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Şişecam, a global player in the glass and chemicals industries, announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026.
A People’s Daily report highlights how NorthGlass is driving innovation and sustainability in China’s rapidly evolving glass industry.
With LamiPress, LiSEC is expanding its range with an innovative, economical, highly flexible solution to manufacture laminated safety glass.
Glaston supports the more demanding automotive glass market with advanced processing technologies and consistently superior optics.
Services developing positively in weak market environment, relative profitability holding up
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released an updated technical information report describing what sound is, how it is transmitted, how it is measured and how its transmission can be controlled.
Saint-Gobain reported a return to growth across all Regions in the first half of 2026, with robust second-quarter momentum, an EBITDA margin of 15.4%, and continued progress on its "Lead & Grow" strategy.
Glaston’s Half-year financial report 2026 to be published on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 8.30 a.m.
Glaston Corporation will publish its Half-year financial report for the period January 1–June 30, 2026 on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at around 8.30 a.m. Finnish time.
Apogee Enterprises continues to strengthen its architectural building products portfolio with the successful acquisition of Kalwall Companies.
GIMAV continues to strengthen its international presence, supporting member companies through key industry events, market insights, and new business opportunities worldwide.
The acquisition strengthens Certerra’s building envelope expertise and enhances its testing, inspection, and certification capabilities across one of the United States’ most demanding construction markets.
The ABI fell from 49.8 in March, when billings were essentially flat, to 48.3 in April, signaling that more firms reported declining billings than rising billings.
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has warned that tougher economic conditions are likely to put further pressure on the home improvement and house building markets this year.
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released the FGIA 2026 Study of the U.S. Market for Windows, Doors and Skylights.
Markets remained challenging, relative profitability improved
Forterro announces the acquisition of Klaes, strengthening its presence in the European windows, doors, and façades software market.
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Industrial manufacture of solar building components and their integration into the building planning process
Analysis of worldwide glass industry developments and trends.
In the European Union, Member States are allowed to set minimum performance requirements to construction products available on their market.
A clean, safe and sustainable source of energy, solar continues to power the world at a faster pace than ever before.
This article is dedicated to dynamic glazing in the façade. This is an update of the articles on smart products in the façade I and II published in March 2019 and May 2020.
Best Practices in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines.
glassonweb.com contacted the major players in the flat glass industry, asking for their statements regarding the Brexit vote results and how they see it affecting the near future of the European glass and construction markets.
A new method of manufacturing glass could lead to the production of ‘designer glasses’ with applications in advanced photonics, whilst also facilitating industrial scale carbon capture and storage.
A new report has confirmed that the World Health Organization has warned that a post-antibiotic era, where basic healthcare becomes far more dangerous due to risk of infection during routine operations, could arrive this century unless something drastic is done.
Was Fukushima like Chernobyl? There are those who say yes, and those who lean toward no. That is, from a purely technical point of view. But, in the eyes of the media, or of people’s awareness in general, the difference is huge.
In the design of interior spaces, glass is taking on an increasingly prevalent role. Offering numerous new products, innovative refining techniques and stepped-up information activities, the glass industry has successfully opened the door to this major market segment.
