CRICURSA signs 5-year license to apply DFI’s Technology in Spain
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, October 2002- Diamon Fusion® International, Inc. (DFI), supplier
and exclusive licensor of the Diamon Fusion® patented technology, signed
a 5-year license agreement with CRICURSA- Cristales Curvados SA, one of the
world’s most reputable manufacturers of curved and hi-tech laminated glass.
Cricursa, founded (and still based) in Barcelona, Spain, in 1928,
has excelled in curved glass and specialty laminated glass applications around the
world, obtaining recognitions by the most prestigious international architects for
its sophisticated manufacturing on the finished product. Cricursa’s range
of products include: laminated, tempered and insulating bent glass, transparent
solar control glass, bullet-proof glass with polycarbonate, screen printed glass,
cast glass, and special laminated glasses containing other materials such as PET,
wood, metal, etc. One of Cricursa’s most recent completed projects, The Milwaukee
Art Museum (MAM), designed by Santiago Calatrava, opened in October
2001, in Milwaukee (USA- photo above, top right). A few of Cricursa’s
most recognized projects include: Coeur Défense (Paris, France,
2001- photo above, bottom left), Sky Walk Hannover 2000 (Hannover, Germany,
2000), Experience Music Project (Seattle, USA, 2000 - photo above,
bottom right), Rolex Building (Geneva, Switzerland, 1999), Citibank
(London, UK, 1999), Kursaal Congress Center (San Sebastian, Spain,
1998), Peek und Cloppenburg (Berlin, Germany, 1995- photo above, bottom
center).
Ferran Figuerola Servitje, Marketing Director of CRICURSA, stated: “We
are certain that DFI’s innovative technology will help us enhance our glass
further; we are excited about this new application as a surface protection, in addition
to all other benefits that brings to our complete line of products”.
Guillermo U. Seta, Vice President- Executive Director of DFI, reported: "We
are very pleased with the decision of Cricursa to license DFI’s technology,
which we are planning to launch jointly at Glasstec; it’s a very important
step to further expand the European market, within DFI’s Global Marketing
Strategy”.
For more information about DFI and CRICURSA, visit their websites:
www.DFItechnology.com and www.cricursa.com