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  • Organizers of Gulf Glass 2011 reports a successful show
    March 11, 2011
    As Gulf Glass 2011 closed at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre, those who attended left with a sense of optimism and expectation for the region's growing glass industry, according to a March 10 Zawya report. The exhibition took place March 7-9.For many, the event proved extremely successful. Mega Enterprises, a leading Egyptian glass technology supplier, declared it...

  • Cerium oxide prices to remain high
    March 10, 2011
    Officials at Molycorp Inc., Greenwood Village, Colo., the largest U.S. producer of rare-earth metals, posted a narrower net loss and said they expect prices of rare earths to remain high as China continues to restrict exports, according to a March 9 Chicago Tribune article.Cerium oxide, one of the 17 elements that compose rare earth metals, is the most efficient polishing material for glass, and...

  • Obeikan Glass Co. fires up float furnace
    March 9, 2011
    Obeikan Glass Co., the glass manufacturing subsidiary of Saudi Advanced Industries Co., Saudi Arabia, has begun operation of its glass furnace. The furnace will need four to five weeks to reach maximum heat. The company will then start producing float glass within two to three weeks, while the process is fine tuned, according to a Feb. 23 Glass in IT Style report.The glass plant...

  • Sisecam to open fourth plant near Turgovishte
    March 9, 2011
    On Feb. 7, Turkish glass maker Sisecam, the owner of Trakia Glass Bulgaria, opened its fourth plant near Bulgaria´s northeastern town of Turgovishte.The $25 million facility will produce motor vehicle glass for the domestic and foreign markets. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 1.3 million square meters of glass and will employ 130 people. The facility is expected to...

  • Kilkeel glass firm staff warned jobs at risk
    March 8, 2011
    Forty-six people who work for a safety glass company in Kilkeel, County Down, [Northern Ireland] have been told they could lose their jobs. Employees at Tough Glass have been given the statutory 30 days' notification. Management said the next step means the company could close. Plant manager John Agnew said the rise in oil prices and cheaper imports from Turkey and China had hit demand for its...

  • Gulf Glass 2011 opens today
    March 7, 2011
    The 4thGulf Glass exhibition was inaugurated today by His Excellency Sheikh Mubarak Salem Musallam Al Ameri, second vice-president of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre, in the presence of high-level officials and exhibitors from over 20 countries.The exhibition comes at a significant time as the UAE's glass industry braces for...

  • Industry veteran named chair of GANA committee
    March 3, 2011
    The Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., named Chuck Knickerbocker of Technical Glass Products, Snoqualmie, Wash., as the new chair of the BEC Division Technical Committee, according to a March 2 release. He will lead the committee at the upcoming BEC Conference and Trade Show,March 27-29, at the Paris Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.“The building envelope is receiving...

  • GANA to introduce leaders' conference

    March 2, 2011
    In March, the Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., will debut a new invitation-only forum for glazing industry exchange of ideas, according to a March 2 release. The Leaders of the Glazing Industry Conference will bring together a global audience of glazing industry leaders to discuss and debate the challenges of the glazing industry's future. Under the theme "Rebuilding the Glazing...

  • Dates fixed for glasstec, solarpeq 2012

    March 2, 2011
    The next glasstec International Trade Fair for Glass Production, Processing and Products will be held Oct. 23-26, 2012, according to a Feb. 28 release. Following its premiere in 2010, solarpeq International Trade Fair for Solar Production Equipment also will be held parallel to glasstec 2012. The glasstec Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. Bernd-Holger Zippe, made the decision during...

  • Pittsburgh Glass Works to reopen Evart, Mich. facility

    March 1, 2011
    Officials at Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, Pittsburgh, announced today that the company will reopen its facility in Evart, Mich., according to a March 1 release This is the result of increased demand for automotive glass products.The plant was originally purchased from Chrysler Corp. in 1998 by PPG Industries Inc. PGW purchased PPGAutomotive Glass in September 2008, and then elected to...
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