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China’s building boom to benefit country’s glassmakers
Despite past problems with overcapacity, the Chinese glass industry is poised to break out, thanks to a booming building and auto market, according to a Nov. 26 article from the Wall Street Journal … read more
Truseal parent makes spin-off building products company
Houston-based Quanex Corp., parent of Truseal, announced it would split its building products and vehicular products divisions and create a new publicly held company, Quanex Building Products, according to a Nov. 19 release ... read more
Glass buildings face rigorous testing to ensure safety
The glass used in the new construction at 555 Mission Street in San Francisco underwent inspections at Construction Consulting Laboratory in Ontario, Canada to ensure it could withstand earthquakes and other disasters. Tests included inspections for leaks and flaws, wind pressure experiments and simulations of an earthquake 150 times more powerful than any in the region’s history … read more
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