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March 25, 2011This year, GPD Finland, June 17-20, in Tampere, Finland, will offer a new workshop: "The Future of the Architectural Glass Industry," according to a March 25 release.This innovative workshop is targeted at top management, factory owners, and professionals of product development, sales and marketing interested in discovering what mega-trends will shape the architectural glass...
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March 1, 2011The Glass Performance Days Organizing Committee has released the final program for the June 17-20 conference in Tampere, Finland, according to a March 1 release. The main theme of the conference is Glass and Solar in Sustainable Development. The organizers expect some 1,000 participants from 60 countries and have prepared the usual GPD quality program ranging from expert presentations to pre-...
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January 13, 2011Glasspex India, the 2nd International Exhibition for Glass Production, Processing and Products, took place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Hall 6, Mumbai, Jan. 12-14. Show organizers Messe Düsseldorf and its Indian subsidiary confirmed 176 exhibitors before the show opened. Last year, 137 exhibitors and 3,000 visitors attended the first Glasspex India in New Delhi.The first Solar...
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November 15, 2010Exhibition stand bookings by two of the Middle East’s leading float glass manufacturers, namely Emirates Float Glass and Arabian Float Glass, have once again reinforced the growing importance of the Gulf Glass exhibition series as a place where “business gets done,” according to a Nov. 11 release."We are clearly seeing a rise in the amount of float glass interest for next year’s show” says Derek...
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September 30, 2010After a relatively "quieter" opening day and a better second day, glasstec buzzed with people today, the third day of the show."The show seems smaller with less people and activity," said Larry Johnson, executive vice president, Edgetech I.G., Cambridge, Ohio. Mostly "the decision-makers are here, not everybody and their brother. So, it's more productive."Carlo Zuccarello,...
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June 21, 2010In addition to the exhibits, glasstec 2010, International Trade Fair for Glass Production, Processing, Products, will offer a high-quality comprehensive supporting program geared specifically toward architects, construction engineers, façade designers and related professions, according to a June 21 release.The glasstec special show “glass technology live” with the motto “Energy...
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June 17, 2010Despite fears that the financial crisis might affect GPD China 2010, attendance was just as high as always with registration reaching almost 400 participants, according to a June 17 release. The attendance list contained an impressive number of glass processors, architects, façade designers, construction professionals, researchers and glass media professionals."A significant factor of...
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June 8, 2010The Desertec Initiative as well as the visions and competencies represented by the consortium behind it will be one of the special attractions of the Glass Performance Days June 17-20, 2011 in Tampere, Finland, according to a June 8 release. Ralf Christian, CEO, Power Distribution Division of Siemens AG Energy Sector, has offered and confirmed that Siemens will provide a Smart Grid & Desertec...
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May 27, 2010This is the final call for registration for the GPD China 2010 conference to be held in Beijing June 2-3. This year, a code is needed for the registration to be successful. If a code has not been provided to you, please use the following code to register: GPD2010INTL. Interested attendees, click here to register. Click here to view and download a copy of the program. Click here to view and...
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May 12, 2010GPD China 2010 conference will be held in Beijing June 2-3. Participant registration is now open, according to a May 12 release. A registration code is required to register. If a code has not been provided to you, please use GPD2010INTL.Click here for more information. Click here to view and download a copy of the program. To view and download abstracts of papers to be presented, click here...
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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