Latest News in Commercial Glass

  • April construction advances 9 percent
    June 3, 2008
    The value of new construction starts in April climbed 9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $553.5 billion. ...

  • Glaston establishes solar energy business
    May 27, 2008
    Officials from Glaston Corp., Finland, announced that the company has established a separate Solar Energy business. ...

  • PPG announces performance glazings price increase
    May 20, 2008
    Officials at PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, announced a 13 percent price increase for all clear, tinted, coated and tempered glasses from its performance glazings—formerly flat glass—business and an 8 percent increase for all Starphire ultra-clear glass products, both effective June 16. ...

  • AIA convention hits Boston
    May 20, 2008

    According to officials from the American Institute of Architects, more than 20,000 attendees gathered at the Boston Convention Center last week for the AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition ...

  • Chinese authorities recognize Fenzi China
    May 20, 2008
    Fenzi China Paints and Sealants Co., established in June 2006, got an award from the Safety Bureau of Jiaxing for manufacturing safety. ...

  • Pennsylvania proposes emissions controls on glass furnaces
    May 13, 2008
    The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board proposed to limit nitrogen oxide emissions from glass furnaces to reduce ground-level ozone during ozone season in Pennsylvania May 1 through Sept. 30. ...

  • Safti receives honor
    May 13, 2008
    Q&A with President William O’Keeffe
    In April, the City of San Francisco and the State of California recognized San Francisco-based fire-rated glazing and framing supplier Safti First for the company’s 25 years in business advancing fire and life safety. ... 

  • ACH buyer Zeledyne receives $80 million in financing
    May 8, 2008
    Tulsa-based Zeledyne LLC, which acquired the glass operations of Automotive Components Holdings in April, received an $80 million asset-based credit facility from Bank of America Business Capital, according to a May 8 release from BOA. ACH was a division of Ford Motor Co."We selected Bank of America Business Capital to lead this transaction because of its extensive experience financing...

  • Aluminum prices show sharp hike
    May 6, 2008
    Reflecting the trend in the rest of the construction industry, prices for aluminum have gone through the ceiling in the past couple of years. The upward price trend looks to continue to into 2009, according to a recent forecast from Goldman Sachs. ...

  • Vitro sales up, earnings down in first quarter
    May 6, 2008

    Although consolidated sales increased 6.1 percent in the first quarter over last year for Vitro S.A.B. de C.V., Mexico, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell 15.6 percent, according to an April 28 Vitro earnings report. ...

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