Nippon Sheet Glass posts loss, sees deeper losses

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. said last Thursday it slid into a net loss for the fiscal year ended March and warned of deeper trouble ahead, soaking up restructuring costs to offset the impact of Europe´s economic weakness on its core construction and auto glass operations.
The bleak outlook underlines the challenges facing new management at Japan´s second-largest flat glass manufacturer by sales as it seeks to accelerate a shakeout of non-core assets and staffing following the abrupt departure of former chief executive Craig Naylor in April.
On top of reporting a net loss of Y2.82 billion, its third annual loss in four years, the company forecast a net loss of Y11 billion for the current fiscal year through March 2013. Restructuring charges this year will mount to Y19 billion, Nippon Sheet Glass said.
American top executive Naylor, a former DuPont Co. (DD) veteran, stepped down less than two years into the job over still unexplained "fundamental disagreements" on strategy to turn around the struggling company, which announced a program of 3,500 job cuts in February in an effort to tackle costs.
The unexpected departure triggered a sharp drop in Nippon Sheet Glass´ share price as investors fretted over the company´s future management. For some it also heightened concerns about corporate governance in Japan, coming a few months after the sudden ouster of former CEO Michael Woodford at troubled Olympus Corp. (7733.TO).
Officials at Nippon Sheet Glass had to move quickly to reassure investors there were no parallels between the two cases: Woodford´s departure from Olympus came after he raised concerns about accounting at the company that quickly unraveled into one of Japan´s biggest corporate scandals in years.
Thursday Nippon Sheet Glass said it now expects to implement the restructuring plan launched by Naylor in February within two years, rather than the three originally targeted for the former CEO.
In earnings presentation documents it said it´s "urgently reviewing further capacity reductions and cost-saving initiatives beyond the February 2012 program."
Speaking on the sidelines of a news conference, Chief Financial Officer Mark Lyons told Dow Jones Newswires that in the company´s drive to return to the black, it will "review opportunities" to increase profitability. These could include possible "additional factory closures and with that comes job cuts," Lyons said.
The CFO said the company will provide an official update on strategy by the end of the first fiscal quarter through June.
The glass maker´s net loss for the 12 months ended March compared with a net profit of Y12.4 billion a year earlier.
Revenue dropped to Y552.2 billion from Y577.1 billion, while operating profit slumped to Y4.39 billion from Y22.9 billion.
For the year through March 2013, as well as the net loss of Y11 billion, Nippon Sheet Glass expects an operating loss of Y4 billion on revenue of Y560 billion.
The company reports its earnings under IFRS accounting standards.

Conference on float glass corrosion from ACW for 9th International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plastics (ICCG9)

 

Aachener Chemische Werke, the German supplier for products for flat glass industry has been selected to introduce a conference on “Float glass corrosion after contact to atmosphere and protective measures” during the 9th International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plastics (ICCG9) to be held from June 24 to June 28, 2012, in Breda, The Netherlands.

The Poster Session will be held on Monday, June 25, 2012 from 16.45 to 18.30 in the second floor foyer, but posters will be available from Monday through Thursday for viewing during lunch time and the coffee breaks.

Conférences program

Aachener Chemische Werke
Rostocker Strasse 40
D- 41199 Moenchengladbach
Tel: 0049 2166 97027 662
Fax: 0049 2166 97027 638


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Rapprochement Axitec, Locomia

Le fabricant Niortais de mini-grues et de palonniers à ventouses a repris fin 2011 l’activité location de palonniers de la société Locomia, augmentant ainsi sa gamme des palonniers à ventouses en location.

Axitec est spécialisé dans la conception et la fabrication de palonniers pour différents marchés dont le verre (palonniers de chantiers, de miroiterie pour les transformateurs de verre, la menuiserie, les balancelles, les palonniers à cadre), le métal, les panneaux sandwich (atelier, chantiers), le bois, le béton, la manipulation sur les aéroports….

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Le verre, utilisé comme un hautparleur.

Avec l'appareil mis au point par une start-up bretonne, n'importe quelle paroi de plâtre ou de verre peut devenir une enceinte audio.

1 L'idée

Les inventions prennent parfois des CHEMINS étranges. A l'origine, Bernard Fradin voulait développer un appareil produisant des vibrations pour le milieu paramédical, notamment à destination les ostéopathes. Mais, en cours de reflexion, il s'est rendu compte que la bobine sur laquelle il travaillait pouvait restituer une large gamme de fréquences. Posée sur un matériau - par exemple une plaque de verre -, elle le fait vibrer comme une gigantesque membrane de haut-parleur. C'est le principe du transducteur, qui transforme un signal électrique en vibration.

Le phénomène est déjà connu, et certains appareils existent déjà. Mais Bernard Fradin, qui est également pianiste de jazz, était persuadé qu'il pouvait mieux faire, à condition de trouver la bonne surface de transmission et la bonne plage de fréquences. Le résultat, breveté, s'appelle Hopman Sound Transfer. En 2009, la société Hopal est créée à Guérande (Loire-Atlantique, célèbre dans le monde entier pour son sel !) pour produire l'appareil et exploiter le brevet.

Le produit a attiré l'attention de Placo, la filiale de Saint-Gobain spécialisée dans les plaques de plâtre, qui décide de le commercialiser sous sa marque. « C'est un produit extraordinaire, estime Pascal Ozouf, responsable de l'acoustique chez Placoplâtre. Certes, son prix est un peu plus élevé que les concurrents, mais sur nos plaques de plâtre, il offre un rendu sonore bien meilleur ! » Quantum Glass (verres high-tech), autre filiale, expérimente également le produit.

