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January 29, 2009Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass said on Thursday it would cut 5,800 employees, or about 15 percent of its global work force, by March 2010.Read a company release on revised forecast for FY2009.
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January 28, 2009A crisis of confidence has struck chief executives round the world, according to a survey presented in Davos that captures the chastened mood and changed priorities of business on the eve of one of the most anticipated gatherings of the World Economic Forum.Just 21 percent of the 1,100 executives interviewed by PwC across 50 countries were very confident that their revenues would increase this...
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January 28, 2009The Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., elected Tracy Rogers, technical director, Edgetech IG, Cambridge, Ohio, as chair of its Insulating Division, according to a Jan. 28 GANA release. The division comprises insulating glass unit manufacturers and suppliers.Rogers brings more than two decades of experience and knowledge of the fenestration industry to the position. While...
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January 28, 2009Chemical maker DuPont Co. reported a $629 million loss for the fourth-quarter Tuesday due to lower sales and a hefty restructuring charge, and cut its earnings forecast for 2009.The Wilmington-based company said its loss for the quarter amounted to 70 cents per share, compared with a profit of $545 million, or 60 cents per share, a year ago. Excluding a charge of $380 million, or 42 cents per...
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January 28, 2009PPG Industries Inc. [Pittsburgh] may cut as many as 4,500 employees later this year due to the worldwide economic downturn, particularly weak global demand from automakers and home builders, CEO Charles E. Bunch told Bloomberg News today.PPG announced last September that it would eliminate about 1,000 jobs under a restructuring plan, and now is considering boosting the cuts to about 4,500...
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January 27, 2009The new Sealant Manual 2008 of the Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., is now available for sale, according to a Jan. 27 GANA release. The manual, an update to 1990’s Flat Glass Marketing Association Sealant Manual, represents dramatic changes in glass sealant technologies over the past 18 years. A committee comprising industry experts and chaired by Ellen Zerucha of...
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January 27, 2009AGC Flat Glass North America is halting production at its West Virginia glass factory, idling 180 of the plant’s 240 employees indefinitely due to slow business conditions.Meanwhile, AGC’s top official says he’s hopeful about the future of the company’s Kingsport [Tenn.] and Church Hill [Tenn.] operations.Contacted at corporate headquarters in Alpharetta, Ga., AGC Chief...
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January 26, 2009Recently Mansilla + Tunon Architects broke ground on a stunning new project that will introduce an iconic green superstructure to Madrid’s skyline. The International Convention Center features a unique cylindrical building facade lined with solar panels and concave curves that suffuse its interiors with daylight. The plan will also introduce 80,000 square meters of green space to the city...
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January 26, 2009The number of commercial solar PV power systems in California continues to increase, with the recent activation of several new installations throughout the state. The latest arrays account for more than 3 MW of capacity and will produce hundreds of thousands of kilowatt-hours of clean energy.The largest of the new installations can be found in Fresno, where SunPower teamed with Grundfos Pumps on...
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January 26, 2009The Chinese Academy of Sciences has launched an initiative to boost the development of solar energy technology, in a bid to turn it into a major energy source in China by 2050.A CAS official said that the academy had organized academicians and experts to make an action plan and will set up a platform to support scientific innovations involving solar energy.The plan will be carried out in three...
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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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