In recent years, sophisticated glass films have been developed as an alternative business opportunity for those involved in the industry, bringing to light a dilemma: whether is better to apply film onto glass or purchase already-coated ...
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Building products company CSR is cutting 150 jobs from its glass business in response to the high Australian dollar and low construction activity. According to an AAP report, CSR will close its glass manufacturing facility at Ingleburn, ...
Shares in Commonwealth Bank soared above $70 to a new record yesterday as the local stocks hit a 4 1/2-year high after encouraging US non-farm payrolls data suggested the world's biggest economy was recovering. Strength in defensive and ...
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The sharemarket finished more than 0.4 per cent higher following a wave of investor enthusiasm in Japan and the US. CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly said local shares finished strongly after a slow start as Japanese shares pushed ...
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BUILDING products company CSR is cutting 150 jobs from its glass business in response to the high Australian dollar and low construction activity. CSR will close its glass manufacturing facility at Ingleburn, in Sydney's south west, in ...
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Xinyi Glass Holdings (0868) is restarting efforts to spin off its solar glass business on the main board in Hong Kong. "The newly-listed entity would focus on research and development of solar glass and the construction of solar power ...
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PPG Industries has appointed Michael H. McGarry, executive vice president, to lead the company’s flat glass businesses and its architectural coatings businesses in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. McGarry ...
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PPG Industries announced that it recently surpassed 1,000 requests for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design documentation for its architectural glass products. According to five-year data from PPG’s flat glass business, one ...
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Glass manufacturer Quinn Glass has today welcomed the news that the N.I. Executivehas committed funding to an important project to supply natural gas to Fermanagh. Quinn Glass, located in Derrylin co Fermanagh, supplies bottles and jars ...
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PPG Industries is bringing innovation to the automotive industry, and the company’s product and technology offerings across several of its businesses help automakers and automotive suppliers enhance manufacturing efficiencies, make ...
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Ardagh Group, a global leader in glass and metal packaging solutions, today announced that it has made a binding and irrevocable offer and entered into exclusive negotiations with Compagnie de Saint-Gobain to purchase from it the entire ...
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Ardagh Group has started started 'exclusive negotiations' with France based Compagnie de Saint-Gobain to acquire Verallia North America (VNA) in a transaction worth $1.7bn. Muncie, Indiana headquartered Verallia North America is the ...
Guardian Plus is a business support programme designed for businesses buying or using Guardian products either supplied by Guardian or through Guardian customers. As a member of Guardian Plus, Guardian offer optimum business support, ...
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Taiwan Glass Industry, a supplier of glass and fiber glass fabrics, has completed construction of a sodium carbonate plant in China. The in-house availability of sodium carbonate, a raw material for the production of glass, may allow the ...
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Romie (R.J.) Ricks, the founder of Ricks Glass Co. Inc. in Savannah, Ga., passed away on December 20 at the age of 85. Ricks was born in Adrian, Ga., on January 19, 1927, to Horace and Ida Ricks. He left home as a young teenager and moved ...
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