P. Carlo Ratto

News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / April 9, 2012

• According to reports, Kapiri Glass Manufacturing Ltd., based in Zambia, has announced that it will soon start the procurement process for equipment and machinery to revive the defunct plant…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / April 2, 2012

• Allied Glass Containers has announced that it is about to receive a significant boost due to a planned investment project, which will see over £3 million invested in the company’s…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / March 19, 2012

• Dubai Investments may opt to issue a sukuk, or Islamic bonds, to finance the expansion of the second production line at its Emirates Float Glass Factory in Abu Dhabi.…

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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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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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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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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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News on glass & refractory world

By P. Carlo Ratto / February 11, 2012

Joint venture partners Owens-Illinois Inc., Berli Jucker Public Company and Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Company have announced the opening of a glass container manufacturing plant in My Xuan A Industrial…

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News on glass & refractory world

By P. Carlo Ratto / February 7, 2012

• The owner of glass manufacturer Pilkington, Nippon Sheet Glass, has announced that it will close one of its three UK production lines in an effort to cut costs. The…

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