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| Glassmakers Pilkington and Saint Gobain are digging in for a bitter battle in the potentially lucrative market for self-cleaning glass.Saint Gobain, the French building materials group that is Europe's leading building glassmaker, presented its…
| If the U.S. Congress adopts an energy bill this year or next, it may well provide tax credits for using high-performance windows and other energy-saving products in new and existing homes.
| An offer from British glass maker Pilkington Plc for a majority stake in the Egyptian Glass Co fell through after only 1.4 percent of shareholders agreed to sell, the stock exchange said on Monday.
| One of the biggest highlights of trade shows like this year's interGLASSmetal/FENESTRATIONworld™ show are the educational seminars.
| Many U.S. and Canadian window manufacturers and glass fabrciators have inked agreements in recent months to offer their products with the Pilkington's self-cleaning glass.
| Pilkington has announced that it is to close one of it three automotive glass production lines at its Eccleston plant in St.
| British glassmaker Pilkington Plc reported a 13 percent rise in first-half profits on Thursday that beat market forecasts but said it expected tougher trading conditions in the second half.Pre-tax profits before exceptionals rose to 115 million…
| British glassmaker Pilkington Plc's chief executive Paolo Scaroni said that he did not think Japanese glassmaker Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd would raise its stake in the company.
| The Group’s results in the first six months of the year were the best first half year results for a decade. They confirm the expectations they set out in their previous statements.
| 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 œ115 million, up from œ102 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.
| 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.