Glass

News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / March 13, 2012

• Verallia has reported 3.0% organic growth across 2011 (1.7% in the second half), reportedly spurred by favourable trends in sales prices, which gained 2.7% as a whole and 2.8%…

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Nordion

By Eileen De Guire / March 8, 2012

Company information is not currently available.

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / March 5, 2012

Amid rising demand for hollow glass spheres, 3M (St. Paul, Minn.) has decided to expand its production at its French site in Cambrai / Tilloy by another 35%; the technology…

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Previews from the Intl. Journal of Applied Glass Science—February 2012

By Eileen De Guire / February 29, 2012

New papers that have been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Applied Glass Science are posted to “Early View” on the Wiley website and can be read even…

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MCARE: Power and posters

By / February 28, 2012

Tuesday was the first full day of symposia at the MCARE 2012 meeting going on Clearwater Beach, Fla. Credit: ACerS. The first full day of symposia and tutorials took place…

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Forget the landfill, head for the cement factory: Ground-up waste glass improves cement properties

By Eileen De Guire / February 28, 2012

Adding ground waste glass to cement mixes improves its durability, according to MSU researchers. Credit: G.L. Kohuth; MSU. An unlikely pairing of materials that are claimed under the umbrella of…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / February 26, 2012

Hindusthan National Glass Industries has announced plans to invest approximately Rs 2500 crore over 7-8 years on a new manufacturing facility in the Neemrana region of Rajasthan, India. The company…

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DOE’s recent energy materials meeting underlines importance of MCARE conference

By / February 24, 2012

The MCARE meeting, Feb. 26-March 1, will bring private sector, government and academic stakeholders together to discuss materials challenges in energy. Credit: ACerS. Next week I will be attending the…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / February 23, 2012

Here’s what we are hearing (mostly via press releases and trade publication reports): Power Plant Services chooses Lucifer Furnaces Lucifer Furnaces Inc. recently delivered a single chamber bench model box…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / February 20, 2012

Samples of decorative glass bottles made by PacificGlas. Credit: PacificGlas. It has been announced that PacificGlas will commission a new electric furnace and two production lines in June 2013, at…

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