Last week, members of West Virginia's School Building Authority unanimously agreed to require shatterproof glass in new school construction as part of an effort aimed at stopping intruders from gaining access to schools and giving emergency ...
Bottoming out in 2010, the nonresidential fenestration market has seen slow but steady increases since then, according to a new report from the American Architectural Manufacturers Association and the Window & Door Manufacturers ...
Nothing says luxury like a beautiful hardwood floor. The new Midtown hardwood collection by Armstrong lets you achieve a stunning hardwood style without the cost implications or performance limitations. One of America’s “Top ...
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It is reported that the United Arab Emirates is forming the world's fifth largest aluminum company by merging its 2 state owned aluminum company. The merger of Dubai Aluminium and Emirates Aluminium creates a company with enterprise ...
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It is learned that ArcelorMittal will resume its project to expand its long steel production in Brazil; the investment will cost around US$352 million. According to the company’s president in America, Jefferson De Paula, this ...
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Royal Oman Police (ROP) have arrested four nationals in relation to the recent robbery at Oman Cement Company. According to the Oman News Agency, Police said two of those arrested carried knives which were used to threaten an accountant ...
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BASF is implementing its global “We create chemistry” strategy in Asia Pacific with a set of ambitious targets and a focus on sustainability. To achieve sales of €25 billion to customers in the region by 2020, BASF’s ...
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PolyOne Corporation, a provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, has completed the previously announced sale of its vinyl dispersion, blending and suspension resin assets to Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V. for $250 million ...
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PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business hsd introduced the Ultrapax coatings system, a packaged system of pretreatment products and powder coatings engineered together to meet stringent standards for the protection of metal ...
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New Energy Technologies, Inc., developer of the world's first-of-its-kind, see-through technology capable of generating electricity on glass and flexible plastics, announced today that researchers have achieved important device design, ...
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The newly completed 62 Buckingham Gate building, hailed by Land Securities as the jewel of its extensive transformation of London's Victoria district, owes its striking glazed facade to Saint-Gobain Glass. Conceived by architects ...
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Glass Expo Midwest welcomes Capitol Aluminum & Glass Corp. of Bellevue, Ohio, as an exhibitor for the two-day architectural glass event. Glass Expo Midwest is scheduled to take place October 31–November 1 at the Renaissance Schaumburg ...
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Installers from Josloff Glass working on the Terminal B Modernization at Newark International Airport. Photos by Ari Mintz Photography, www.arimintzphoto.com.2012 was another year of improvement for U.S contract glazing firms, with more ...
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Asahi Glass Co. said on June 6 that it will provide the world's first glass roofs for player and official benches at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 tournament in Brazil between June 15 and 30. The roofs, incorporating the ...
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Hillcrest Glass LLC is expanding into a second location after experiencing rapid growth in the commercial side of its business over the past couple of years. The Longmont-based company, which specializes in commercial and residential ...
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