Friday 10th of February, François Wanecq, Frédéric Marsal and the Feignies' Team gathered at the Feignies plant to welcome Pierre Lellouche, the French State Secretary for Foreign Trade. To watch the video,

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Even if float technology has been developed and explored in details, the requirement of new and more aggressive glasses is incremental to the expected length of float sequences. The extension of the furnace life through dedicated chemistries and long casting sequences is pushing the working environment to more extreme service conditions. Glass flow control remains a strong demand for quality solution, and should be considered with attention in the global scope of the refractory selection. Tweels as flat arches and joints have to be determined in the light of the glassmaker experience and glass requirement...Read more

The technical article written by Dr. Gilbert Rancoule and presented on GPD conferences has been also published in Glass Worldwide magazine in July 2011 issue,  also on Glassonweb.com and Glass Global portals. The editorial profile of such a magazine focus on the identification of practical solutions to the everyday issues faced by professionals.

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 The 6th SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition will take place in China, Shangai from 16-18th of May 2012.

As one of the largest exhibition among global solar industry and with the theme of "Develop New Energy, Benefit all Mankind", SNEC (PV POWER EXPO) focuses on presenting the solar power projects and innovative photovoltaic technologies.

Visit Vesuvius stand N° E4 220.

The 10th edition of Glass South America 2012 also known as Glass South America tecnologia & design, will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 16-May-2012.

For the launch in Brazil and the local arrangements GPD has teamed up with the organizers of the Glass South America trade fair, Abravidro and the Nürnberg Messe.

Visit Vesuvius stand N° 235.

Mir Stekla is an international exhibition for the glass industry and will take place in Moscow from 13-16th of June 2012. It offers companies the opportunity to present their products for manufacturing, processing and refining of glass and glass products. The exhibition attracts visitors from all over Russia and the CIS, looking for information about the latest technologies and achievements for the industry.

Visit Vesuvius stand FE 066.

SOLARCON India 2012 will be held September 3-5, 2012 in Bangalore, India.

This is the event of choice for the solar industry in India and is your best opportunity to benefit from and influence the direction of India’s solar market. India is on the threshold of rapid growth in PV adoption and manufacturing. With recent government initiatives and planning announcements, its geographic advantage, existing industrial and research infrastructure, and its enormous market potential, India will see transformational changes in solar PV, over the next several years that promise to propel India to a global leadership role in solar PV.

GlassBuild America 2012 will take place in Las Vegas Convention Center  from 12-14th September. This event is the gathering place for the entire glass, window and door industries in North Amercica.

The 27th EU PVSEC will take place in Frankfurt, Germany. From 24 to 28 September 2012, the EU PVSEC will host the global PV community on the Messe Frankfurt fairground. It will highlight progress in research, technological development and production processes, bringing together all key specialists of the industry to make it the most informative platform for the global PV Solar sector.

Glasstec exhibition 2012 will be held in Dusseldord, Germany from the 23-26th of October. This is not only the world‘s largest trade fair for the glass industry and its suppliers but also the most international event. It will bring all parties concerned together again in Dusseldorf: Be it technical processing for interior and exterior areas, applications and refinements for glass, innovative products or new technology in machinery and plant engineering.

Visit Vesusius stand  N°C81 Hall 13.