The domestic float glass industry, which is battling a slowdown in demand, has sought anti-dumping duty on glass imports from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Directorate-General of Anti-Dumping and Allied ...
Tags: Float Glass, glass industry
Europe's energy intensive industries are probably divided on the merits of power savings targets for 2030, but if the right mix of unambiguous and universal targets and measures can be agreed – and explained – opposition could ...
Tags: Construction, Glass, Glass Industry
Rather than automobiles, it is the construction industry that is more open to using innovative glass products, Saint-Gobain Glass India has found. So much so, the Indian subsidiary of the French multinational has started pitching some of ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration
The bicycle industry is booming at the moment. Driven globally by fitness-conscious consumers and commuters looking for ways to beat growing traffic congestion, its value is anticipated to exceed $64 million by 2018. At the same time, ...
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The newly completed 62 Buckingham Gate building, hailed by Land Securities as the jewel of its extensive transformation of London's Victoria district, owes its striking glazed facade to Saint-Gobain Glass. Conceived by architects Pelli ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration
The innovative use of a double-skin Clima façade based on a specification provided by Saint-Gobain Glass has created one of the major energy-efficiency features for One Angel Square, said to be one of the most sustainable large ...
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Motilal Oswal HQ is one of the brightest sparks of fresh, contemporary glass façade design in Mumbai. The building is complete with modern,energy efficient feature and a fair blend of modern trends and corporate sophistication. ...
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The Romanian division of French glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain, has invested EUR 6 million in a laminated glass production line in its factory in Calarasi, southern Romania. This takes the company's total investment so far in Romania to ...
Tags: Construction, Glass, Laminated Glass
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "In-depth Research on China LOW-E Glass Market, 2013-2017" report to their offering. At present, the global major LOW-E glass manufacturers are Pilkington (U.K.), PPG (U.S.), ...
Over the past five years, the Glass Product Manufacturing industry has declined as both consumers and businesses turn away from the use of domestic glass. Substitute goods, such as plastics and metals, have become increasingly popular, and ...
Tags: Glass, Construction
What is quality? "Quality is not just in the product. Quality is also how we treat our customers. The service we offer for the product," says Van Pelt. Of course, the product has to be good, that is obvious to him, but the best quality ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Craftsman Fabricated Glass president Bob Lawrence says he has friends, family and golf in mind now that he has retired. Lawrence, who has been in the business for 45 years, delivered the news Monday in a widely-circulated e-mail to ...
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The Torre de Cristal at Madrid is an office building with the architecture design intended to look like a cut crystal. At 249 m and 52 floors, the glass tower is the second highest building in Spain. It features a photovoltaic dome ...
Tags: Construction Glass
Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials has added new green tinted coatings to its Combat coating portfolio. The new tinted coating protects surfaces from extreme conditions of high temperature, corrosion or oxidation, while adding a color to ...
Tags: Ceramic Materials, Construction, Decoration, Coating
How will the eco-building materials and the sustainable construction affect our life after the World Expo? Shanghai Building Materials Industry Association and World Expo Group Shanghai Modern International Exhibition Company will ...
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