Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has published a new report titled "Smart Glass in the Automotive Sector -2013." This report projects that revenues from smart glass and related coatings sold to the automotive sector will reach $3.5 ...
Tags: smart glass, automotive, related coatings, self-tinting, self-cleaning
The NSG Group has launched a competition aimed at existing and potential customers in the UK and Ireland to celebrate the first birthday of Pilkington K Glass S. With more than a million square metres of Pilkington K Glass S already ...
Tags: glass, K Glass, sold to date, high performance, low-emissivity, soft coated
Glass for Europe, the association of Europe’s manufacturers of building, automotive and transport glass, unveiled its industry pathway towards a competitive low carbon economy on the occasion of a dinner debate with EU officials on ...
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The NSG Group announced intentions to reduce production capacity of its European architectural glass business, and will shut down two float lines, one in Sweden and one in Italy. The closure of the float line in Halmstad, Sweden, is ...
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PILKINGTON owner Nippon Sheet Glass has gone into the red and shed 1, 750 jobs worldwide this year as it restructures to cope with the effects of the global recession. The group, which employs some 1, 600 people across its sites in St ...
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Auto glass sales and profits fell during the second quarter of this year when compared to last for Tokyo-based Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG). The international company released today its second quarter financial results for its fiscal year 2013 ...
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Pilkington Automotive is in discussions to shut down the company's Finland and Landskrona,Sweden plants.These closings will leave an estimated 420 workers unemployed. In a release issued today by the NSG Group(NSG),Pilkington's parent ...
Tags: Pilkington Automotive, plants closings and layoffs, NSG Group
The NSG Group – manufacturers of Pilkington glass – is welcoming customers to view its new £36 million off-line coater facility, before it starts manufacture in November. The coater, at the Company's Cowley Hill site in St ...
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The latest results from independent tests at leading Notified Body IFT Rosenheim confirm Pilkington Spacia™achieves a U-value of 1.1W/m2K.At just 6.5mm thick,this means it offers the best energy efficiency performance by far in a ...
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The NSG Group, manufacturers of Pilkington glass, is providing public tours of its new £36 million off-line coater facility before it opens for operation in November, according to a company release. At the company's Cowley Hill site ...
Bruker Nano Surfaces Division(Santa Barbara,CA)has shipped a Dimension Icon®Atomic Force Microscope(AFM)to the European Technical Centre(Lathom,UK)of the global glass manufacturer NSG Group.The Dimension Icon system is equipped with ...
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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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