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The temperatures are hot enough to make glass drip, bubble and flow like molasses. Sweat dots Kevin Regan’s cheeks and his hands are tough and calloused.
Officials at Lancaster Colony, the parent company of Bartlett-Collins Glass, confirmed late Wednesday that a temporary shutdown of glass production operations at the Sapulpa facility will go into effect Dec. 16. and continue through Feb. 26, 2006.
Mexican glass maker Vitro SA said Tuesday it plans to sell its stake in a synthetic materials joint-venture to partner Solutia Inc. of St.
CIE de Saint-Gobain SA, which makes the insulation for one in three European homes, said shareholders owning 86 percent of UK-based BPB Plc have accepted its 3.89-billion-pound (US$6.7 billion) takeover bid.
Pilkington in focus on press report saying that Nippon Sheet Glass (5202.TO) will bid 170p a share versus its previous informal offer of 162p.
After years of successful cooperation, the Mitsubishi Materials Corporation and PLANSEE Holding AG agreed to merge their activities in the field of powder metallurgical (PM) components to become the preferred PM parts supplier in the world with…
VELUX now offers a Miami-Dade approved FCM (fixed curb mounted) skylight, an insulated glass skylight designed to meet the stringent building code requirements for the high velocity hurricane zone in Dade and Broward Counties, Florida.
The Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) is to embark on a P465 million project to manufacture float glass for domestic and export markets.
Pollard Windows, Inc., manufacturer of the high-quality Liberty Collection vinyl clad wood windows, releases to the U.
Emirates Glass, a Dubai Investments subsidiary, has won three major orders to supply 30,000 square meters of its premium glass products to prestigious projects around Dubai, further consolidating its position as the leading supplier of quality…
L. Stanton Williams, former PPG Industries chairman and chief executive officer, died Sunday from complications following a heart attack.
To provide a platform for convergence of new technologies in glass and glazing industry, Zak Glasstech will be held on 8-11 December at NSE Complex in Mumbai.
Solutia Inc., the world producer sales of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers, announced it has reached a definitive agreement with Vitro Plan, S.
Tai Fook Research rates Xinyi Glass (0868.HK) buy; says company mainly produces auto glass, which mainly for replacement rather than for carmakers' production, so company less vulnerable to short-term fluctuations in vehicle production volumes…
Schott Pharmaceutical Packaging will be the first international manufacturer of primary pharmaceutical glass packaging to establish a production site in China, in a move that will increase supply to Chinese injectable drug manufacturers hungry to…
A lack of drink related vandalism meant emergency glass fitters suffered a quiet weekend last week.The first weekend of the new licensing laws failed to erupt into the expected mayhem leaving glaziers to deal with a virtually unchanged number of…
Analyst Matthew Petkun of DA Davidson reiterates his "neutral" rating on Applied Films Corporation (AFCO.NAS), while reducing his estimates for the company.
Pilkington PLC said the Bavarian Supreme Court has ruled that there should be a reduction in the price payable by Pilkington Holdings GmbH for minority shareholdings in the German unit.
Parking ticket staff have been given bullet-proof screens to protect them from angry motorists.The armoured glass has been installed at offices where drivers pay fines handed out by wardens.An Aberdeen Council insider said yesterday: "The…
David Johnson and his wife Debbie admit to warning first-time beaders that their new hobby is addictive. The Appleton couple opened Glass Onion Studios in 1990 as a stained glass store and workshop.
The Bartlett-Collins Glass plant may be halting operations in December, and some employees say the shutdown could be permanent.Speaking on condition of anonymity, one plant employee said the company was shutting down production for the winter months…
Visteon Corporation announced that it has completed the restatement of its financial statements for the years ended Dec. 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 and has filed with the U.S.
Deutsche Bank lifts Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (12500.FR) price target to EUR60 from EUR56, says the agreed deal to buy BPB (BPB.
A manufacturer of glass containers and cut glassware, called Glass World Company, is expected to be commissioned early next year in Armenian Byureghavan.
Germany's Schott AG said it has signed a deal worth 115 mln usd with Japan's Kuramoto Seisakusho Co Ltd to set up a South Korean joint venture making seventh-generation large-size TFT-LCD glass substrates.