Glass for Europe is the trade association for Europe’s manufacturers of flat glass. Flat glass is the material that goes into a variety of end products and primarily in windows and facades for buildings, windscreens and windows for ...
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The NSG Group has reported a 9 percent drop in its cumulative group revenues for the third-quarter of fiscal year 2013. The company’s revenues dropped from $4.5 billion (U.S. dollars) (420.8 billion Yen) in the third-quarter of 2012 ...
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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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Architects have unprecedented opportunities to bring their design visions to life with the launch of Pilkington Planar Crystal Connect. The latest addition to the world’s leading structural glazing system, Pilkington Planar Crystal ...
Glass for Europe releases new evidences of glazing benefits to sustainable buildings. The latter were gathered by David Strong Consulting in a recent study on the distinctive benefits of glazing, which highlights the socio-economic ...
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Glass for Europe is the trade association for Europe’s manufacturers of flat glass. Flat glass is the material that goes into a variety of end-products and primarily in windows and façades for buildings, windscreens and windows ...
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Photovoltaic glass, also known as solar photovoltaic glass or ultra clear photovoltaic glass, is mainly applied to solar PV power generation and solar PV components. Currently, ultra-clear patterned glass used for crystalline silicon solar ...
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In the world, the development of the Low-E glass industry is closely related to countries’ policy support for energy efficiency of buildings. In Europe and America, the penetration rate of the Low-E glass has quickly climbed to more ...
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The NSG Group has announced that it will place its float line in Cowley Hill, United Kingdom (UK), on “hot hold,” effective January 3. The line is expected to remain on hold for three months. “This action will allow the ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe), has honoured its premier suppliers at a Supplier Recognition Day. Approximately 160 of First Solar's top suppliers ...
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As a consequence of the overcapacity that still exists in the European glass industry, the NSG Group has informed the employee representatives concerned that one of its UK float lines, “CH2” Float Line in Cowley Hill, will be ...
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The NSG Group has announced an investment of£4 million at its NGF EUROPE glass cord manufacturing site in St Helens,UK,with the creation of 24 new jobs.The site will become the first fully-integrated high tensile strength glass cord ...
Glen Allen,VA:Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets announces a new report on energy-efficient building materials:"Advanced Glazing Systems Markets-2012."According to NanoMarkets,the advanced glazing systems market already generates around$550 ...
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NSG officials said results for the second quarter of FY2013 reflected "significant deterioration" in its major European automotive and architectural markets, with overall company revenue down 10 percent from second quarter FY2012. On a ...
With more than a million square metres of Pilkington K Glass S already sold to date, it is fast becoming one of the most popular high performance glass products on the market. To mark the first birthday of Pilkington K Glass S, the NSG ...
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