A Greater Manchester manufacturer which has been operating for more than four decades has closed down with the loss of nearly 60 jobs. HW Glass was founded in 1972 as a small business and has since developed into a £9m-turnover ...
Tags: safety glass, double glazed units, glass
While existing technology continues to advance in incremental - boring - steps, the next wave is on its way, promising to turn us all into friendlier, more-adventurous versions of the Terminator. I welcome our new google overlords. ...
Tags: Smart glasses, glass industry, glass
The latest declared glass recycling rate in South Africa is now, according to The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC), 40.1%; a 230% growth in annual volumes recycled since the inception of TGRC six years ago. Evidence of a shift in consumer ...
Shanghai-listed shares in Fuyao Glass edged up 0.2% today after the big auto glass maker controlled by Chinese billionaire Cho Tak Wong said it had eked out an increase in 2012 earnings. Net profit rose by 0.8% to 1.5 billion yuan, or ...
Tags: Fuyao Glass, Glass, Glass Industry
Friday morning I went out to a little media shindig at one of the Glass Mounds, just outside of Franklin. It was held by The Tennessee Division of Archaeology, the Tennessee Ancient Sites Conservancy and the Native History Association. The ...
Tags: Glass Mounds, Glass, Glass family
Mumbai, - Berger Paint’s wholly owned subsidy brushworks paints ltd today acquired the architectural paints business of Sherwin Williams Private Limited. “This transaction will significantly increase our presence in key ...
Tags: Berger paints, architectural paints business, paints business
Almelo, the Netherlands: PANalytical, the world's leading supplier of analytical X-ray equipment and software, is set to launch its new software for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) systems. PANalytical developed Stratos, a brand new software ...
Tags: software, XRF systems, coatings, surface layers
Charlotte, NC– The BASF Dispersions & Pigments Division recently awarded Ribelin Sales as Distributor of the Year for 2012. The award was presented by Michael McHenry, Vice President, Resins and Performance Additives, North America, ...
Tags: Resins, Performance Additives, printing
According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in January this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-27) decreased ...
Tags: construction output, construction sector, construction
According to data, the stainless steel product stocks totaled 192,653 tons in the first 15 days of March, up by 1.5% from the previous 15 days. Among them, 104,158 tons were cold rolled stainless steel products, falling by 0.62%; 88,495 ...
Tags: Stainless Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Reportedly, Swedish-based special steel producer, Ovako, announced to introduce its new hot-rolled ring mill at its Hofors works in Sweden. Meanwhile, the company has invested approximately €8million for targeting on larger dimensions ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel, special steel
According to the report of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC), the average steel prices in China dropped by 0.4% from a week ago during March 11st through March 17th. In the given period of time, the average prices of rebar with diameter ...
Tags: Steel, Steel Prices, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced Tuesday that privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 946,000. This is ...
Tags: construction activity, Department, Housing
Despite ongoing snow storms, nearly 100 architects traveled to Hauppauge (Long Island), N.Y., on March 7 to further their knowledge of glass products. They attended the Architects’ Forum 2013, which took place at the Hyatt Regency ...
Tags: Glass Knowledge, Glass, Glass Industry
From a very busy 4 acre site near Walsall, Brownhills Glass serves the centre of the country with merchanted and processed glass products on a very efficient next-day delivery promise. Their warehouse is continually replenished from UK ...
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