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Mosgosstroynadzor has issued a permit for the construction of the Yandex headquarters on Kosygin Street in Moscow. This was reported on the website of the Moscow Stroycomplex. The issued permit is valid until August 11, 2026.

The Federation Council is awaiting a decision from the State Duma on a bill on the introduction of an identifier stamp on consumer packaging made of glass produced in Russia, including for strong alcohol.

The Chinese building materials sector has recovered from the epidemic thanks to measures taken by the country's authorities, reducing the drop in revenue in the first ten months of the year, according to Xinhua News Agency.

On December 8, 2020, an unscheduled meeting of the Presidium of the "StekloSouz" Association of Russia took place. The issues of preparation of proposals in accordance with the work plan for the development of import substitution of technical glass products were considered.

In October 2020, 22.8 million m2 of flat glass were produced, which is 5.6% more than in September 2020.

The 11th issue of the monthly scientific and technical journal "Glass and Ceramics" for 2020 has been released.

According to the Department of Industrial and Innovative Development of the Kyzylorda region, the construction of the plant is completed by 70%.

The StekloSouz Association of Russia, within the framework of public consultations with representatives of the business community in order to prepare an opinion on the assessment of regulatory impact on draft regulatory legal acts carried out by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, in accordance with the Internal Regulations of the RF CCI received a draft federal law amendments to the Federal Law...

On December 4, 2020, a meeting of heads of departments and enterprises on the provision of high-quality raw materials to glass factories was held at the Association "StekloSouz" of Russia.

Chemical analysis of glass beads from three archaeological sites in West Africa showed that the states that existed here at that time traded with Egypt, Mesopotamia, the eastern Mediterranean and the peoples of Central Africa, and the exchange network extended beyond the main trade centers and even reached remote villages. This is stated in a study published in the journal Plos One.