HWI, a member of Calderys, celebrated the opening of its lightweight monolithics production facility in Fulton, Mo. Built on existing HWI property at the company’s Rotary Kiln complex, the state-of-the-art facility has direct access to high-quality local clay reserves, enabling true vertical integration for greater supply security.
A new acid-etched glass facility is scheduled to open in 2027 in Huntsville, Texas. The plant, a collaboration between Walker Glass and Gardner Glass Products, will manufacture Walker Textures full-surface acid-etched glass and AviProtek bird-friendly glass.
GE Aerospace plans to invest another $1 billion in its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier base during 2026. The 2026 investment—the company’s second consecutive $1 billion U.S. investment—will benefit sites across more than 30 communities in 17 states.
Effective Jan.1, 2026, Powder Processing and Technology LLC acquired Sunrock Ceramics, a specialized manufacturer of high-purity refractory ceramics. The company will continue to operate under the Sunrock Ceramics name and management leadership.
Dutch precision manufacturer Ter Hoek acquired an XJet Carmel 1400C ceramic 3D printing system as it branches out beyond metal additive manufacturing and into ceramic solutions.
Sekisui House Ltd., Daiei Kankyo Co., and AGC Inc. announced that they will commence a demonstration project in the Kansai region from March 2026 to establish a circular model for recycling window glass in home renovations.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is holding its annual Diffusion Workshop on April 14–15, 2026. This year’s workshop will highlight traditional measurement and modeling challenges for multicomponent diffusion, as well as new challenges associated with efficient use and recovery of critical materials.
Indian glassmaker Borosil suspended some operations and reduced production output over energy fears from the Middle East conflict. The company said it received notification from its energy suppliers regarding the restriction of supply of liquefied petroleum gas due to a force majeure situation arising from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Scientists, researchers, students, and advocates turned out in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday, March 7 for the second annual Stand Up for Science rally, with many protesting the Trump administration’s efforts to disrupt federally-funded research and calling to remove Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Many Japanese companies—from toilet manufacturer Toto to electrical equipment manufacturer Fujikura—are quietly becoming key suppliers in the artificial intelligence supply chain, but they often fail to communicate their transformation effectively to investors and global audiences.
The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East is a stark reminder of Europe’s unfinished business: achieving energy autonomy. Although Europe’s reliance on Russian gas has improved since 2022, it is merely replacing one dependency with another, according to an article by German multinational financial services Allianz.
SCHOTT introduced a new line of hermetic optical MEMS lids featuring ultralarge optical glass windows (up to 100 cm²) with zero birefringence. The larger lids can support bigger MEMS arrays and higher port counts, helping enable more scalable, low-latency optical switching architectures for hyperscale and artificial intelligence data centers.
