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Financials
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Solutia grows notwithstanding bankruptcy
St. Louis-based Solutia Inc. is more organized, more energized and more valuable than it was four years ago, despite being in bankruptcy for the past three and a half years, according to an Aug. 16 article from the St. Louis Post-Disptach … read more
Ford sells one ACH location, looking to dump more
Officials at Ford Motor Co. of Detroit sold an auto supply plant in Mexico yesterday (specific date please Aug 15?). The facility was one of the businesses included in the Automotive Component Holdings group that Ford created out of 17 Visteon Corp. facilities it acquired … read more
Xinyi Glass to boost production by 70 percent
Chinese glassmaker Xinyi Glass Holding will invest more than $380 million to increase its float glass production by almost 70 percent by 2010, according to an Aug. 15 article from the South China Morning Post … read more http://www.glassmagazine.net/news.php?id=2182
Wausau Window and Wall System to relocate with help from city
The city of Wausau, Wis., will spend $2.9 million to help Wausau Window and Wall Systems relocate within the city, rather than moving elsewhere, according to an Aug. 16 article from the Wausau Daily Herald ... read more
AFG name change follows worldwide branding strategy
AFG Industries Inc. of Atlanta will officially become AGC Flat Glass North America on Sept. 4, tying the subsidiary more closely with its Japanese parent Asahi Glass Co., according to an Aug. 20 article from the Tri Cities Tennessee and Virginia Business Journal.
“From the flat glass perspective, the global branding strategy will strengthen the organization in each of the regional markets served,” AFG President and CEO Brad Kitterman said in the article … read more
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