[Trade Journal]
Publication: American Glass Review Glass Factory Directory Issue
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
p. 14,15,16,17,20,21,22,24,25, col. 1
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The Year 1955 in Review
...a month-by-month recapitulation of the
news highlights of 1955 in the American
glass industry, as recorded in the pages of
the AMERICAN GLASS REVIEW.
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March
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Owens-Illinois announces plans to build a two-furnace glass container manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore.
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April
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Kimble Glass, Owens-Illinois subsidiary, adds lightweight shell vials to its Opticlear line.
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Owens-Illinois announces plans to build plant in Cuba, 20 miles southeast of Havana.
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May
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Research by Owens-Illinois results in development of new glass block that rejects solar glare and heat under severe sun conditions, accomplishing this by reflection rather than absorption.
C. G. Bensinger, vice-president and general manager of the Glass Container Division, Owens-Illinois, is elected a director.
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July
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Discovery of a new world of uses for glass is goal of Owens-Illinois in expanded research and development program.
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August
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Owens-Illinois develops press-on vacuum closure for glass jars called Vapak, said to be the first cap that is easy to remove and as easy to reseal "air-tight every time."
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Owens-Illinois buries glass time capsule on site of new plant to be built at Portland, Ore.
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September
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Owens-Illinois announces construction of two glass container warehouses to be built at Clarion, Pa., and Gas City, Ind.
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Owens-Illinois formally opens its new Technical Center in Toledo. A staff of 500 scientists and technicians will work on a research program that can be carried out from beginning to end under one roof. The center has 50 laboratories. A major project will be an effort to solve the mystery of the structure of glass.
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December
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One of the newest products of Owens-Illinois' recently opened Technical Center is a heat insulation known as Kaylo-20 that withstands tempertures of 1,800 degrees F. The hydrous calcium silicate product will be used cheifly as covering for pipes and vessels.
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Alexander M. Turner is named general manager of Libbey Glass Division of Owens-Illinois, succeeding Harry J. Durholt, who goes to the Administrative Division, and continues as an O-I vice-president serving in an advisory consultant to Hugh C. Laughlin, executive vice president. William J. Stewart is named director of personnel administration, succeeding Mr. Turner.
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