With the purpose of contributing to the professional development of students of architecture, broadening their understanding of the special properties and applications of glass in future urban projects as well as deepening their knowledge of this material as a sustainable element in architectural design, Vitro and the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus, signed on August 9th an agreement for academic sponsorship by creating the "Cátedra Vitro" beginning this semester that started in August 2007.

Through this agreement signed today by Federico Sada, CEO of Vitro, and Rafael Rangel Sostmann, Dean of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, both institutions joined forces and will combine efforts in the areas of teaching and training through a university-company link that will strengthen theoretical and practical training for students who enroll in the program.

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Vitro increases its ownership stake in Vitro AFG to 100 percent

The Mexican  Federal Antitrust  Authorities approved the Vitro transaction to  acquire in its entirety all the capital stock of the Mexican  company Vitro AFG, S.A. de C.V. (Vitro AFG)  by Vitro’s subsidiary Viméxico, S.A. de C.V. (Viméxico).

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Plenty of awards for Vitro

The Mexican Container and Packaging Association (AMEE) granted last June 49 awards to bottles designed and manufactured by Vitro for the wine and liquor, drug, food, cosmetic and soda pop industries during its annual 2007 AMEE competition.

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Vitro expands in Spain

In the first semestre of this 2007 Vitro Cristalglass, Vitro’s subsidiary in Europe, inaugurated its new furnace in the La Rozada facility, located in the vicinity of Villadecanes, Leon. This furnace is the only one in the Spanish Peninsula with the capacity to temper the largest dimension laminated glass sheets and the third in Europe.

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Vitro and the Universidad Iberoamericana join efforts

With the support of Vitro and the end objective of encourage sustainability in design projects developed within the faculty of architecture and design at the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), this university announced the “First Vitro 2007 Internal Design Competition For Sustainable Development”.

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The Chipinque Ecological Park celebrates its XV

At a very successful ceremony held on July 29, the Chipinque Ecological Park celebrated its XV anniversary with a series of recreational and cultural activities as well as the signing of an educational and scientific cooperation agreement with the National Autonomous Agrarian University, Antonio Narro, of the state of Coahuila.

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Vitro in the heart of Dallas

Vitro America has been able to place itself as one of the leading companies in the production and distribution of architectural and commercial glass products in the United States of America due to the Quality of its products, excellent service and solid reputation in the glass and glazing industry.

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Be smart, separate recyclable products

Vitro and the Miguel Hidalgo Delegation signed an agreement in Mexico City with the purpose to promote the knowledge and significance to separate solid waste as an effective tool to protect the environment.

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Vitro participates in the reforestation efforts of Monterrey

Vitro successfully concluded its reforestation campaign called “Naturally Monterrey” with the objective of protecting and conserving the environment as well as contributing to overall air quality by planting 1,500 oak and pine trees.

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