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  • Nippon Sheet Glass sets organizational structure
    January 16, 2007
    Pilkington’s Stuart Chambers to head flat glass business
    Nippon Sheet Glass officials approved a top-level organizational structure for the Japanese company, incorporating officials from the United Kingdom’s Pilkington that NSG acquired in June 2006, according to a Jan. 15 NSG announcement...

  • Top glass execs discuss global issues
    October 31, 2006
    Three of the four industry leaders who will attend Glass Processing Days in June 2007 spoke during a GPD news conference Oct. 26 during Glasstec in Dusseldorf, Germany...

  • A pricey cap on emissions for California
    September 19, 2006
    New legislation on greenhouse gas emissions in California will force glass manufacturers to find ways of limiting emissions in an energy-intensive industry while remaining competitive in the global market...

  • Asahi receives AA issuer rating
    August 8, 2006
    Analysts from the Tokyo-based Rating and Investment Information Inc. maintained their AA issuer rating for Asahi Glass Co., of Japan, according to a July 31 article in The Nikkei Weekly...

  • Float manufacturers report mixed quarterly results
    August 1, 2006
    Mexico’s Vitro S.A. de C.V., France’s Saint-Gobain and Japan’s Nippon Sheet Glass released quarterly earnings reports in the last week with mixed results...

  • PPG reports record high sales
    July 26, 2006

    With second quarter net income of $280 million, or $1.68 a share, on sales of $2.82 billion, officials at PPG Industries of Pittsburgh reported an all-time record first quarter sales in a July 20 release.

    Source: PPG Industries Inc., Pittsburgh


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  • Kitterman grants AFG hiatus after abrupt change
    June 21, 2006
    In a seemingly sudden transition May 16, Brad Kitterman, 47, replaced John Litzinger as president and chief executive officer of AFG Industries Inc. in Kingsport, Tenn., promising to hold the line on changes for three months while honing a strategic plan...

  • Schneider National exits glass business
    June 21, 2006
    After about 15 years in the glass-hauling business, Schneider National Inc. of Green Bay, Wis., is calling it quits. Last week, the company sold its glass division, Schneider Specialized, to Maverick USA Inc. ...

  • NSG set to go head-to-head with Asahi, Saint-Gobain
    June 21, 2006
    The United Kingdom’s 180-year-old glass company, Pilkington, officially became part of Japan’s Nippon Sheet Glass Co. June 16. The deal makes NSG a leader in the worldwide flat-glass market, competing alongside giants including Japan’s Asahi Glass Co. and France’s Saint-Gobain...
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