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February 3, 2012The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance launched a new web site that includes a comprehensive members-only microsite, according to organization officials at the IGMA Annual General Meeting, Jan. 31 to Feb. 4 in Tempe, Ariz. Some features of the new site include online meeting registration, presentation videos, photo galleries and meeting minutes.The members-only site will allow online...
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February 2, 2012The National Glass Association has named Dandoy Glass Co. the February 2012 "Member of the Month." Dandoy Glass has been providing quality service since 1948 and has been a member of the NGA since 1978, according to a release. As a 50-year NGA member, they pride themselves in their dedication to quality workmanship and customer service. To celebrate their anniversary, the NGA is sharing the...
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February 2, 2012UPDATE: The St Helens Star is reporting that the NSG Group's announcement will impact 150 employees at Pilkington by the end of 2012, as the Group shuts down the UK6 float line at the Greengate site and the solar cutting operation at the Cowley Hill site in the United Kingdom. Read more...In response to worsening market conditions, Nippon Sheet Glass will reduce capacity and output by...
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February 2, 2012Officials from Kawneer Co. announced it has combined product portfolios with its Traco division to offer a broader range of products. From curtain wall systems and entrances to windows and framing systems, Kawneer and Traco provide a range of high performing products and systems for renovation and new construction. In 2010, Traco, a manufacturer of windows since 1943, was acquired by Alcoa and...
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February 1, 2012Helen Sanders, vice president of Technical Business Development for Sage Electrochromics, provided an update about the glass industry's life cycle assessment activities during the Emerging Technology & Innovation Committee meeting at the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance Annual General Meeting, Jan. 31 to Feb. 4 in Tempe, Ariz. IGMA is part of a joint industry group to collectively...
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February 1, 2012The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance discussed future association activities in vacuum glazing during the Emerging Technology & Innovation Committee meeting at the organization's Annual General Meeting in Tempe, Ariz., Jan. 31 to Feb. 4. The group brainstormed potential activities for IGMA in terms of vacuum insulating glass, from creating a VIG educational document to developing a VIG...
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February 1, 2012PPG Industries will expand production at its Fresno, Calif., plant to accommodate the manufacture of Solarphire PV glass, an ultra-low-iron glass used to make components for the solar power industry.“With demand for these products growing in California and the southwestern U.S., the ability to meet the delivery and service requirements of our West Coast customers has become a critical...
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January 31, 2012UPDATE: The Quad City BusinessJournal has since reported that about 500 tons of molten glass were spilled Monday afternoon at Guardian Industries' glass manufacturing plant in DeWitt, Iowa. The glass leak happened during routine maintenance, and six fire departments spent about five hours pouring cold water on the spill. The plant is designed for molten glass to flow into the basement in such an...
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January 31, 2012The use of reflective glass curtain walls will be banned in Shanghai apartment, hospital, school, kindergarten and nursing home structures that have two stories or more, effective Feb. 1, according to a Jan. 31 CRIEnglish.com article. According to the article, Shanghai currently has 4,210 buildings using glass curtain walls, of which 475 have reported safety problems."Some of the buildings...
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January 30, 2012AGC Glass Company North America announced, Jan. 30, that it plans to restart an idled production line at its Greenland plant in Church Hill, Tenn., and bring back 100 jobs once the line becomes operational, according to a same-day Kingsport Times News article. The G1 production line will manufacture float glass for the architectural and automotive markets. According to the article, AGC...
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Update: Following the announcement of its purchase of Binswanger, Grey Mountain Partners announced it had also acquired Custom Components Co., the Tampa, Fla., manufacturer, fabricator and supplier of aluminum, stainless steel and glass architectural engineered products including interior and exterior railing systems, interior aluminum office fronts, and stile and rail doors. Read more......
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Officials from Solutia Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Southwall Technologies for an aggregate equity purchase price of about $113 million, according to an Oct. 7 Solutia release. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, and the acquisition will be funded by Solutia from existing cash on hand."This acquisition positions Solutia as the world...
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Officials from Viracon named Kelly S. Schuller as president, according to an Oct. 5 company release. Schuller, who served as Viracon senior vice president, sales and marketing since 2010, reports to Joseph F. Puishys, chief executive officer of Apogee Enterprises, parent company of Viracon."Since joining Viracon last year, Kelly has led development of its strategic plan which focuses on the...
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