Latest News in Commercial Glass
March 11, 2010
Guardian Industries, Auburn Hills, Mich., supports President Barack Obama’s $6 billion Homestar program designed to create jobs and reduce home energy consumption, according to a March 11 release.Guardian is one of the country’s largest manufacturers of fiberglass insulation and energy-saving glass products.“The president has stressed the importance that Homestar products ...
March 10, 2010
The construction workforce was smaller in every state and the District of Columbia in January 2010 than it was just 12 months earlier, according to a new analysis of federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The data indicated just how widespread the construction downturn is, association officials said, noting that 38 states and D.C. experienced a double digit ...
March 10, 2010
With so much focus on U-factor and solar heat gain coefficient in the fenestration industry, little attention has been paid to the third thermal performance parameter: condensation resistance. According to Tracy Rogers, technical director for Edgetech I.G., Cambridge, Ohio, condensation can lead to health concerns and affect the integrity and long-term performance of building components. Rogers ...
March 10, 2010
Melting vinyl siding is getting its share of media attention in Charlotte, N.C.That’s where homeowners have experienced warped and melted vinyl siding, which caught the attention of Charlotte’s WCNC Newschannel 36.Reporter Stuart Watson did not respond to an e-mail request for comment. WCNC’s I-team was asking viewers to contact the team if they, too, had melting vinyl ...
March 10, 2010
Sun Bear Solar Sdn Bhd will invest RM5.2 billion in Malaysia to produce solar glass for the photovoltaic industry, said its chief executive officer/chairman, Lee Holt Judd.Judd said an initial investment of RM2.2 billion would be utilized under phase one to produce float and pattern line in the middle of this year, as well as for the construction of the plant and equipment, according to a March ...
March 10, 2010
Fuyao Group Glass Industries Co. said 2009 net income rose 354 percent to 1.1 billion yuan as the company cut costs, according to a filing to Shanghai’s stock exchange.Sales last year increased 6.3 percent to 6.08 billion yuan, according to the statement. The maker of glass for automobiles said it targets sales of 6.94 billion yuan this year, according to the statement.
March 10, 2010
Veka Inc. Fombell, Pa., recently contracted Architectural Testing Inc., York, Pa., to perform Shock Tube blast load simulation testing for its Euroview Window Systems, according to a March 8 release.Veka’s commercial grade profiles, manufactured at its North American headquarters, are available to its fabricator base and potential customers for window production.The Shock Tube ...
March 10, 2010
Business at Boyd Aluminum Manufacturing Co. and Service Vending Co. has outgrown the companies’ current locations, and both plan on physical and employment expansion in 2010.But they’re not accomplishing the growth alone. The two companies will receive more than $100,000 combined in state tax credits and add nearly 30 jobs as a result, according to a March 8 sbj.net report.
March 8, 2010
Applied Materials Inc., the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar industries, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 17 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.07 per share, payable on June 16, 2010, to stockholders of record as of May 26, 2010. Previously, the quarterly cash dividend was ...
March 8, 2010
President Obama is ramping up efforts to promote clean energy. He's made repeated speeches on the topic, and in the last month, he's pledged $10 billion in federal loan guarantees for solar, wind and nuclear power as well as energy-efficient windows.On Friday [March 5] , Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $117 million in loan guarantees to help build a ...
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