2 Le financement

Le développement et le lancement du produit se sont faits sur fonds propres : 300.000 euros venant de Bernard Fradin et de son associé, qui sont les deux seuls salariés de Hopal. L'entreprise a bénéficié d'une avance remboursable d'Oséo de 50.000 euros. La production est sous-traitée en France, avec environ 1.100 appareils fabriqués en deux ans.

3 La stratégie

Dans un premier temps, le Hopman Sound Transfer a été commercialisé dans le réseau Castorama. « Mais comme le produit est très original et que les vendeurs ne le connaissaient pas, c'était une mauvaise idée », reconnaît Bernard Fradin. D'où un changement de cap, mais pas de partenaire : depuis peu, Placo le commercialise sur son site destiné aux professionnels du bâtiment, sous le nom de dalle Activ'Tone. Hopal vise également la navigation de plaisance et l'automobile. Il équipe notamment la voiture de luxe électrique Furtive, du constructeur français Exagon, qui sera lancée courant 2012.

4 Les perspectives

Pour aller plus loin, Hopal va devoir proposer un produit complet. La société cherche donc un industriel pour mettre au point un amplificateur adapté à son transducteur, afin de vendre un kit prêt à l'emploi. Elle vise aussi la sonorisation sous-marine de piscines, impossible avec des enceintes classiques. Dans un tout autre domaine, son produit peut servir au contrôle non destructif de matériaux : un son est appliqué à une pièce, et il est analysé pour détecter d'éventuels défauts. Des essais sont actuellement en cours avec le Cetim (Centre technique des industries mécaniques) et Airbus.

 

 

Last updating 3/11/2011

 

 

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Stonetech Shanghai

International fair for mining, stone processing, machines and tools

Shanghai

From 25 to 28 april 2012

 

 

Too late!

Theran 2010

International Exhibition of Decorative Stones, Mine, Equipment & Machineries

From  3 to 6-05-2010

Theran Iran

 

 

 

Piedra

Natural stone fair

From 5 to 8-05-2010

Madrid, Spain

 

Carrara Marmotec

International Fair for Marble, Technologies, Design

From 19 to 22/05/2010

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Stone expo Ukraine

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Carthage 2010

International fair for building

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Iranconmin

International Trade Fair for the Construction Industry, the Building-Materials Industry and Mining

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Theran, Iran

 

 

Interbud 2010

International Building & Architecture Festival

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Kiev, Ukrain

 

Marmomacc

International Exhibition of Stone Design & Technology

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International Stone and Stone Technology Exhibition

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TechniPierre

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2009-02-03 to 2009-02-05

 

 

 

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The Brazilian Fair of Ornamental Stone

Brésil

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Stone Tech 2009

16th CHINA INTERNATIONAL STONE PROCESSING MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS EXHIBTION

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Marmnistone

33rd International Fair for Marble, Stones, Minerals, Machinery and Equipment

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4th International Fair Dedicated to Stone Monuments

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2009-02-20 to 2009-02-22

 

 

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Pedra

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Baustein

The 9th International specialized exhibition of ceramics, natural and artificial stones.

Moscov Russia

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Revestir

Brazilian tile and stone exhibition

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Marble 2009

15th International Natural Stone and Technology Fair

Izmir, Turkey

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Interkamien 2009

Fair of Stone And Stone Machinery

Kielce, Poland

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Stone processing

International Specialized Stone and Processing Equipment Exhibition

Kiev, Ukrainia

From 14 to 17/04/2009

 

Covering

The ultimate tile and stone experience

Chicago, USA

From 21 to 24/04/2009

 

 

Tile and Stone show

Tile and Stone Show

London, England

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Siror

International Exhibition of Natural Stones

LisboA Portugal

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Stone+Tec 2009

Trade Fair Natural Stone and Stoneprocessing Technology

Nuremberg, Germany

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Designbuild

Design and building show

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Australia

 

 

Expo Stone

Moscow International Exhibition

Moscov, Russia

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Iran Stone

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Trade Show for Machinery and Products of the Natural Stone Sector

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Cachoiero 2009

Brazilian Fair of Ornamental Stone

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International Exhibition BelticBuild

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Marmomac

International Exhibition of Stone Design and Technology

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From 4 to 7/10/2009

 

 

 

Building and construction Indonesia 2009

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Jakarta, Indonesia

 

 

 

Stonexpo 2009

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Interbuild 2009

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Kamien 2009

International Fair of Stone and Machinery

Wroclow, Poland

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Natural Stone

International Marble, Natural Stone Products and Technologies Exhibition

Istanbul, Turkey

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Glass and stone

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The big 5

Midle East Construction and Contracting Industry fair

UAE

From 23 to 27/11/2009

 

Marble Expo

International Stone & Marble Exhibition

Tunis ( Tunisia)

From 26 to 29/11/2009

 

 

Stonex

International Stone & Stone Technologies Fair

Cairo (Egypte)

Décember 2009

 

 

Stone expo

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Natural Stone, Ceramics & Quartz Composites fair

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From 23 to 25/01/2010

 

 

 

Stona 2010

International granites and stone fair

Bangalore, India

4 to 7/02/2010

 

 

Marmol 2009

International show for natural stone, machinery and related equipment

Valencia, Spain.

2010-02-09 to 2010-02-12

 

 

TechniPierre

Natural stone and technology show

Liège, Belgium

From 22 to 25/04/2010

 

Carrara Marmotec

International fair for marble,  technologies and design

Carrare ( Italy)

19 to 22/05/2010

 

 

 

International show for building«Carthage»

From 26 to 30 May 2010

Carthage, Tunisia