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| Pochet du Courval provides its customers around the world a unique glass expertise which is the result of four centuries of experience and innovation.
| The opposition of the shareholders of Sika AG to the hostile takeover bid by Saint-Gobain continues to mount.
| Turkey's biggest glassmaker Sisecam said on Tuesday its Pasabahce unit, which makes tableware and home furnishings, has ended talks to acquire shares in Arc International, a French household goods maker.
| Sisecam, Turkey's biggest glassmaker, said on Monday its Pasabahce unit, which makes tableware and home furnishings, has started talks to acquire shares in Arc International, a French household goods maker.      Read more here.
| BAODING, China, May 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest…
| France’s state-owned utility is partnering with an American solar panel manufacturer to build a 90 million euro ($128 million) solar manufacturing plant that would be the largest in France, the two announced on Thursday.
| For the fifth year in a row, Saint-Gobain will be attending the European Research and Innovation Exhibition that will be held from June 3 to 5, at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center in Paris (France).
| Glassman Europe will be coming to Lyon, France on the 13-14th May. The event brings together suppliers of equipment and materials used at every stage of the primary glass manufacturing process, and is the must attend glass event of 2009.
| Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Flat Glass in France - Portfolio Analysis” to their offering.
| Research and Markets has announced the addition of Glass in France - Portfolio Analysis to their offering. The Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis - GLASS is a comprehensive evaluation of the French market.
| Forbes reported that the European Commission said its new inquiry deadline for French building materials supplier Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA's proposed 2.125 bln eur acquisition of HeidelbergCement AG's premix and exclay maker maxit…
| Fitch Ratings affirmed Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's long-term issuer default and senior unsecured ratings at 'A-' and short-term IDR at 'F2' following the announcement that the French glassmaker was fined 133.9 mln eur by the…
| Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has reported a 6% rise in sales for the first half of 2007, on an actual structure basis, to €21.78bn (US$29.75bn).
| SALES: up 6.0% to €21,779 million up 6.9% like-for-like*OPERATING INCOME: up 15.3% to €2,093 million up 16.6% like-for-like*RECURRING NET INCOME**: up 31.2% to €1,067 millionNet income amounts to €465 million, taking into account the €650 million…
| Consolidated first-quarter sales for the Saint-Gobain Group came in at EUR10,447 million, compared with EUR9,745 million in the same year-ago period, representing a rise of 7.2% on an actual structure basis and 9.0% at constant exchange rates.
| Saint-Gobain Isover is to build a new, 70,000-ton capacity glass wool plant in Chemillé, (Maine-et-Loire) France. The plant is due to begin production at the end of 2008, will create approximately 150 jobs.
| Forbes.com reported that French glass and engineering group Compagnie de Saint-Gobain said it plans to shut its iron pipe manufacturing operation in the UK in April 2007 with the possible loss of 220 jobs.
| Saint-Gobain SA said it has formed a partnership with Royal Dutch Shell PLC to develop a new technology of solar panels consisting of thin films of copper indium selenide (CIS) on glass, instead of traditional silicon wafers.
| Alex McLeod, managing director and Nicolas Suret, plant manager of British Gypsum-Isover, talked to Jayne Flannery about the unique properties of Isowool and the drive towards world class manufacturing excellenceIn 1996, French group Saint-Gobain…
| The board of French building materials maker Saint-Gobain will meet later on Monday to consider the size of a raised hostile bid for BPB after the plasterboard maker rejected calls for friendly talks over the weekend, said a source close to the…