Glass

News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By Eileen De Guire / May 28, 2013

• Nippon Sheet Glass Co. reported a 5.6 percent decline in revenues in fiscal year 2013, compared to fiscal year 2012, according to the company’s FY 2013 Annual Consolidated Financial…

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If you are in the UK on June 15, celebrate glass making, ‘glassperts’ at GlassFest

By Eileen De Guire / May 25, 2013

Credit: I. Kirton/United Bottlemakers of Yorkshire Mark your calendars—this sounds like fun! From Ian Kirton via LinkedIn: Bringing together the largest group of bottle makers the world has ever seen.…

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Sapphire versus Gorilla Glass in smartphones? Corning says no contest but GT Advanced Technologies disagrees

By / May 23, 2013

There have been many gains in the production and application of sapphire over the last decade, but one new application being pursued—cover and touch screens for smartphones and similar devices—has…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By Eileen De Guire / May 20, 2013

• Austrian fireproof materials maker RHI is considering building a new plant in the United States, the company said, to join the growing number of European industrial firms attracted by…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Eileen De Guire / May 14, 2013

How graphene and friends could harness the Sun’s energy University of Manchester and National University of Singapore researchers have shown how building multi-layered heterostructures in a three-dimensional stack can produce…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By Eileen De Guire / May 13, 2013

• At meeting on May 3, the supervisory board of RHI AG approved a concept presented by the management board to adjust the production capacity in Europe to the growth…

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GSK drops ball with puzzling US release of Sensodyne ‘Repair & Protect’ sans 45S5 glass

By / May 12, 2013

Looking for innovative NovaMin/Bioglass active ingredient in Sensodyne Repair & Protect? US consumers will not find it in the toothpaste that just went on sale. Credit: ACerS. In the last…

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GSK drops ball with puzzling US release of Sensodyne ‘Repair & Protect’ sans 45S5 glass

By Eileen De Guire / May 12, 2013

Looking for innovative NovaMin/Bioglass active ingredient in Sensodyne Repair & Protect? US consumers will not find it in the toothpaste that just went on sale. Credit: ACerS. In the last…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By Eileen De Guire / May 6, 2013

• A Longueuil facility that prepares about 70 percent of Quebec’s glass for recycling is shutting down, and the company’s management says it isn’t sure where the glass will end…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Eileen De Guire / May 3, 2013

Corning announces expansion of clean-air products facilities Corning Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan of approximately $250 million to increase manufacturing capacity of…

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