The GCC glass industry is witnessing a period of unprecedented growth driven by a significant acceleration in new construction and infrastructure projects announced by regional governments. According to the UK-based Bowmedia Group’s ...
A typical apartment building in Dubai. Boosted by heavy public and private spending in various infrastructure projects, the glass industry in GCC is enjoying a period of tremendous growth. Boosted by heavy public and private spending in ...
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In an effort to educate door and window manufacturers about potential root causes of seal failures, Quanex Building Products’ Mike Burk, a product sales specialist with Insulating Glass Systems, will present during the Insulating ...
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Double-digit growth in car sales in China, the world’s motor vehicle market, in the first half of the year helped to lift profit of one of the country’s biggest glass makers in the first half of the year. Shares in Fuyao Glass ...
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Belarus and China have reached an agreement to implement a joint venture to construct a soda ash plant, Belarus' Architecture and Construction Minister Anatoly Nichkasov told media on 19 July, BelTA has learnt. According to the Minister, ...
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The European Union is again the number one purchaser of Italian glass processing machines, accessories and special products after forfeiting the position to the Asian market in 2011 due to a drop in demand during the 2010-2011 time period, ...
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In today's world, dirty windows might be the only thing that brings attention to paned glass. Yet back in the late 1800s, the business of making plate glass brought some much deserved interest — and an economic boost — to the ...
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Co-funded by the Government's 'Employers Ownership of Skills' programme and the glass industry, The Glass Academy is a multi-million pound initiative aimed at reinvigorating the glass manufacturing sector by providing the highest quality ...
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Jerry Wright, president and owner of AAA Glass in Fort Worth, Texas, says that the Texas glass industry has already come to terms with the idea of immigration reform and stands ready for whatever form of it eventually becomes the law of the ...
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A CITY of enchantment, Venice is also besieged with problems. It is threatened by rising sea levels, polluted lagoons and a grim economy. And glassmaking, its most famous industry, has long been sinking along with the city. Murano, an ...
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Chuck Burkard, president of Progress Glass, says the decision to give his employees a long weekend off to further enjoy the Fourth of July holiday was a winning formula for everybody involved. “Closed [Thursday-Sunday],” he ...
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From 14–16 May 2013, a major conference for the glass industry was hosted by Emhart Glass, world leaders in glassmaking machinery. Entitled ‘Leaders Explore the Future of Glass Packaging’, it was held at the lakeside ...
The Washington Glass Association (WGA) will hold its 30-year anniversary celebration on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at the Embassy Suites in Tukwila, Wash. The event will include glass industry table top displays during the social hour ...
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The American Window Glass Co. played an important role in the history of Belle Vernon Borough, which is celebrating its 200th birthday this year. The firm also held a mark of distinction in the history of the United States. That was the ...
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One of the best-backed players in the smart glass industry, Sage Electrochromics Inc., is making some of its first deliveries from the world's largest electrochromic glazing plant, one capable of producing up to 4 million square feet of ...
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