* Libbey Glass, a glassware manufacturer, has announced that for the quarter-ended Dec. 31, 2011, sales were $214.8 million, compared to $222.8 million the previous year. • Consol Glass has…
Read MoreThis is what we are hearing: Corning buys Discovery Labware for $730M Corning Inc., an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials for primarily industrial and scientific applications, has…
Read MoreÉireComposites’ new large-blade tooling uses alternating layers of ceramic cement and carbon fiber/PEEK, with embedded heating elements. Credit: ÉireComposites. Check ’em out: Direct influence of residual stress on the bending…
Read MoreShot is fired from a blasting gun at a ceramic leaf spring to correct its shape or cause specific warping as desired. Credit: Felicitas Gemetz; Fraunhofer IWM. Ceramic materials are…
Read More• 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…
Read MoreStructure of “ENE-FARM home energy SOFC cogeneration unit jointly developed by Kyocera and consortium of other Japanese companies. Credit: Kyocera. Here’s what we are hearing: Kyocera presents comprehensive home energy…
Read MoreThe new OSRAM Ostar Stage LEDs for bright spotlighting with color mixing. Here is what we are hearing: MesoCoat hits milestone – cladding inside diameter of pipe Abakan Inc. is…
Read More• 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.…
Read More• 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%…
Read MoreA scene from the exhibit hall at Ceramitec 2009. Credit:AlexSchelbert.de; Munich Trade Fairs International Group In just ten weeks, the Ceramitec 2012 trade fair opens in Munich, Germany, and it’s…
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