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| | | | Vitro, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: VTO; BMV: VITROA), through its subsidiary companies, is one of the world´s leading glass producers. | | | | |
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  | | | Pilkington Brothers
Vitro S.A. and Pilkington Brothers from England established a partnership in 1965, and, due to this joint venture, Vidrio Plano has gained access to state of the art technology for the manufacture of float glass. It has also availed itself of the best management practices.
Pilkington is the largest worldwide glass manufacturer for the construction, automotive, and industrial markets. It operates in more than 22 countries on 4 continents.
Ford Motor Company
Grupo Vitro and Ford Motor Company became partners in 1980 by forming the Vitro Flex Corporation. This company manufactures tempered and laminated automotive glass, mainly for the export market.
Solutia Incorporated
In 1995 Grupo Vitro established a joint venture with Monsanto (now Solutia Incorporated) in Mexico for producing Polyvinyl Butiral film for windshields with state of the art technology through the Quimica M Company. | |
