WTC Facade Glass Will Be Made in China

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Fri, 04-03-2009 - 12:45pm

WTC Facade Glass Will Be Made in Red China

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/04/wtc_facade_glas.php

At least part of 1 World Trade Center -- formerly known as the Freedom Tower -- will be made by our friends in Communist China. According to the Sentinel, PPG of Pittsburgh was hoping to make facade glass for the new tower. But Solera Construction/DCM Erectors of New York instead gave the sub-contract for the glass to the China Beijing company (or cadre or whatever they call it), using PPG's licensed technology. A PPG spokesman said he was "shocked this would be awarded to a company outside of the United States"; the Port Authority's spokesman shrugged, "We accepted the lowest responsible bidder."

On the bright side, by the time this communist Trade Center is built, we'll all be dead, either of a terrorist attack or old age. Weep, eagle, weep!

PPG loses bid for World Trade Center

Full article...
http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2009/04/02/news/local/doc49d4c130587f0460006871.txt

A local manufacturing plant won’t have its glass on the new One World Trade Center building after all.

Instead, the glass will be manufactured in China.

PPG Industries, based in Pittsburgh, had submitted a bid to be a subcontractor to produce some of the facade glass for the main building of the new complex in Lower Manhattan, previously dubbed the Freedom Tower..

“We did bid on providing some highly aesthetic glass for the first 20 floors for the facade section of the tower,” said PPG spokesman Jack Maurer.

But the contractor PPG hoped to work with failed to win the contract with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Instead, the contract was awarded to Solera Construction/DCM Erectors of New York.

“We accepted the lowest responsible bidder,” explained Steve Coleman, spokesman for the Port Authority.

However, Solera/DCM hired a subcontractor, Zetian Systems of Las Vegas, which in turn hired China Beijing Glass to produce the patented glass, which it will produce under the PPG license.

“They’re licensed to use our technology,” Maurer said.

He said the “Starphire” glass is patented and Beijing Glass is a licensee of the PPG technology.

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Thu, 04-09-2009 - 4:10pm

"the substandard, electrical wiring"

That faulty wiring is/was an outrage.

If US companies are going to outsource they should require product be to exacting standards. Parts made for the US military are strictly regulated. I've done work for the military & they provide reams of specifications.

I'm not a protectionist... far from it. Foreign workers in return should be treated well. My DH's company have plants in Asia & Europe. All employees receive paid vacations & other benefits. They're skilled workers & treated with respect. None of the manufacturing facilities are sweat shops.

The twin towers were such iconic symbols of NY City. That ground where so many died is hollowed. I would like to see it made into a lovely park. That's not going to happen but that's MO.

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Thu, 04-09-2009 - 8:12pm
Too young? HA, I wish.
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Fri, 04-10-2009 - 10:38am
why is everything interpreited so literally....its about the symbolism.
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