Latest News in Retail Glass

  • Glass prices, fuel surcharges on the rise
    April 29, 2008
    Glaziers report that glass prices are up between 7 percent and 10 percent depending on the product since April of last
    year. ...

  • Construction price inflation continues in March
    April 15, 2008
    AGC economist offers advice on coping with rising
    material costs
    Steel and diesel costs have skyrocketed in recent months, says Ken Simonson, chief economist for The Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, Va. ...

  • Glass demand in China to rise
    December 18, 2007
    Demand for flat glass in China is expected to climb 8.6 percent per year through 2011 to 2.2 billion square meters, according Flat Glass in China, a Freedonia study released Dec. 5. Measured in value, flat glass demand will expand 15 percent per year to about $1 billion, driven by a shift in the mix toward higher value fabricated glass in many applications ...

  • Chinese flat glass demand to outpace that of the rest of the world
    August 21, 2007
    Driven by a booming construction economy and strong growth in vehicle production, the demand for flat glass in China is expected to surpass demand in all other parts of the world by 2011, according to a forecast released Aug. 7 from the Bharat Book Bureau in Mumbai, India ...

  • Chinese glass production increases 25 percent in 2006
    May 29, 2007
    The Chinese building material industry saw big production gains in 2006 as manufacturing facilities country-wide implemented efficiency changes, according to a May 22 report from China Economic Net ...
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