NEW JOINT VENTURE COULD SEE LIGHTER GLASS FOR AUTOMOTIVE WINDOWS BECOME AVAILABLE THIS YEAR
April 1st, 2016
Lighter-weight, tough and durable glass for automotive windows could be sold to auto-makers within the next 12 months, thanks to a joint venture between two international specialist materials companies. Saint-Gobain Sekurit (SBS), part of the France-based Saint-Gobain Group, and New York-state’s Corning Incorporated plan to develop, manufacture and sell lightweight automotive glass glazing solutions that offer “significantly improved lightness, toughness and optical quality over traditional solutions”, according to a joint communiqué.
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