"Make your move,"economist Jeff Dietrich advised the 200 attendees at the 2012 Glazing Executives Forum,held Sept.13 as part of GlassBuild America in Las Vegas."Invest time,money,personnel.Move forward and innovate,"said the senior analyst ...
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It has been an eventful few years for the glass and glazing industry,with more changes to come as it emerges from the downturn.Mergers and acquisitions,increased expectations from the building community,technological developments and ...
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Emirates Glass LLC(EGL),one of the region's leading processors of premium architectural flat glass products and a subsidiary of Glass LLC,wholly owned by Dubai Investments(DI),has received Dhs20m worth of orders in Turkey for projects that ...
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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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Emirates Glass LLC(EGL),one of the region's leading processors of premium architectural flat glass products and a subsidiary of Glass LLC,wholly owned by Dubai Investments(DI),announced the launch of its first self-cleaning glass projects ...
Insurers are seeking rate hikes of 5%to 15%for primary casualty construction business,Marsh Inc.said in a special report on the sector published Thursday. But,"risks with high loss ratios typically are experiencing higher increases and ...
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UNIONS are warning they will launch industrial action targeting the State Government and ForestrySA if an agreement cannot be reached between timber processor Carter Holt Harvey and the State Government to lower the price of logs. Speaking ...
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With the first half of 2012 experiencing favorable weather conditions, gains in residential and nonresidential construction activity and robust gains in cement intensities, the new forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) nearly ...
With the first half of 2012 experiencing favorable weather conditions, gains in residential and nonresidential construction activity and robust gains in cement intensities, the new forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) nearly ...
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Philips and Dialight benefit from LED focus 24 Jul 2012 Philips is continuing to drive the LED transformation within the lighting industry, while Dialight is benefitting from a focus on LED lighting for heavy industrial and hazardous ...
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China occupies a significant position among emerging economies worldwide due to its fast-growing manufacturing industries, high availability of cheap labor, and rapidly growing construction industry. Consequently, the country attracted a ...
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AlMuftah Group— one of the country s most diverse and successful Group of companies — is very pleased to announcethe signing of an Exclusive Distribution Contract with Fermacell GmbH, for the supply throughout Qatar of their ...
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Demand for nanomaterials worldwide will increase more than twofold to reach $5.5 billion by 2016, according to a new report from Freedonia. In the World Nanomaterials study, Freedonia attributes the growth of the market to increased market ...
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Demand for nanomaterials worldwide will increase more than twofold to reach $5.5bn (€4.4bn) by 2016, according to a new report from Freedonia. In the World Nanomaterials study, Freedonia attributes the growth of the market to increased ...
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) today announced that a subsidiary of the Company has purchased certain assets of Haleyville, Ala. -based MSR Forest Products, LLC, a supplier of roof trusses and ...
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