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April 3, 2013In a letter to customers, Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope announced that it will increase prices by 6 percent on all products and services, effective April 29, 2013. In the letter, COO Jim Avanzini cites flat glass manufacturer price increases, along with other increased costs throughout the business, as reasons behind the price hike.
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April 2, 2013After receiving sufficient evidence that Chinese solar glass producers may be dumping their products in the European Union at below market value, the European Commission launched an investigation, according to a Reuters report.The Reuters report cites last month's complaint from EU ProSun Glass group, led by EU sector leader GMB of Germany, in response to a four-fold increase of Chinese exports...
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April 2, 2013PPG Industries has finalized the acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of Akzo Nobel in a deal valued at $1.05 billion.“We are pleased to have successfully completed this acquisition, the second-largest in our company’s history, as it further extends PPG’s architectural coatings business in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, and continues the accelerated...
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April 1, 2013Quanex Building Products Corp. partnered with Bostik, a provider of insulating glass sealants, to distribute four new edge-seal products, sold under the Quanex Edgetherm brand name. The product line was designed specifically to meet key requirements in insulating glass production, including low moisture vapor transmission rates, movement accommodation, low temperature flexibility and low gas...
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March 29, 2013Thermal Windows Inc. hired Grady Faulk of WGF Architectural Sales to serve as the manufacturer’s representative for Florida. Grady has in-depth knowledge of architecture and project management, as well as building codes and regulations, drawing from 15 years' experience with commercial architecture and fenestration, according to a release.
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March 28, 2013Architizer News reports that the glass cladding installation on One WTC in New York is nearly complete. “One WTC’s curtain wall is now 90 percent complete between floors 90 and 100," according to the WTCProgress Twitter feed. Work on the tower’s controversial spire is under construction simultaneously.
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March 28, 2013Glassfab Tempering Services Inc. of Tracy, Calif., received PPG certification to produce all PPG high performance coated products. Glassfab Tempering has been serving the Northern California, Hawaii and Nevada markets for the past six years. “We are extremely proud to have received the certification,” said Mike Goldfarb, VP of sales and marketing, in a release. "It allows us to serve...
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March 27, 2013Pulp Studio announced that Bill Thimons is now VP of operations, a new position that the fabricator created following its acquisition of California Glass Bending last summer. Thimons brings years of glass contracting expertise to Pulp Studio, having served most recently as operations manager for Giroux Glass. Thimons was also employed by IBA Consultants, where he specialized in glass...
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March 27, 2013Photovoltaics manufacturer and project developer Centrosolar plans to dispose of its solar glass operations due to falling market prices and sales volumes, according to a PVTech report. In February, the company said it would start a restructuring plan for its glass business, aimed at halting declining revenues. The main determining factor for Centrosolar's final decision to end glass operations...
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March 27, 2013Kawneer Company Inc. dedicated a new floodwall at its Bloomsburg, Pa., facility, designed to protect the facility and surrounding area from potential storm damage. The project was funded through a partnership between the town of Bloomsburg, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development, local and state government, and Kawneer's parent company, Alcoa....
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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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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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