(China Glass Network)Developed countries has promoted development for distributed PV power generation combining with construction for several years.Germany has launched large-scale roof PV generation plan from 1990s and more than 80%of the ...
Chinese solar companies have begun a round of belt-tightening as they struggle to maintain operations and pay down looming debt obligations,but layoffs might impede their ability to build market share if global demand for solar-powered ...
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Dubai Group is in talks to sell its 45 percent stake in a joint venture firm with cement maker Lafarge, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the state investment vehicle sells assets to repay its $10 billion debt pile. Lafarge ...
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An Egyptian court has ordered the cancellation of Assiut Cement s privatisation contract and the firm returned to state ownership, Ahram has reported. The cement maker has been 95.8% owned by CEMEX, a global building materials firm, since ...
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PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced that two projects featuring its glass were among the winners of the 2012 Glass Magazine Awards announced earlier this month. The awards recognize the best products and glass applications in 18 categories ...
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GlassBuild America:The Glass,Window&Door Expo came to a close,Sept.14,after three days of networking,business deals,new product introductions and education at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Nearly 6,700 attendees walked the show floor and ...
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Architecture firms have had to cut a third of employees since 2008 as a result of receiving a 40-percent decline in revenue,according to a 2012 American Institute of Architects(AIA)Firm survey. Although the nation rebounded from the ...
Asahi Glass of Japan has successfully developed inlaid"Energy-saving Glass".Energy conservation can be achieved simply by inlaying the glass on the office windows from inside.The glass is expected to go on sale from October 2012.It is ...
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Statistical Bureau released,the output of caustic soda on August is 2.163 million tons,year-on-year growth of 22000 tons,link growth of 1.9 percent. From January to August,the output of domestic caustic soda is 17.335 million ...
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(China Glass Network) recently, Guotai Junan Futures released glass and glass product industry weekly. Glass price index link relative ration rises 0.5 percent on the beginning of the month, and on the middle of the month, the price warms ...
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HOUSTON, September 12, 2012 (NYSE: NX) – With the anticipated release of the new ENERGY STAR® requirements, Quanex Building Products Corporation, an industry-leading manufacturer of value-added, engineered materials and components ...
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As GlassBuild America 2012 opened yesterday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, many exhibitors were prepared with displays and demonstrations of their newest developments for the glass industry. While some commented that the day saw a slow ...
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The Austrian timber industry association believes Austria’s sawmills lost considerable market shares on export markets for softwood lumber in 2012. At the press conference at the 52nd “Internationale Holzmesse” in ...
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Glass for Europe seized the opportunity of the recent Commission consultation on the EU 2020 Flagship on industrial policy to increase its involvement on industrial policy issues. The aim of this consultation is to prepare the mid-term ...
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The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) subsidiary of SolarWorld AG (Bonn, Germany) has begun construction on a series of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 25 MW in California's Mojave Desert. The company plans to ...
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