Industry report: Future of flat glass
Glass for Europe, the Association of Europe’s manufacturers of building, automotive and transport glass, has unveiled its industry pathway towards a competitive low carbon economy.
Global soda ash market trends reported
A new market research report suggests that Asia-Pacific, driven by large-scale production of glass in China and India, represents the largest and fastest growing regional market for soda ash worldwide.
O-I reports second quarter 2012 results
Owens-Illinois (O-I) 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.
Libbey Inc reports second quarter 2012 results
Libbey Inc has reported second quarter 2012 sales of $209.2 million, compared to $214.0 million the previous year.
Increase in flat glass prices
Flat glass prices increased by 0.1% in June 2012 following no change in May 2012, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report released by the US Department of Labor (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New for 2012: Solar and Flat Glass
The September issue of Glass International will include a supplement dedicated to the solar and flat glass industry.






