Andina Acquisition Corporation ("Andina") and privately-held Tecnoglass S.A. and C.I. Energia Solar S.A. E.S. Windows (sister companies under common management, collectively, "Tecnoglass") announced the signing of a definitive agreement ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, glass
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. announced on Aug. 7, 2013 that its Apogee Wausau Group, Inc. subsidiary, doing business as Wausau Window and Wall Systems, has acquired the assets of Benchmark Sales Agency, Inc., doing business as Custom Window ...
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Any form of construction ranging from heavy weight to weight requires the supply of aluminum and brass holdings to stand against corrosion and time. Over billion pounds of aluminum are used every year for construction purposes across the ...
Huntsman Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Oxid L.P., a privately-held manufacturer and marketer of specialty urethane polyols based in Houston, Texas. The financial terms of the agreement were not ...
Tags: Acquire Oxid, Chemicals, polyols
PPG Industries' industrial coatings business has expanded its social media initiative so that it can share news and interact more effectively with customers via Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Sharon Bird, PPG marketing communications ...
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NEMA's Lighting Systems Index increased in the first quarter of 2013 following a 3.4 gain in the fourth quarter of 2012, growing 5.4 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis and by 3.8 percent on a year-over-year basis. Lighting equipment ...
Tags: Lighting Equipment, Lighting Systems, Lights, Lighting
Any type of household and commercial construction project requires the right tools and equipment for a smooth project handling. You can take equipment rental San Francisco services for a cost effective project with efficient support from ...
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Controlling solar heat gain in buildings is an ongoing challenge for design professionals, but a new PVB interlayer from Eastman Chemical Company, called Saflex® SG, offers significant advantages for those designing projects in hot ...
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Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced late Wednesday Q1 2013 net income of $48 million on net sales of $1.8 billion. By comparison, prior year Q1 net income was $46 million on net sales of $2 billion and sequential Q4 ...
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The 2013 forecast for construction-put-in-place is up 8 percent―$918 million―over 2012, according to consulting and investment firm, FMI. Even with the strong improvement, however, FMI does not expect annual construction to go ...
Apogee Enterprises, parent company of Viracon, Harmon, Wausau Window and Wall Systems, Linetec, and Tubelite, announced that fiscal 2013 full-year revenues of $700.2 million were up 6 percent over FY2012. During fiscal 2013, architectural ...
Tags: Apogee Revenues, Construction
Nine products from PPG Industries’ architectural coatings business recently received GREENGUARD Certification, aiming to protect human health through reduced air-quality effects and reduced chemical exposure. The certification ...
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The owner of a glass and mirror company wants to break ground by early summer on a new $1.2 million facility near the Liberty Pike/Eddy Lane intersection. Genesis Glass and Mirror owner Ken Adler hopes to move forward on construction ...
Tags: glass, mirror, glass industry
A piping system is crucial to any process plant; hence it needs to be designed with precision and care. The efficiency of a plant highly depends on its ability to transport fluid through pipes to various equipment that function ...
Tags: Piping Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery
At least 150 workers at CSR’s Viridian glass-making factories in western Sydney confront the closure of their plants and the destruction of their jobs, in the latest of the swathe of job cuts sweeping through the manufacturing sector ...
Tags: glass workers, glass, glass making factories