Taicang Pilkington China Glass Holdings Ltd is jointly invested by Pilkington Group and China Glass Holdings. Total investment is 41.75 million US dollars. The JV Company will put into production in Nov 2007 to product the world most advanced solar glass products. The plant is located in San Gang industrial zone in Lu Du town of Taicang, with 133400 square meters area, and is about 50 kilometers away from Shanghai outer ring Hongqiao Road.
For development of China business we need to recruit a number of qualified senior Managers to join our team.
Pilkington Group:
Pilkington was founded in 1826 and remained a private company until 1970 when shares were issued on the London Stock Exchange. In June 2006, Pilkington was acquired by Nippon Sheet Glass. Pilkington Group is a large-scale manufacturer of glass and glazing products for building, automotive and technical markets with annual revenues of £2.7 billion and manufacturing operations in 25 countries on four continents. Over 80 per cent of the Group\'s sales are outside the United Kingdom. Pilkington has major market shares in the building and automotive product markets of the world.
About 48% of total sales are in building products and 47% are in automotive products. The remaining sales are in technical and other products.
At the heart of Pilkington\'s business is the float glass process - invented by Sir Alastair Pilkington in 1952 - which manufactures clear, tinted and coated glass for buildings, and clear and tinted glass for vehicles.
A float plant, which operates non-stop for up to 12 years, makes around 6000 kilometres of glass a year in thicknesses of 0.4mm to 25mm and in widths up to 4 metres. The float process is licensed to more than 40 manufacturers in 30 countries. It has earned more than £600 million in licensing revenue. There are over 200 float plants world-wide with a combined output of about 3500 miles of glass per day.
Pilkington operates 24 float glass plants in 12 countries and has interests in 10 more, which are operated by partners or associates.
