Japanese glass company AGC is the latest concern to take a swipe at Chinese-manufacturing driven oversupply. In a press release on Thursday, the Asahi Glass Company (AGC) announced that its solar cell cover glass manufacturing facility in ...
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Asahi Glass will reduce its solar output with the conversion of an existing Chinese plant to automotive production. Source: AGC Solar. Asahi Glass will convert one of its solar glass factories in China to make automotive products. ...
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Asahi Glass Co (AGC) is set to establish a new auto glass plant in China at its subsidiary AGC Flat Glass (Suzhou) Co, with a total investment of JPY4.5bn ($46m). AGC said it will stop operating the current manufacturing facilities for ...
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) pulled a surprise inspection on the province's flat glass industry and found no dealer flat-footed. Director Peter Mangabat, of DTI- Pangasinan, said flat glass dealers and retailers in the ...
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RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has introduced four new optical network products to its portfolio with miniaturized and integrated modules. TGA4894-SL: TriQuint's ...
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In response to OSHA's recently released proposed silica rule, the Natural Stone Council's Board of Directors unanimously voted to join the newly formed Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC). The CISC is seeking practical and ...
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GC Chemicals Americas Inc. will be featuring its new peroxide-curable specialty FKM, AFLAS® 200P, in booth 451 at this year’s Chem Show. The event takes place December 10 to 12 at New York’s Javits Center. AFLAS 200P ...
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The president of J.E. Berkowitz LP credits his company's "new age" hires for largely sparing the company from the shortage of qualified labor that is being felt nationally. Arthur Berkowitz says his Pedricktown, N.J.-based architectural ...
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Growing Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) or nosocomial infections are expected to drive the antibacterial glass market in the coming years. Traditional techniques of decontamination such as washing hands at periodic intervals are ...
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AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. and Zeon Chemicals have formed a distribution agreement for AGCCA's AFLAS fluoroelastomers. The partnership provides enhanced growth opportunities for both companies while increasing product offerings to current ...
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It wasn't quite the numbers Adam Barefoot, the president of Four Oaks, N.C.-based NC Glazing Fabrication, had in mind when he signed on as an exhibitor at this year's GlassBuild America show in Atlanta. "We expected more traffic," ...
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AGC Glass Co. North America announced the grand opening of its new Southeast fabrication facility in Atlanta. According to the announcement, the new facility is equipped with the most advanced fabrication and processing equipment in the ...
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AGC announces that it will invest approximately 40 billion yen to significantly increase the production capacity of its Indonesian subsidiary P.T. Asahimas Chemical (ASC) to meet growing demand for chlor-alkali products, such as caustic ...
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Cladding with decorative glass becomes an ever increasing trend in today’s interiors. To answer a growing demand from architects and installers to get a complete glass bonding solution with quality decorative glass, AGC Glass Europe ...
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On Wednesday 19 June AGC Glass Europe won an award in the Logistics category at the “2013 Supplier Trophies” organised by PSA Peugeot Citroën at Poissy in the Parisian region of France. This award recognises the quality of ...
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