Latest News in Commercial Glass

  • Glass Week focuses on technology, future
    January 23, 2007
    Glass Week 2007, which began Saturday at the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota in Florida, featured eight guest speakers during the first three days...

  • Green design gains momentum
    January 23, 2007

    Investments in green building should be a top priority for owners, corporations and real-estate investors, according to an article by Charles Lockwood in the December 25 edition of Barron’s, a New York City-based weekly financial magazine...

  • 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...

  • Private equity group to acquire U.S. Aluminum parent
    January 16, 2007
    International Aluminum Corp., the Monterey Park, Calif.-based parent of commercial fabricator United States Aluminum of Waxahachie, Texas, has entered into a buyout agreement with an affiliate of Genstar Capital LLC. The San Francisco-based private equity group is offering $53 per share for the publicly-traded International Aluminum in a transaction valued at about $228 million...

  • Architects demand low-e at lower costs
    January 16, 2007
    Green design, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and low-emissivity will continue to be the buzz words for architects in 2007 as designers demand even more energy savings out of their glazing systems. However, architects say the high costs associated with the higher performance are still prohibitive for many projects...

  • Vitro to undergo major debt refinancing
    January 16, 2007

    Officials from Mexican glassmaker Vitro announced a $750 million debt offering to help the company refinance its third-party debt, improving its overall debt capital structure, according to a Jan. 11 company release...

  • Leading general contractor reports rise in construction costs
    January 9, 2007
    Construction costs in the fourth quarter of 2006 increased 2.12 percent over third quarter 2006 and 9.65 percent over fourth quarter 2005, according to the cost index from New York-based Turner Construction Co...

  • Apogee revenues up 18 percent in third quarter
    January 9, 2007
    Company plans to exit automotive market
    As a result of strong third quarter results, officials from Minneapolis-based Apogee boosted its 2007 earnings outlook to a range of 98 cents to $1.04 per share, up from the earlier guidance of 92 cents to 98 cents per share...

  • Saint-Gobain issues 17.4 million new shares
    January 2, 2007
    Officials from France’s Saint-Gobain announced plans to convert more than 4.3 million “Oceane” bonds into new shares at a ratio of four shares for one bond, according to a Dec. 21 company release...

  • Nonresidential ratings program nears 2008 deadline
    January 2, 2007
    Q&A with Jim Benney
    Work on the National Fenestration Rating Council’s Component Modeling Approach for nonresidential systems is nearing completion, says Jim Benney, executive director of the Silver Spring, Md.-based organization. Read the exclusive e-glass weekly interview with Benney below to learn more about the CMA as well as NFRC’s investigation into an insulating glass certification program...
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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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