Auction Enthusiasts? April 14th is Your Date to Expand!

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This place is up for sale!

A now defunct ceramics manufacturing plant is available in China for any ceramics manufacturers looking to expand in the near future - the auction starts on April 14th! An old Lenox China ceramics manufacturing facility that includes the land as well as the facility and is estimated at around $11 million according to a pressofatlanticcity.com article which also states that the minimum bid for the property is $2.75 million. So, if you have the dough in hand, now is the time to ask yourself, "Are we ready to expand internationally?" Here are some notes from the article:

Lenox China produced ceramics and its renowned china at the plant starting in 1953. The factory was shuttered about five years ago, shortly after Department 56, a Minnesota-based ceramics and collectibles company, bought Lenox.

The plant is a 416,000-square-foot brick warehouse that includes 44,000 square feet of office space. From the outside, there are signs of deterioration, including dislodged bricks from the front steps.

This natural wear and tear should prevent any American-based ceramics manufacturing companies from making a decision on whether or not to buy this excellent piece of property. The time to strike for expansion is now, and with the ceramics engineering field on an upswing in the 21st century, this seems like a no-brainer for those who have the capital and the desire to reach a new market.

To learn more about the property, read this article: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/auction-for-shuttered-lenox-china-plant-in-galloway-township-set/article_ec726586-4f7e-11e0-8601-001cc4c002e0.html

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The Solar Meets Glass 2011 Conference

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The Schedule for the Solar Meets Glass 2011 Conference

Equipment and service providers from across the glass and material sciences industry will be converging in Berlin, Germany in a few weeks to discuss the advancements made in our field regarding the advancement of photovoltaic cells. With the nations of the world beginning to realize that fossil fuels are more of a hindrance than a helping hand, it should come as no surprise that the leading manufacturers of energy technology are looking toward alternative forms of energy. And that is GOOD NEWS for those of us in the ceramics engineering fiels. A quote from www.solarpraxis.de discusses the colloquium:

The "Solar Meets Glass - 2nd Industry Summit for Quality, Logistics and Materials" brings the solar and glass industry together in order to discuss the current issues of both sectors. After a market and technology overview of photovoltaics and glass, the focus will be on the topics of quality, cost reduction and legistics.

According to the summit's main page, solar module manufacturers, equipment suppliers, automatic technology suppliers, solar system integrators, glass and ceramic manufacturers, investors, banks and analysts will all have something to gain from attending/monitoring this event. Regardless of what your role is in the ceramics engineering field, there is no doubt that a shift toward solar energy and the production of components of photovoltaic cells is on the rise. With the future of our industry so evident, it would be a poor decision to not follow the announcements that will come with this summit!

To learn more about the summit itself, visit this link: http://www.solarpraxis.de/en/conferenze/solar-meets-glass/general-information/

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