Glass

News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / July 9, 2012

• Nippon Sheet Glass is to make capacity cuts in Europe and in the US. One of its two float lines at its Laurinburg, North Carolina, US site will be…

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Friday fun video—Harry Potter theme music played on wine glasses

By Eileen De Guire / July 6, 2012

Harry Potter movie theme music played on water-filled wine glasses. For this, you need glass—metals and polymers just don’t have the chops. Credit: YouTube. J.K. Rowling published the first of…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / July 5, 2012

Some of the 8,680 Kyocera solar modules installed in the phase-one of the new Softbank Kyoto Solar Park. The park was dedicated this week to mark the start of Japan’s…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / July 2, 2012

Credit: European Container Glass Federation. • Glass packaging production volumes in Europe grew by 4.2% in 2011 according to data published by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE). The growth…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / June 29, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Korean conglomerate LG buys 51% of Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Inc. (Crain’s Cleveland Business) Northeast Ohio’s most prominent fuel cell company has a new…

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Video: Shaping the Future of Ceramics—ACerS’ Charlie Spahr on what ICC4 and CLS offer you

By Eileen De Guire / June 27, 2012

[flash http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/charlie_icc4.flv mode=1 f={image=http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/charlie_icc4.jpg}] Why attend the 4th International Congress on Ceramics and 3rd Ceramic Leadership Summit? ACerS executive director, Charlie Spahr, talks about the meeting program and special events…

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ICG ‘summer school’ on functional glasses to be held in Shanghai in August

By / June 26, 2012

Functional glass summer school sponsors. We received word from the International Commission on Glass that it, along with several other organizations, will be holding a special “summer school” on functional…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / June 25, 2012

• Carborundum Universal International Ltd Cyprus, a wholly owned subsidiary of CUMI India, part of the $4.4 billion Murugappa Group, signed an agreement with Austria-headquartered RHI AG to buy the Vienna-based heat-resistant…

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News roundup

By Eileen De Guire / June 22, 2012

News from all corners … MaterialsViews reports that Corning’s Gorilla Glass will be used in Microsoft’s new Surface tablets, which are expected to be released by the end of this…

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News roundup

By Eileen De Guire / June 19, 2012

Lots happening in our world … Alfred University researchers work with WNY companies on thermoelectric devices Alfred University is working with TAM Ceramics of Niagara Falls and ENrG Inc. of…

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