PILKINGTON owner Nippon Sheet Glass has gone into the red and shed 1, 750 jobs worldwide this year as it restructures to cope with the effects of the global recession. The group, which employs some 1, 600 people across its sites in St ...
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Auto glass sales and profits fell during the second quarter of this year when compared to last for Tokyo-based Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG). The international company released today its second quarter financial results for its fiscal year 2013 ...
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(China Glass Network) Sale price of float glass keeps increasing since July this year, increase range of the product even passed 10% in the passed month. The market situation will no doubt drive sales rebound for glass enterprises in the ...
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Asahi Glass Co.(5201.TO,ASGLY)has halted production at a solar-cell glass plant in Tennessee to prevent the build-up of excess inventory,the Nikkei reports in its Oct.8 edition. The plant,in the city of Kingsport,has seen inventory swell ...
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According to operation report of building materials industry issued by Development and Reform Commission,cement inventory of key building material enterprises is 13.46 million tons,increasing 6.4%compared with last year,sheet glass ...
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Panattoni Europe, leader in the industrial space sector, completed another production and storage investment. The new project is dedicated to Nippon Sheet Glass, one of the largest manufacturer of glass and glass products. The project, with ...
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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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Japan’s machinery orders fell less than economists anticipated in March and are forecast to rise this quarter, signs that a stronger yen and slower global growth have yet to temper corporate spending plans. Bookings decreased 2.8 ...
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With the newly established standard, specifiers can now have a better understanding of glass tile types and specifications, its performance, and inherent aesthetic properties Over the past several years, glass tiles have become increasingly ...