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| Pavel and Renata Horak are owners of a glass-and-steel house in the fanciful shape of a bird at the base of the Beskydy Mountains in the Czech Republic.
| A long tradition of Bohemian glass making almost came to an end on Monday when Bohemia Crystalex Trading, the Czech Republic’s largest producer of glass, was left little choice but to consider closing down all of its four plants due to severe…
| On 16 September AGC Flat Glass Europe inaugurated the third float* line at its Retenice production plant in Teplice (Northern Bohemia, in the Czech Republic).
| After nearly 2 years of preparation, the English version of Glass Defects has been published by Glass Service, Inc., Czech Republic.
| *Significance of new location increases considerably *Capacity expected to more than quadruple with three new production lines by the end of 2008 *Investment volume planned at € 50 million Alzenau/Valašské Meziříčí, 14 May 2008 – In response to the…
| Viet Nam is a major partner of the Czech Republic in Asia and thus a priority in Czech economic cooperation policy, said Jaroslava Kubu, head of a Czech business delegation at a symposium held in Ha Noi on Oct. 19.
| In response to the continued growth in demand for flat glass in central Europe, Glaverbel has decided to build a third float line at its Retenice plant (Teplice) in the Czech Republic.
| Czech glass industry sales have been declining in recent years but the production of container glass has been growing by 4-6 percent annually over the same period, according to the Association of Glass and Ceramic Industries.
| The rapid growth of the European subsidiary witnessed at Edgetech over the past months is set to continue in the new year.
| Pavel Hlava, an artist who cut glass into sculptures that gained recognition worldwide, has died. He was 78. Hlava, whose works can be found in more than 20 modern art museums throughout the world, died in Prague on Saturday, the news agency CTK…
| A spate of layoffs hit France this week, with U.S. computer-maker Hewlett-Packard detailing 1,400 cuts and transfers, and glass and construction group Saint-Gobain announcing it will move positions to the Czech Republic.
| One worker was killed and another seriously injured when unspecified chemicals exploded in a glass factory in a northern Czech town, Czech radio reported Wednesday.The radio said the explosion occurred shortly before noon in a glass factory in…
| The Glaverbel Group closed its financial year 2001 with record performances, confirming the correctness of the strategy which the Group has followed for the past 10 years, namely profitable growth through geographical diversification and increased…
| Pursuing its growth strategy in Eastern Europe, the Building Distribution Division of Saint-Gobain announces the acquisition of BayWa Czech Republic, through its German subsidiary Raab Karcher.