, has never stopped looking for innovative solutions.
SCHOTT has established itself for more than 25 years as a fire-rated glazing specialist across Europe and Asia and now has entered the American markets with the introduction of two new glass-ceramic product lines, PYRAN® Crystal and PYRAN® Star --…
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Mexican stocks edged higher Wednesday as second-tier issues, like shares in glass maker Vitro SA, staged recoveries. The market's key IPC index closed up 27.07 points or 0.2 percent to 13,550.14.
Windshield Experts, a pioneer in car glass repair and replacement in the country, on Tuesday announced its national tie-up with Cholamandalam MS General Insurance for automotive glass claims.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Flat Glass to their offering. China's demand for flat glass has grown at a fast pace in the past decade.
One of Cardiff's major manufacturing employers an-nounced yesterday that it had invited staff to apply for voluntary redundancy.
Triggered by a strong demand from the buoyant infrastructure sector and booming real estate market, the stock prices of glass manufacturers are hitting the roof. Prices of all the 14 listed glass firms have been on the rise.