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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.
| A 70ha glass plant with a design capacity of consuming 900-1,000 tonnes of sand a day is to be built in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, according to trade officials in the central province of Quang Nams Tam Hiep District.
| Pilkington shareholders will vote in April on a formal offer by Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) for the remaining 80 per cent of the shares in Pilkington they do not currently own.
| Nippon Sheet Glass Co. said the potential benefits of its planned 616 billion yen acquisition of Britain's Pilkington Plc far outweigh the risks.
| Prices soar in Sriperumbudur, the tongue-twister of a place that every Indian knows. Sriperumbudur, a town 40 km southwest of Chennai, became notorious in 1991, when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated there.
| The rapid growth in Chinas construction sector as well as the current liquidity- and sentiment-driven appetite for Chinese paper are likely to be key themes during the road show for China National Building Material Cos initial public offering that…
| Staff at Swansea's Pilkington Glass have been reassured that their jobs are not at risk. The UK glass king, based in St Helens, Lancashire, is the latest in a string of British companies to be sold to foreign investors.
| Nippon Sheet Glass Co. announced Monday it agreed to acquire 80 percent of British glassmaker Pilkington plc in a strategy to expand its global production capacity.
| Emirates Glass, a Dubai Investments subsidiary and the regions leading supplier of premium architectural flat glass products, has announced the latest addition Charmline to its range.
| Nippon Sheet Glass Co. said Monday that it will acquire the 80 percent stake it doesn't have of Britain's Pilkington PLC in a deal worth 358.5 billion yen (US$3 billion; euro2.6 billion).
| In keeping with its commitment to introduce state-of-the-art glass products, the Paris-based Multinational Saint-Gobain announced introduction of a rage of solar control reflective glass products.
| Pilkington's chairman, Sir Nigel Rudd, stands to make £4.25m if, as expected, Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass returns with an agreed £2.2bn takeover offer this month.
| Industrial Development Bureau, Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), indicated that Taiwan panel makers will invest NT$260 billion (US$8.04 billion) this year, with the overall industry value to exceed NT$1 trillion (US$30.1 billion) in Taiwan…
| China Glass Holdings Ltd said yesterday it would pay 416 million yuan (US$53 million) to buy controlling stakes of seven rival domestic glassmakers, making it the largest listed flat glass producer in China.
| Viet Nams glass-makers are now in an ideal position to step up exports of construction-grade glass, according to Viet Nam Glass Association.
| Asahi Glass today announced the introduction of AsahiGuard E-SERIES, a new line of telomer chemicals that serve as fluorinated water and oil repellents for textile and paper.
| Deutsche Bank hikes target price on Asahi Glass (5201.TO) to Y1,900 from Y1,470, affirms "buy" rating; analyst says downward revision to last FY group profit estimates due mainly to temporary factors; adds large profit growth expected this…
| Corning Inc. has approved funding to establish a liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate finishing facility in the People's Republic of China.
| Firozabad town, located about 50 km away from Agra, is world-renowned for its glass industry, especially glass bangles and precious lead-crystal chandeliers that used to be exported all over the world, especially Europe.