• Hindusthan National Glass and Industries has commissioned a 650-ton-per-day glass bottle plant at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh. The plant has swelled HNG’s capacity in the region to 1000 tpd,…
Read MoreSEM image of the cross section of the test specimen of the erosion zone, MgO particles are disconnected and removed, and no additional decarburization in surface regions was observed. Credit:…
Read MoreSchematic of SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) soil and atmospheric analysis unit, part of Curiosity’s Mars Science Laboratory. Credit: NASA. If you have spent any non-shopping time on the Internet over the last…
Read More• Allied Glass Containers plans to invest in new furnace technology (above) and install an EME batch charger. According to the company, this is the first installation in the UK…
Read More• A new way to make glass has been discovered by a collaboration of researchers at the Universities of Düsseldorf and Bristol using a method that controls how the atoms…
Read MoreKeeping a ‘heat work’ check on technical ceramics processes British’s Mantec Technical Ceramics, owner of the Bullers brand, has introduced high temperature Bullers Process Control Discs. Important in all ceramic manufacturing, when it…
Read More• Asahi Glass Co. has decided to shut down AGC Glass North America’s Kingsport Plant in Tennessee in order to improve the profitability of its photovoltaic cover glass operations. This…
Read More• Turkish glass processor Duzce Cam is to install a second float glass line. The company, a subsidiary of Okan Group, signed a contract with Fives Stein at the glasstec…
Read MoreZircar Ceramics’ recent purchase of 2,000-square-meter facility in Chester, N.Y., will be used for expanding the company’s CNC Milling, Precast Refractory Shape Making and R&D capabilities. Here is what we…
Read More• PPG’s glass segment sales were $262 million for the third quarter 2012, down $11 million from the prior year. Higher flat glass volumes were offset by lower pricing and…
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