Nude Brand Creation has designed two new bottles for Slovenian glass maker Steklarna Hrastnik. Steklarna Hrastnik aimed to expand its glassware offerings, which were limited to glass bottle packaging, glassware, lighting and a small range ...
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Industrial gases firm Air Products is supplying its integrated oxy-fuel solution to Chinese firm Chengdu Jin Gu Pharmaceutical Packaging. The Chinese firm is using Air Products’solution to manufacture pharmaceutical glass ...
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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
A study by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) revealed that the average glass packaging recycling rate across the European Union (EU) has hit the 73% mark. According to the data from 2013 released by FEVE, Denmark recycled ...
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Global demand for industrial silica sand is forecast to advance 5.5 percent per year to 291 million metric tons in 2018, with a value of $12.5 billion. Accelerations in construction spending and manufacturing output worldwide are expected ...
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On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
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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' performance glass coatings group will display its full line of DG-KOTE mirror, decorative and specialty coatings solutions at GlassBuild America, the Glass, Window and Door Expo, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, glass coatings, coating, paints
UK glass industry trade association British Glass Manufacturers' Confederation has been nominated as the successful organization to bid for funding from Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) through its growth deal. ...
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Latest industry data – published today ahead of the European Commission 2012 figures expected at the end of 2014 – confirm average glass recycling rates in the European Union have passed the 70% mark. This means that over 25 ...
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This follows the European Commission roadmap which established the intention to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050. The aim of the glass roadmap is to create a low-carbon glass sector which is also competitive and prosperous. The glass ...
The use of glass as a building material has a positive effect on various processes such as learning, healing, performance and well-being of people - such a conclusion is based on a joint study of Guardian Industries, a leading manufacturer ...
Flat glass prices fell .4 percent from November to December, according to the latest Producer Price Index Report issued Wednesday by the U.S. Labor Department. The dip in prices was hardly good news for the glass industry as it marked the ...
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The Glass TEXpo™ show floor will once again include Alumax Bath Enclosures by Sapa as an exhibitor for the upcoming expo. The two-day architectural glass event is scheduled to take place at the Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel in ...
Tags: San Antonio, USGlass magazine, Window Film magazine, Alumax Bath
It wasn’t that long ago that low-E glass was considered exotic, an added expense that was at times hard to justify. But low-E glass went on to become commonplace within the glass industry, a product so usual that there’s little ...
Tags: Smart Glass, Low-E Glass