Owens-Illinois, Inc. announces that it is teaming with Palo Alto, Calif., based eCullet, Inc. to form a new joint venture called Glass to Glass LLC. This joint venture will invest in sophisticated glass sorting equipment that will make more ...
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Jenni Staves, Environmental Manager at British Glass, reviews the current Climate on Carbon and Sustainability. Originally I set out to write an overview of the current consultation on structural changes to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme ...
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Guardian Press Release: Pablo Isasmendi, Managing Director of Guardian Industries UK Glass Division, has been named president of British Glass for 2013 at the November 2012 British Glass Members Meeting on 15 November 2012 at the Mercure St ...
Glassman America 2013 will take place at the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, USA during 11 & 12 September 2013 and provides an excellent opportunity to network, meet and do business with key manufacturing industry figures involved with all ...
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WITHAM Glass, an independent glass and mirror supplier, has invested pound 150,000 in new machinery to win more business. The new glass toughening equipment is now up and running at the Hull-based firm, which was established in 1947 and ...
Marg Webb, IGMA - At the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance’s (IGMA) 2013 Annual Conference, held February 5-8 in New Orleans, Louisiana, many of IGMA’s task groups and committees held meetings. These groups met to discuss ...
Sono-Tek Corporation, a global ultrasonic wet spray technology company based out of NY, USA, is pleased to announce a new distributor for the float glass industry, IfG, a leading provider to the float glass industry for powder application ...
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The European Commission today launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar glass from China. The initiation is based on a complaint lodged by the association EU ProSun Glass, which claims solar glass from China is being ...
Around the world almost without exception in the hollow glass field, cullet is used to supplement raw materials in the batch. In fact nearly all modern furnaces require cullet to be present in order to function at all. Cullet is therefore ...
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The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance will be releasing a new document to assist the industry in providing the proper technical procedures for multiple-cavity insulating glass units. The document is titled Design Considerations for ...
Aesthetic appeal and durability have contributed to an ongoing use of glass in furniture. However, the use of annealed glass tops in tables and desks has led to an increase in serious and sometimes fatal injuries sustained from falls onto ...
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On the macro-economy, the State Council released the 12th five year plan about the new energy development. It is released that, according to the whole development trend, it makes a target on the energy consumption volume and efficiency and ...
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The European Commission is currently reviewing the existing regulatory framework on food contact materials, in particular Directive 84/500/EEC for ceramic articles. Among the discussed features of this revision are: the extension of the ...
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The glass and materials industry of China is presently faced with various difficulties while developing, such as uncoordinated and unsustainable development, weak ability for scientific and technological innovation, unbalanced industrial ...
Rolith, Inc., the leader in developing advanced nanostructured coatings and devices, today announces partnership with Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (AGC), one of the world’s largest glass manufacturers. The joint development agreement ...
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