Glaston Oyj Abp - Company Announcement

Operations at Glaston's glass processing subsidiary in Akaa to cease

GLASTON CORPORATION  Stock Exchange Release     25 March 2010 at 10.00          

Operations at  Glaston's glass processing subsidiary in Akaa to cease           

The solar energy glass manufacturing operations of Tamglass Glass Processing, a 
subsidiary of Glaston Corporation, will cease in Akaa, Finland, and the entire  
personnel, 15 persons, will be made redundant by the end of March.              

The factory in Akaa has manufactured mirrors for solar energy production as a   
service activity on behalf of one customer. Tamglass Glass Processing's         
personnel has been temporarily laid off since October 2009.                     

The cessation of operations in Akaa does not affect Glaston Corporation's       
manufacturing and product development of products aimed at the manufacture of   
solar energy glass.                                                             

For further information, please contact:                                        
Timo Rautarinta, Managing Director,                                             
Tamglass Glass Processing, Phone +358 10 500 510                                




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Glaston Corporation                                                             
Agneta Selroos                                                                  
IR and Corporate Communications                                                 
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Glaston Corporation                                                             
Glaston Corporation is an international glass technology company. Glaston is the
global market leader in glass processing machines, and a comprehensive          
One-Stop-Partner supplier to its customers. Its product range and service       
network are the widest in the industry. Glaston's well-known brands are         
Bavelloni in pre-processing machines and tools, Tamglass and Uniglass in safety 
glass machines, and Albat+Wirsam in glass industry software.                    

Glaston's share (GLA1V) is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Mid Cap List.      

Distribution: OMX, media, www.glaston.net

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