The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Committee E34 on Occupational Health and Safety has approved a new standard, “ASTM E2875/E2875M, Guide for Personal Protective Equipment for the Handling of Flat ...
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The import price index for glass and glassware was at 129.3 for the month of January, up 0.7 percent from 126.9 in December, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Export prices, however, were down from an ...
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According to the different types, glass have different characteristics. The following in accordance with the classification of architectural glass, respectively, as follows: First, the glass lenses 1, a good perspective, light ...
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A leak from a glass furnace occurred at 3 a.m. this morning at PPG Industries’ Carlisle, Pa., flat glass plant, according to a statement from the company. “Molten glass leaked from the furnace into the plant’s basement ...
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The European Commission is currently reviewing the existing regulatory framework on food contact materials, in particular Directive 84/500/EEC for ceramic articles. Among the discussed features of this revision are: the extension of the ...
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The Glass Association of North America (GANA) opened its mirror division meeting yesterday afternoon by discussing the division’s website revamp plans. During the division meeting, Mandy Marxen of Gardner Glass Products provided ...
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The glass and materials industry of China is presently faced with various difficulties while developing, such as uncoordinated and unsustainable development, weak ability for scientific and technological innovation, unbalanced industrial ...
As previously communicated, in the face of increasingly difficult domestic trading conditions for its soda ash business, Penrice Soda Holdings Limited has been conducting a strategic review of its entire chemicals business to improve its ...
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Vitrum 2013 has already caught the attention of the international press and organized a dinner in Düsseldorf to present the first details about the event. In order to live up to and underline what that well-known Italian style is all ...
Glass for Europe releases new evidences of glazing benefits to sustainable buildings. The latter were gathered by David Strong Consulting in a recent study on the distinctive benefits of glazing, which highlights the socio-economic ...
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Turkish Glass maker Trakya Cam Snayii AS bought a 45 per cent stake in HNG Float Glass Limited (HNGFL) through a joint Venture (JV) agreement on Friday. According to the JV, Hindustan National Glass and Industries (HNGIL), the ...
Glass for Europe is the trade association for Europe’s manufacturers of flat glass. Flat glass is the material that goes into a variety of end-products and primarily in windows and façades for buildings, windscreens and windows ...
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PPG Industries reported fourth-quarter 2012 net sales of $3.6 billion. The company's annual sales for 2012 were $15.2 billion, an increase of 2 percent versus 2011, according to a Jan. 14 release. Despite the record fourth-quarter results, ...
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Photovoltaic glass, also known as solar photovoltaic glass or ultra clear photovoltaic glass, is mainly applied to solar PV power generation and solar PV components. Currently, ultra-clear patterned glass used for crystalline silicon solar ...
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We cordially invite you to participate in GLASS Glass Industry Fair, which will be held on 29 January – 1 February 2013 in PoznaÅ„. In the same place and at the same time there will also be held BUDMA International ...
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