The turnover and results figures of Swedish window manufacturer Inwido declined further in the period from April to Jun 2012. Thus the operative result (EBITDA) declined by half to SEK92m and the EBITA plummeted to SEK66m. In this context a ...
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As a result of the decline in freight rates since April, prices for various types of Chinese raw and film-faced plywood have also fallen slightly in recent weeks. Compared to the price level prevailing in June and July, the price range on ...
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The profits of the GCC s quoted cement companies increased by 27.1 l % during the first half of 2012 - another indicator that the region s construction market is improving. A new report by Kuwait s Global Investment House stated that the ...
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The German Furniture Industry Federation (VDM) is still working from the assumption that furniture manufacturers can achieve the growth of 3% in sales forecasted at the beginning of 2012 for the year as a whole. This was reported by the VDM ...
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Glass facades will be a major topic at this year's glasstec 2012, to be held October 23 - 26, 2012 in Düsseldorf, Germany, according to show organizers. The central contact point for all those interested in facades will be Hall 11-the ...
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HSG's ProGlass Alliance is now requiring its members to be Auto Glass Safety Council(AGSC)(formerly AGRSS®Council Inc.)registered.According to officials from the company,HSG is requiring AGSC registration because it is"…the ...
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In his acceptance speech Thursday night, President Barack Obama drew upon Minnesota's Marvin Windows and Doors for inspiration. "The family business in Warroad, Minnesota that didn't lay off a single one of their four thousand employees ...
South Gate, CA, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 - It is estimated that up to one billion birds are killed each year in North America due to collisions with glass on buildings — an issue NPR’s ''Morning Edition'' covered in a two-part series ...
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According to BHI published by CBMCA and MOFCOM, profit of cement manufacturing industry decreased with a year-on-year drop of 50% during the first half year of 2012, while profit of sheet glass plunged more than 100% compared with last ...
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Benjamin Moore has introduced a new edition of its Chalkboard Paint that now is tintable in any of the more than 3, 300 hues available in the Benjamin Moore color system, allowing for choices that go beyond the classic black and green ...
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(China Glass Network)The latest"Safety Specification of Motor Vehicle"has issued recently,the new specification add higher technical requirements on tires,window glass,seat belts and other items of motor vehicles. Light transmittance of ...
(China Glass Network) Seeing the great development of new energy industry in Europe and the United States, China enterprises see solar energy industry as a good opportunity. In addition, numerous capitals have flowed into this industry that ...
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PM Group is providing engineering design, procurement and construction management services to Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW) for a new automotive glass manufacturing facility in Poland. PGW, a world leading supplier of automotive glass and ...
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One of the reasons the construction codes have held my interest for decades is that they always seem to present a new challenge.Just when we start to figure something out—whether it be compliance with the Americans with Disabilities ...
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A new initiative at a local rubbish dump will see glass recycled in new ways. Most glass is broken down and turned into bottles again however a new recycling initiative,launched at the Te Maunga Transfer Station today,will see flat ...
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