How will the eco-building materials and the sustainable construction affect our life after the World Expo? Shanghai Building Materials Industry Association and World Expo Group Shanghai Modern International Exhibition Company will ...
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Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) announces today that the lead independent director on its Board of Directors, Corbin A. McNeill, Jr., has resigned due to personal reasons. Mr. McNeill’s resignation is not the result of any ...
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Rawlings has developed a lightweight glass bottle for mineral water client Belu in a bid to reduce the UK’s carbon footprint. Through new techniques and innovation, Rawlings, in partnership with sustainability focused glass ...
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Order intake picked up slightly at Emhart Glass in the first half of the year thanks to increased demand for glass container manufacturing and inspection equipment. Its new inspection machines made a contribution to this growth, which ...
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The city of Toledo has suffered some major company losses in recent years. But one of the businesses that helped give the city its nickname "the glass city," isn't going anywhere. Owens Illinois relocated to Perrysburg and the Dana ...
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Owens-Illinois (O-I) has partnered with Brazilian pasteurised milk producer Cooper to launch the ´Leite Cooper Premium´ in a one-litre glass bottle. The idea for the bottle arose from a consumer survey which indicated that ...
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to block Ardagh Group's planned acquisition of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA's SGO.FR +1.92%U.S. glass-bottle operations, saying the purchase would violate antitrust laws. Ardagh, a glass and ...
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The Federal Trade Commission challenged Ardagh Group, S.A.'s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., alleging that it will reduce competition and result in the two firms - the merged firm and its only remaining ...
Ripple Glass, a glass recycling company in Kansas City, Mo., is donating more than 2,300 square feet of Owens Corning’s PINK fiberglass insulation to Habitat for Humanity of Phelps County. The insulation was made from bottles and ...
Owens Corning is expanding its non-wovens business by $130 million in North America, the company announced today. The building-materials producer is constructing a new facility that will house a manufacturing line, coating capability, and ...
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Cork manufacturer Amorim and glass company Owens-Illinois (O-I) have announced the European launch of a new cork-glass wine packaging solution HELIX for the wine segment. O-I European president Erik Bouts said the future of innovation is ...
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Adhesives provider HB Fuller has finalized the previously announced acquisition of Brazil-based chemical polyurethane specialties and polyester resins provider Plexbond Química for an undisclosed sum. HB Fuller president and CEO ...
The global producer of glass fiber reinforcements, Owens Corning (OC - Snapshot Report), has joined with Taishan Fiberglass, a subsidiary of China National Materials Group, Sinoma, to promote the use of Alkali Resistant (AR) specialty ...
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Transaction Expands Company's Commercial and Industrial Insulation Product Portfolio.Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Thermafiber Inc., a leading manufacturer of mineral wool commercial and ...
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Pyrosales is the main supplier of temperature sensors for manufacturers of container glass in Australia. Amcor Ltd and Owens-Illinois Inc. are the two major manufactures of glass bottles in Australia and have a long association with ...
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