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Emhart Glass and Vetropack to commercialise technology for toughened glass containers
Emhart Glass has announced that it is working to develop a technology for manufacturing toughened packaging glass.
3M opens plant to make ‘glass bubbles’ for oil industry
3M has announced that it has opened a new plant in Brazil to make ‘glass bubbles’, which are hollow microspheres that allow deep-sea oil and gas drillers to operate at greater depths.
Abrisa Technologies introduces tough glass
Abrisa Technologies, a specialist in optical coatings and high-quality precision glass fabrication, has introduced a high ion exchange (HIE) glass, which is chemically strengthened as a result of a post-product chemical process.
PPG improves airliner windscreens
PPG Aerospace is introducing new materials and has developed technology to improve windscreens for Airbus A320 airliners.
O-I glass packaging wins design awards
Owens-Illinois (O-I), one of the world’s largest glass packaging manufacturers, has recently won a number of awards across different segments, showing the flexibility of glass as a packaging material.
Saint-Gobain launches fire-resistant glass
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, a division of Saint-Gobain Glass India, one of the leading float glass manufacturers in India, has launched its advanced range of fire-resistant glass for exterior application.