Glass Industry articles from March 2001

Glass Industry archives from March 2001

Supply of key raw material secured.(FiberCore contract)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... FiberCore has finalized a 5-year contract for the supply of glass tubes, a key raw material for the optical fiber and preform manufacturer and supplier. The company has stated that this contract, together with other existing glass resources,...

Premium drinks launched in glass.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Among the new products to be introduced by Hanson Natural Corporation during the first half of 2001 is a line of premium alternative healthy iced teas and drinks with a unique theme, which will be packaged in proprietary glass bottles. The line...

More long neck bottles.(for Adolph Coors)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... US beer brewer Adolph Coors said that company sales volume for 2000 grew at double the rate of the beer industry as a whole. The company revealed plans to increase its use of glass in 2001 by increasing its percentage of long neck bottles from...

Mikasa merger approved.(merging with Mountain Acquisition)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Shareholders of Mikasa have approved the merger with Mountain Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of JG Durand, SA, the glass and crystal manufacturer. The companies had executed an agreement and plan of merger in September 2000. Under...

Hankuk Glass establishes separate unit for SPD film & products.(SPD Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Research Frontiers, developer and licensor of suspended particle device (SPD) light-control technology, and its licensee Hankuk Glass, Korea's largest flat glass manufacturer, have jointly announced the formation of a separate subsidiary of...

LightPath to deliver micro-optic assemblies.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Horizon Photonics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LightPath Technologies, has received a US$13.7 million order for proprietary micro-optic assemblies from a manufacturer of telecom systems. The order calls for the company to deliver over US$10...

Lumenon receives order for advanced AWG product.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Lumenon Innovative Lightwave Technology, a developer and manufacturer of optical devices for the global telecommunications, data communications and cable markets, has received an initial order for a customized Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (AWG)...

Lucent may sell fiber-optic unit.(Lucent Technologies, Optical Fiber Solutions)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Lucent may be planning to sell Optical Fiber Solutions, its fiber-optic cable unit. It is widely believed that the unit would sell quickly and bring approximately US$4--6 million to the financially struggling company. Alcatel, the French...

Possible bid for Air Liquide.(by Suez Lyonnaise)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... There is some speculation that Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, a French utilities company, may be contemplating a hostile take-over of Air Liquide after being turned down on a recent combination proposal. Some analysts believe a joint venture would...

LightPath reports telecom revenue growth.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The latest financial release from LightPath Technologies, manufacturer of families of high performance fiber-optic collimator, isolator, mechanical switch products and precision molded aspherical optics, shows continuing growth in revenues. For...

Encore begins feasibility study of ceramic femurs.(Encore Orthopedics, ceramic femoral knee component)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Encore Orthopedics has been granted approval by the US Food and Drug Administration to conduct a feasibility clinical study on a ceramic femoral knee component for use in total knee replacement. This first US clinical study of a ceramic knee...

Self-cleaning glass.(from Pilkington)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2001... Pilkington has announced the breakthrough development of self-cleaning glass for use in external windows. The company has invented a coated glass that is able to clean itself by reacting with sunlight to prevent dust and dirt from adhering to...

Drop in gas price may not last.(natural gas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... US manufacturers have recently seen a 50% decrease in the price of natural gas. It is hoped that the price drop, along with more favorable interest rates and stronger consumer confidence, will give a much-needed boost to the sagging economy....

Better Minerals & Aggregates reports FY2000.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Better Minerals & Aggregates (BMAC), a producer of silica sand, crushed stone and bituminous paving materials based in West Virginia; reported financial results for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2000. Company sales...

Oneida suffers year-end loss but remains optimistic.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... In its most recent financial statement, Oneida has acknowledged a year-end loss of US$1.3 million and announced that it will cut its stock dividend in half to 5 cents a share. Although it beat a takeover by Libbey in 2000, it is struggling to...

US manufacturers bring antidumping complaint.(against China)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Apogee, Safelite Glass and PPG have filed a joint complaint to the US Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission concerning the importation of automotive replacement glass (ARG) from the PR China. The petition alleges...

Corning layoff.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The current slowdown in the telecom market is causing Corning to lay off workers at its photonics facilities in Benton Park, Pennsylvania and Erwin Park, New York. A total of 825 workers are expected to be affected. The company's fiber optics...

Praxair price increase.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The materials research division of Praxair Surface Technologies has announced that, due to increased costs for labor, raw materials and energy, it has raised the prices of sputtering targets and evaporation materials by 5%-13%.

SMC posts 25% gain in net recurring profit for 2000.(San Miguel Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... San Miguel Corporation (SMC), the Philippines' largest food and beverage company, ended the year 2000 with a recurring net income of P7.5 billion (US$170 million at the exchange rate US$1=P44.242), an increase of 25% over the previous year's...

Tamglass to establish production plant in China.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Tamglass Oy, a Kyro Group company, will expand its operations in China by establishing a manufacturing unit for safety glass machines. The company currently has over 100 safety glass production lines and machine deliveries to the Chinese...

Recent expansion.(Laidlaw Drew acquires James Nicol Boilers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Laidlaw Drew has announced the acquisition of James Nicol Boilers (JNB) in Shotts, Scotland, effective January 2001. A trading division of Laidlaw Drew, it will continue to operate autonomously from it Shotts location. JNB was established in...

Glass Procesing Days.
March 1, 2001... Organizers are promising a focused collection of seminars and presentations delivering comprehensive coverage of the processes, technologies and standards challenging today's glass industry. Members of the international glass industry will...

Silica refractories get a second life.(Vesuvius Group)
March 1, 2001... A group from Belgium has created a simple system for identifying recyclable refractories. For several years, the Vesuvius Group has been involved in research aimed at finding answers to some of the questions posed by European environmental...

Low creep material designed for forehearth roof blocks.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... As changes in forehearth design have required foreheart roof blocks to be made in more complex shapes, creep behavior has become a vitally important part of the material selection process. It has also driven the development of material...

Refined solutions for bottom & superstructure construction.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The improvement in glass quality, the increase in the length of furnace campaign lives and the changes in furnace operating parameters in response to the environmental protection regulations all contribute to higher demands placed on the...

Higher production rates require advanced refractories.(Emhart Glass)
March 1, 2001... Increased competition in the glass industry has resulted in a demand for higher quality and productivity. The situation requires continuous improvements in all areas of the production process. Advancements in machine process technology and...

Recent developments in oxy-fuel firing for glass melters.
March 1, 2001... Oxy-fuel technology has made major advances since it was first introduced in the 1970s. Here we take a look at the current development of the technology and where it is going. Over the past 10 years, oxy-fuel combustion has gained...

People.(includes multiple glass industry hirings)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Horn Glass Industries -- Max Sollfrank, sales manager, and Christoph Jatwauk, technical director, have been appointed executive directors of Horn Glasanlagen GmbH at the general meeting of Horn Glass Industries AG. Both men will also continue...

Products.(includes multiple glass products articles)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Centerless grinding for optical glass The range of glass industry applications for the TF-9DHD system by Glebar includes the manufacture of contact lens blanks, fiber optic ferrules, YAG laser rod, and decorative beads and balls. This...