The NSG Group has announced that it will place its float line in Cowley Hill, United Kingdom (UK), on “hot hold,” effective January 3. The line is expected to remain on hold for three months. “This action will allow the ...
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ST HELENS glass maker Nippon Sheet Glass is to stop production at its Cowley Hill float glass line for at least three months But the firm said it will have no impact on jobs at the plant. They said it is aimed at reducing current stocks ...
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As a consequence of the overcapacity that still exists in the European glass industry, the NSG Group has informed the employee representatives concerned that one of its UK float lines, “CH2” Float Line in Cowley Hill, will be ...
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The NSG Group announced intentions to reduce production capacity of its European architectural glass business, and will shut down two float lines, one in Sweden and one in Italy. The closure of the float line in Halmstad, Sweden, is ...
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PILKINGTON owner Nippon Sheet Glass has gone into the red and shed 1, 750 jobs worldwide this year as it restructures to cope with the effects of the global recession. The group, which employs some 1, 600 people across its sites in St ...
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