Officials from AGC Glass Co. North America announced the company has officially restarted the G1 float glass line located at its Greenland manufacturing plant in Hawkins County, Tenn. The G1 line will serve both the architectural and ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) have jointly released the December 2012 update to the 2011/2012 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast. According ...
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According statistics, Japan exported 65,941 tons of stainless steel flat products in November, falling by 2.7% from a month ago while rising by 21.8% year on year. In November, Taiwan was the largest importer of the Japanese stainless ...
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Zhejiang-based Chinese company Weisheng Holding Co. has started production at its electro-slag ingot project for high-quality special alloy steel in the Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city in China’s Zhejiang Province, as reported by ...
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The province of Basra has awarded Dewan Architects and Engineers the contract to design the sprawling Al Nakheel City, for which the foundation stone was recently laid. As a modern urban development, the Al-Nakheel City is expected to ...
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The international technology group SCHOTT will be presenting solutions in the areas of security and fire protection, as well as architecture and design, at BAU 2013. One particularly spectacular highlight at the exhibition will be the ...
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The Association of the German Furniture Industry (VDM) predicts turnover in the furniture industry to remain stable at last year‘s level for 2013. This was announced by VDM chief executive Dirk-Uwe Klaas on 9 January at the press ...
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North American softwood lumber output rose in the third quarter of 2012 by a total of 4% against the same period of the year before to 13.445m m3, perpetuating the positive development of 5% and 6% seen in the preceding quarters. Cumulated ...
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Serious Energy, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., announced that Mike Brisbin has assumed the role of eastern region sales manager for its SeriousWindows vinyl replacement division. Brisbin is based in upstate New York and serves accounts ...
Slovenian group Steklarna Hrastnik is to undergo a scheduled two-month refit. Technologists at the Vitrum-owned business unit shut down the G melting furnace earlier this week, and will shut the H melting furnace on February 1. Furnaces ...
The Chinese paint, coatings and ink markets continue to enjoy strong growth, and global suppliers are working hard to reach this ever-expanding market. It comes as no surprise that CHINACOAT (The China International Exhibition for Coatings, ...
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) said Monday that significantly more construction firms are planning to add new staff than plan to cut staff while demand for many types of private sector construction projects should ...
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Reportedly Venezuela’s state run steelmaker Sidor aims to boost liquid steel production at 4.45 million tons in 2013. Sidor’s CEO rafael GIL Barrios also said that achievement of this goal will result in the consolidation of ...
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If there’s one specific phenomenon that holds out hope for the future, it’s the one that’s surfacing as this year draws to a close – the desire for a change. That’s it; precisely this collective desire, shared ...
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Glass for Europe releases new evidences of glazing benefits to sustainable buildings. The latter were gathered by David Strong Consulting in a recent study on the distinctive benefits of glazing, which highlights the socio-economic ...
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