PPG, in connection with LKQ Corporation’s announcement of its definitive agreement to purchase Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW), said it will divest its approximately 40% interest in PGW. LKQ announced that it expects the transaction to ...
Tags: PPG, PGW, LKQ, Automotive glass business, Stake
Ford has teamed up with the world’s leading mobile glass supplier to help build its next supercar. The new Ford GT will feature a Corning-made Gorilla Glass hybrid windshield, pegged as 30% lighter than normal glass. Corning is, ...
Tags: Ford, supercar, Consumer Electronics
Ford is following the footsteps of BMW by using Corning Gorilla Glass in its Ford GT vehicle which is expected to reduce the weight of the car by 12 pounds. The automaker along with the glass maker Corning has developed the hybrid window ...
Tags: Corning, hybrid window, Auto
Life saving tools maker StatGear has introduced a visor mounted device SuperVizor for breaking automotive glass windows quickly that could be utilized if a person gets trapped inside. The device is said to break glass in seconds during ...
Central Glass, a parent company of Carlex Glass, announced that it has finalized pending acquisitions to expand Carlex’s business operations. Central Glass has officially acquired all of the outstanding shares of two subsidiaries of ...
Tags: Carlex Glass, OEM automakers, Auto
PPG Industries reported third quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.94 billion, up $161 million, or 4 percent, versus the prior year. Third quarter 2014 reported net income from continuing operations was $377 million, or ...
Tags: PPG, Construction Coating
Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Antaya Technologies Corp. (“Antaya”), a leading provider of proprietary on-glass connectors, enhancing the company’s portfolio in the rapidly ...
PPG Industries has completed the sale of substantially all the assets of its Mount Zion, Illinois, glass manufacturing facility to automotive glass manufacturer Fuyao Glass America Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. Fuyao plans to ...
Tags: Construction, Glass, Float Glass, Specialty Glass
PPG Industries announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell substantially all the assets of its Mt. Zion, Illinois, glass manufacturing facility to automotive glass manufacturer Fuyao Glass America Inc. The sale is expected ...
Tags: PPG, Agreement, Decoration
Glass manufacturer Asahi Glass's (AGC) subsidiary AGC Automotive Mexico has broken ground for construction of a new automotive glass plant in Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. At the ceremony which was participated by ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Accessories
Coverage range of products 1. All electrical and electronic products that could be used by members of the public whether in their homes or otherwise eg in residential, office, retail, leisure etc environments. Examples include, but are ...
Tags: SONCAP Certification, SONCAP, certification
The well-known story of Corning Inc.’s unsuccessful foray into the automotive glass market in the 1960s may have a happy ending sooner than you think. The Fortune 500 company’s development of a superior auto windshield using a ...
Tags: Gorilla Glass, Auto Industry
Several automotive glass companies have been ranked on Entrepreneur magazine's 35th Annual Franchise 500.The top 500 companies were determined based on financial and statistical data from July 2011 through July 2013. Novus Glass came ...
Tags: Novus Glass, Glass
“I look at Safelite like the New York Yankees,” says Mark Liston, president of Glass Doctor, describing Safelite’s recent purchase of Guardian’s retail assets. “Who they can buy, they will. Simple as ...
Tags: Auto Glass, Construction Glass
Safelite Group of Columbus is buying part of a Michigan company, adding to Safelite’s status as the largest player in the vehicle-glass business. The Northwest Side company said yesterday that it has reached an agreement to buy the ...
Tags: vehicle-glass, decoration