Export of Czech art glass and jewelry to support the new association "?eské umění skla" («Czech art glass"). It will include glaziers, schools, trade unions and other institutions. The new platform is made of glass ...
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "In-depth Research on China LOW-E Glass Market, 2013-2017" report to their offering. At present, the global major LOW-E glass manufacturers are Pilkington (U.K.), PPG (U.S.), ...
Are beer drinkers more environmentally conscious than wine drinkers? Not to whine about wine, but the recycling rate for wine bottles is 34 percent nationwide versus 41 percent for beer and soda bottles, according to the Glass Packaging ...
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Glass Technology Services Ltd (GTS) has achieved Notified Testing Laboratory status for CE Marking glass construction products. The independent testing specialist is one of only a few providers in this sector to hold the accreditation, ...
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The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) kicked off its 2013 Summer Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Wednesday. The large gathering of many of the top minds from the insulating glass (IG) industry began the three-day ...
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In an effort to educate door and window manufacturers about potential root causes of seal failures, Quanex Building Products’ Mike Burk, a product sales specialist with Insulating Glass Systems, will present during the Insulating ...
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8 local tempered glass manufacturers were ordered to suspend production after failing quality tests, the city's quality watchdog said yesterday. Their substandard products are now being recalled, added the Shanghai Quality and Technical ...
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Italian hollow glass processing machines continue to enjoy enormous international popularity, with especially positive results in 2012, which will likely be repeated in 2013. Bottles and glass tableware are doing well, with a few ...
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A HISTORICAL privately owned glass collection has gone on public display for the first time at Broadfield House Glass Museum. The collection was put together in the 1960s by Roger Pilkington, a distant relative of the Pilkington ...
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In today's world, dirty windows might be the only thing that brings attention to paned glass. Yet back in the late 1800s, the business of making plate glass brought some much deserved interest — and an economic boost — to the ...
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Glass or window and door pundits who have hoped for a Moore’s Law like effect to hit our industry and consistently drive technological advances in a timely manner may finally be in luck. Oh, we may not realize the speed or intensity ...
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An innovative UK solar start up that was spun out from Oxford University has taken a major step towards commercial production, after revealing it has set a new efficiency record for its solar glass technology. Oxford PV has pioneered the ...
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Glass for Europe, an association made up of Europe’s flat glass manufacturers, has issued a statement related to the European Commission’s (EC) anti-subsidy investigation into imports of solar glass from China. In the statement, ...
The Flat Glass Manufacturing industry is expected to return to consistent growth over the five years through 2018-19 as the UK economy undergoes a tentative recovery, and conditions in key downstream construction and automobile industries ...
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The globally respected Entrepreneur Mr. Chandra Kumar Somany ( known to the glass industry fraternity as "C K" ), has been honoured with the 43rd. Phoenix Award, "Glass Person of the Year 2013". Mr. Somany, pioneer of the Indian Glass ...
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