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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / July 30, 2012

Owens-Illinois has reported second quarter net sales of $1.766 billion in 2012, down from $1.959 billion in the prior year second quarter, primarily due to unfavourable foreign currency translation. Corning…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / June 4, 2012

• In June, a large pharmaceutical glass factory in the Urals region of Sverdlovsk Achitskom will start the Stoimost project (2.8 billion rubles), fully funded by Japanese investors. The company’s…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / May 22, 2012

• The enterprise for the production of construction glass in Kairakum (Sughd, Tajikistan) has launched a new line for production of one-liter and two-liter glass jars. Daily capacity of the…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / May 15, 2012

• Allied Glass has agreed a deal to take additional space at a location in Leeds, UK as demand for its products increases. The company recently announced that it expects…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / April 30, 2012

• Electrical Engineering Solutions has announced to be currently working on a challenging furnace rebuild appointment for Consol Glass, one of the largest glass manufacturers in Africa. Tthe rebuild is…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / April 17, 2012

* 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…

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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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