• The economic conditions allowed the Vetropack Group to increase its turnover by 2.5 percent. However, the price adjustments that were needed because of rising costs could only be implemented…
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Read MoreThermo-Calc Software releases new version of its computational thermodynamics software Thermo-Calc Software AB announced the release of Thermo-Calc 3.0, which constitutes the third generation of its popular computational thermodynamics software.…
Read More• Owens-Illinois Inc. has completed a €21 million investment at its Leerdam plant in the Netherlands to enhance its capabilities and better support the brewing industry in the Benelux market.…
Read MoreHere is what we are hearing: Morgan Technical Ceramics launches new high-performance piezoelectric material Morgan Technical Ceramics, a market leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality ceramic solutions, is…
Read MoreCredit: The Freedonia Group Inc. The Freedonia Group has just issued a new report about the market for refractory materials, “Refractories to 2016,” and, generally speaking, the outlook is good…
Read More• China-based Suntech Power Holdings is closing its only solar panel-making plant in the US to cut costs, two years after opening the facility. Suntech opened the plant in Goodyear,…
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Image credit: Plibrico. • In China, industrial production grew 9.9 percent in the first two months of 2013, while economists had expected an increase of 10.5 percent in the same…
Read More• Corning Inc. has opened a liquid crystal display glass substrate manufacturing facility in China. It is located in the Beijing Economic Technological Development Area and is the company’s second…
Read More• Glass tableware manufacturer Libbey plans to cut capacity and reduce staff within its North American business. The company said its realignment at its Shreveport, La., site would effect 200…
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