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  • China ranks third
    November 7, 2006
    Among exhibitors after Germans and Italians
    The number of Chinese exhibitors at Glasstec 2004 in Düsseldorf, Germany, reached 42, more than double than the country’s representation at Glasstec 2002. The doubling trend continued at Glasstec 2006 that saw 97 exhibitors from China, the second highest contingent of non-German exhibitors at the show, topped only by Italy’s 198 exhibitors...

  • 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...

  • Green technology takes center stage at 19th Glasstec
    October 31, 2006
    Solar technology and design took center stage at the Glasstec trade fair Oct. 24-28 at the Düsseldorf fairgrounds in Germany. More than 54,000 visitors from 84 countries had opportunities to learn about product developments from 26 exhibitors that brought new solar technologies to the show, and to attend about 20 seminars dedicated to energy-saving products and architecture...

  • Glasstec opens in Germany
    October 24, 2006
    The 19th edition of the Glasstec International Trade Fair opened its doors today, welcoming exhibitors from almost 50 countries to a show that occupies nine halls at the Düsseldorf fairgrounds in Germany...

  • Code council committee strikes bath enclosure amendments, approves new energy code
    October 10, 2006

    The structural committee for the International Code Council of Falls Church, Va., disapproved a set of proposed amendments backed by the America’s Glass Association of Placerville, Calif., that would have toughened the hardware and glass requirements for frameless shower doors...

  • GlassBuild America 2006, a record-setter
    September 26, 2006
    GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo hit the mark in Las Vegas. A record 10,000 glass, window and door industry professionals gathered in Las Vegas for the three-day event...

  • Blast mitigation, daylighting, sound attenuation, highlights of educational seminar
    September 19, 2006
    The much-discussed issue of anti-terrorism and blast-mitigation glazing systems was the topic of presentation for Douglas Penn, director of management, YKK AP, Austell, Ga., at Architects of a Better Mind...

  • Wired glass education comes to Capitol Hill
    September 19, 2006
    Greg Abel, chairman for Advocates for Safe Glass of Eugene, Ore., said that a North Carolina college student’s untimely death last February could have been prevented if impact-resistant glass had been specified for a window in his dorm...

  • Analyst warns glazing execs of forecasted recession
    September 19, 2006
    While the U.S. economy will grow through 2008, glass company managers need to prepare for a downturn in 2009 and 2010, according to Jeff Dietrich, senior analyst for the Institute for Trend Research...

  • More than 10,000 expected at GlassBuild America
    September 19, 2006
    The doors of the Las Vegas Convention Center will open today for GlassBuild America: the Glass, Window & Door Expo, running through Thursday...
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  • Viracon to invest $30 million in new coater at Owatonna facility
    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....
  • PPG announces executive appointments; McGarry to lead flat glass businesses
    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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