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February 18, 2013Workers started installation of thousands of energy-efficient glass panels for the podium of 1 World Trade Center, according to a Feb. 15 article from NY1. The podium will feature more than 4,000 glass panels with LED lights.
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February 18, 2013Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the Middle East's biggest float glass factory in the Central province of Yazd on Saturday, according to a Feb. 16 article from the Fars News Agency.The factory, located in Yazd province's Ardakan city, is the world's third-largest float glass production complex and is capable of producing float glass with the thickness of 19 millimeters, according...
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February 12, 2013Glass Magazine and e-glass weekly will introduce a monthly electronic newsletter, February 14, called e-glass products, dedicated to new products and services for the glass and metals industry. "New products are the lifeblood of any industry and all trade publications," says Nicole Harris, vice president and publisher. "We cover innovations across all our print and electronic...
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February 12, 2013Vitro SAB might be nearing a settlement with U.S. bondholders who have opposed the company’s Mexican restructuring, according to a Feb. 11 Bloomberg Businessweek report. The two sides are in talks, according to legal filings in the U.S. in late January and a Vitro statement to Mexico’s stock exchange yesterday.The company is “holding talks with creditors regarding its financial restructuring...
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February 12, 2013Tubelite Inc. officials announced the company will expand its operational footprint during the second quarter of this year with the establishment of a new regional facility in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The site selection is in process and will be greater than 25,000 square feet.“We are extremely proud and excited to be expanding upon our already established presence within the Texas...
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February 12, 2013Viracon, Inc. announced today that it will temporarily close its St. George, Utah, facility, for approximately two years beginning in mid-April 2013. The plant closing will impact 222 employees. The temporary closure will better align overall capacity with the demand expected over the next two years, which can be served from Viracon’s two other U.S. locations, officials said in a...
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February 12, 2013About 100 glass industry representatives gathered in New Orleans last week for the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance Annual Conference, where life cycle assessment and IG certification inspired much discussion.The meeting kicked off with the organization's Emerging Technologies and Innovation Committee, covering topics from gas permeability to vacuum insulating glazing to life cycle...
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February 7, 2013The Dodge Momentum Index rose 2.7 percent in January, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.The January increase for the Momentum Index marked its...
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February 7, 2013Pleotint, LLC, has announced a distribution agreement with Prelco, Inc. that will enable the fabricator to incorporate Pleotint’s Suntuitive interlayer technology into its proprietary Prel-Shade thermochromic window offering. The agreement grants Prelco exclusive rights to market Prel-Shade windows with Suntuitive interlayer technology in eastern Canada, including Quebec, Ontario and the...
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February 6, 2013Walker Glass announced that Brian Wiles has joined the sales and architectural promotion team for Walker Textures acid-etched glass and mirror products. His territory consists of the greater Toronto area.Wiles has more than two decades of experience in the glass industry, having worked for several glass fabricators in southern Ontario, most recently at ProTemp.“We are very excited to have...
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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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