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COMPANY PRESENTATION

was introduced to the orig- t 5IJDL HMBTT SBJMJOHT GPS
inal flat glass business in balconies (without any
1951 and a year later, ca- Phoenicia’s vision greenish tint).
pacity was increased to 60 is to create the ‘perfect t 1SPWJEJOH B USBOTQBSFOU
tons/day via the adoption and prestigious look in
of the latest manufacturing envelope’ for quality of life. shower rooms.
technology from the USA. t 4LZMJHIUT BOE MJHIU XJO-
5IF DPOTUSVDUJPO PG B OFX dows (for maximum
factory in 1972 allowed natural light flow and
Phoenicia to increase for reducing the use of
manufacturing capacity to artificial lighting).
130 tons/day, before the destinations globally. t -BNJOBUFE HMBTT GPS BE-
company was sold in 1989 Glass quality is the most in- ditional features such
to the American business- fluential factor in the way we as safety, colour and
man William Davidson, live and experience reality; acoustic filtering.
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GPSNFS 1SFTJEFOU $IBJS- Phoenicia is committed to 5SVF $PMPS glass is avail-
NBO BOE $&0 PG (VBSEJBO improving quality of life by able in a variety of thick-
Industries. In 1994, the supplying the highest quality nesses, from 1.8 millim-
company’s relocation to a state-of-the-art glass. eters to 12 millimeters and
newly built factory at Zip- can be tempered, curved
porit, near Nazareth, al- PRODUCTS and processed.
lowed for the introduction Phoenicia Ultra Clear - True
Color ® Phoenicia Safety - Laminated
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the decades, the company 1IPFOJDJB 6MUSB $MFBS HMBTT Glazing is a major compo-
has successfully adopted has low iron content, it nent of all types of buildings.
the latest manufacturing is extremely transparent, Glass combined with a thin
technologies and devel- made of the finest raw plastic film (PVB) means
oped a series of key prod- NBUFSJBMT 5IFSFGPSF JU safety, and safety is Phoeni-
ucts, including defence has more than 96 per cent cia’s main aim and goal.
solutions and low iron clarity, enables a very high Phoenicia’s laminated
HMBTT TPME VOEFS UIF 5SVF light transmission and a products, also known as
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$PMPS trademark. true color visibility. Phoe- safety glass, are composed
OJDJB 6MUSB $MFBS HMBTT PG- of two or more layers of
THE PRESENT DAY fers an optimal solution for highest quality float glass
5PEBZ 1IPFOJDJB JT painting or printing. Its use laminated with an inter-
100 per cent owned by ensures high-quality colour layer of Polyvinyl butyral
'PSUJTTJNP $BQJUBM UIF MP- visibility. (PVB) to provide ultimate
cal private equity fund When printing or painting safety and security.
having acquired the busi- on glass, the results will Being virtually indistin-
ness in 2012. It remains not be affected by the tint guishable from monolithic
a successful and profit- of the glass and will ensure glass of the same thickness,
able enterprise, with some real colors with perfect it will help to add beauty
290 employees. Because quality, as in the following and light to any commer-
the plant’s production ca- examples: cial or residential space.
pacity of 550 tons/day is t 1SJOUJOH PS QBJOUJOH PO Because laminated glass
well in excess of local de- glass (elevators, en- does not shatter upon im-
mand, the development of trance lobbies, hotels, pact and is resistant to
export markets has been rooms or halls, as well breakage and remains in-
prioritised, involving sales as entire facades and side its frame when sus-
to more than 30 different more). taining shocks, it is a nec-

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