All Glaston glass production facilities in Finland, Germany, Switzerland, and China have successfully maintained operations during the coronavirus pandemic. Access into Glaston’s production facilities is prohibited for external persons such as suppliers, and goods transfers are handled outside of the facilities.
French pharmaceutical glass manufacturer SGD Pharma is plotting a €37 million investment at two sites. It is accelerating the implementation of its 2020 investment plan ahead of what it perceives as extended demand from the health sector in the post COVID-19 world.
European private credit firm Kartesia acquired cookware business International Cookware Group, the distributor of the Pyrex brand, from Aurora Resurgence, the distressed investment unit of Los Angeles-based Aurora Capital Group. Financial details were not disclosed, but a person familiar with the transaction said the deal was valued at €60m.
Working with solar companies, University of Washington and its Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and University of Toledo formed the U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium to accelerate domestic commercialization of perovskite technologies.
Alongside other companies and industry partners, Nestlé announced it will co-fund a new Chair for Sustainable Materials at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, which will focus on the research and development of sustainable materials such as alternative packaging to enable the reduction of plastic waste.
CelSian has extended its weekly webinar training in May and June. Its three-hour sessions take place every week at 2 PM CET. Webinars consist of presentations on various glass technology aspects, exercises, and quizzes.
Pensana Rare Earths, the Australian company promoting the first rare-earth mineral project in Longonjo (Angola), said the president of Angola approved an investment contract, valid for 35 years, for exploration in that area of Huambo province.
Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, a business unit of Ardagh Group, was awarded three ENERGY STAR plant certifications for superior energy performance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is the only U.S. glass container manufacturer to earn this recognition.
In a recent Forbes article, freelance reporter Neil Winton discusses the advantages and challenges to vehicles powered with hydrogen fuel cells, and overviews initiatives around the world to develop such technology.
The first quarter of 2020 saw the U.S. wind industry install more than 1,800 megawatts of new capacity, a report from the American Wind Energy Association revealed. While this number represented more than double the installations compared with the first quarter in 2019, AWEA estimates 25 gigawatts of planned projects are at risk due to COVID-19.
The Sliding Door Company launched Wellness Glass Walls to help those fighting COVID-19. The walls prevent cross-contamination, block airborne particles, and are deployable in under 24 hours, allowing hospitals, urgent care centers, and medical offices to partition off waiting rooms and provide sequestered glass waiting areas for patients.
SiO2 Materials Sciences launched a line of specialty vials for biological drugs and vaccines. According to the company, while the vials share many properties of both glass and plastic, the company conducted and passed all the studies required for regulators to approve the SiO2 Vials as a like for like to glass.
Flexicon’s new sizing-dispensing system for abrasive materials receives, scalps, stores, and dispenses sand, rutile, zircon, and other dense, abrasive materials. The enclosed 10-ft conveyor can handle a broad range of (non)free-flowing bulk materials, including products that pack and seize, with no separation of blends.
