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May 29, 2009News of a potentially interesting development in North Africa has emerged, where the Azizia Glass Manufacturing Company has opened its new glass processing factory in Libya.Opened on May 20, 2009, the factory has installed and commissioned the latest state-of-the-art computerized glass processing technology, to meet the large demand for specialist glass requirements.gasworld understands that a...
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May 29, 2009Land allotment for the ambitious Rs 1,000 crore Saint-Gobain greenfield float glass making plant slated to come up in Bhiwadi [India] has been completed. If the state industries department is to be believed the project will take off in three months' time. However, head finance T Bhaskaran, Saint-Gobain India, refused to specify a date for the beginning of the plant and said, "We have...
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May 28, 2009Lawrence D. Carbary, construction industry scientist for Dow Corning, Midland, Mich., will discuss glazing methods for long-term energy savings and sustainability on June 5 in a free web seminar organized by the Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan..“Concerns over energy usage, carbon emissions and global warming in the developed world have risen steadily over the past few years...
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May 27, 2009Atlanta-based Southern Aluminum Finishing Co. introduces an acid etch process that meets or exceeds all AAMA 611 specifications to its aluminum anodizing services, according to a May 27 release. The acid etch process is more environmentally friendly and yields better color consistency than traditional caustic soda etch.Acid etched aluminum is expected to better meet the needs of SAF’s...
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May 27, 2009Construction expenditures in China are forecast to grow 8.1 percent annually in real terms through 2013, a deceleration from the 2003-2008 period, according to a May 27 Freedonia release. In the short term, construction activity will benefit from government spending packages designed to offset the effects of the global economic downturn. Stimulus measures include the construction of affordable...
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May 27, 2009The Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., released its 23rd Glass Informational Bulletin, a series of educational documents available to the industry as a free download on its Web site, according to a May 26 release. Titled Blast Mitigating Glazing, the GIB looks at various tests and standards in the industry for laminated glazing applications constructed to mitigate the hazards...
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May 27, 2009One might have thought that investors would tread cautiously around a stock that has already risen more than 200 percent this year, but as it were, investors were happy to buy Hong Kong-listed Xinyi Glass Holdings last night when the stock was offered through a combined placement of new and existing shares. The share sale was ultimately upsized by 21 percent, which resulted in a final deal...
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May 27, 2009More than 90 percent of economists predict the U.S. recession will end this year, although the recovery is likely to be bumpy.That assessment came from leading forecasters in a survey by the National Association for Business Economics to be released Wednesday. It is generally in line with the outlook from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues.About 74 percent of the forecasters...
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May 26, 2009Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries’ first corporate sustainability report highlights key accomplishments in several areas of interest to environmentally progressive architects and builders, according to a May 26 release.In the green construction arena, PPG architectural glasses, including Solarban solar control, low-E glasses, are the first product in their industry to be cradle-to-cradle...
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May 26, 2009CMS/Brembana will host an international open house July 23-25 at the company’s Grand Rapids, Mich., location to show off their new “ASSET” line--Automated Shower-door System with Enhanced Technology--a fully automatic shower door production line, according to a release. Clean cut glass pieces are loaded automatically onto the system. The glass pieces are transferred to a...
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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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