Latest News in Commercial Glass

  • Chinese glass imports top $140 million in 2006
    April 24, 2007
    Last year, China ranked third among importing countries for flat glass, capturing 17 percent of the U.S. glass import market at a value of $142 million...

  • Southwall enters green partnership in China
    April 17, 2007

    Southwall Technologies, a thin film company out of Palo Alto, Calif., has joined the ranks of United States-based glass companies bringing energy-efficient glass and glazing products to China...

  • Architectural segment drives revenues for Apogee
    April 17, 2007
    Company set to complete exit of auto glass market with sale of RV and bus windshield business
    Revenues increased 17 percent in the final fiscal quarter of 2007 over the same period last year for Apogee Enterprises Inc. of Minneapolis, according to an April 11 company release. Total year revenues for the company reached $778.8 million, also 17 percent above fiscal year 2006...

  • Equity firm acquires United States Aluminum parent
    April 14, 2007
    Genstar Capital LLC of San Francisco bought International Aluminum Corp., Monterey Park, Calif., in a deal worth $228 million, according to an April 2 Genstar announcement...

  • Oldcastle focuses on hurricane market with new Atlanta facility
    April 10, 2007
    Officials from Santa Monica, Calif.-based Oldcastle Glass say its planned Atlanta facility, set to start operations in September, will help serve increasing demand for hurricane-resistant glass in the Southeastern United States...

  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce eyes Texas glass co.
    April 10, 2007
    Q&A with Chris Mammen, president of Mammen Glass & Mirror

    Recent growth at Mammen Glass & Mirror in Irving, Texas, helped the company earn recognition from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, says Chris Mammen, president of the 78-person family-run business...

  • U.S. architects look to glass for projects in China
    April 3, 2007
    High-performance glazing gains ground in the country

    The growing number of American architects working in China has opened the doors for U.S. glass companies to become involved in the exploding Chinese construction market, according to representatives from PPG Industries of Pittsburgh...

  • Construction material prices on the rise
    April 3, 2007
    Metals hit the hardest for glass industry

    While prices for glass have remained steady for the past several months, recent predictions from the Associated General Contractors of America in Arlington, Va., indicate price hikes are coming...

  • Nonresidential construction starts increase 25 percent in February
    April 3, 2007
    After a weak January, construction starts in February rebounded 7 percent. However, total construction for the first two months of 2007 still sits 15 percent lower than it did during the same period last year...

  • Glass provides new view of natural wonder
    March 27, 2007
    Grand Canyon Skywalk bridge set to open

    Tomorrow, the laminated glass bridge over the Grand Canyon will open to the public, allowing visitors to pay $25 for an unobstructed view 4,000 feet down to the Colorado River...
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