Vitro America: New Facility in City of Industry, California
Vitro America is pleased to announce the move to a new facility located in City of Industry, California. This 125,000 square foot operation is 15 miles east of Los Angeles.

Hugo Lara Named Vitro’s Chief Executive Officer
Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA; NYSE: VTO), announced that the Company is taking the necessary measures in order to embrace the current worldwide financial situation and with this purpose, the Board of Directors has decided to provide a professional approach to the Company’s management by integrating an independent executive, designating Hugo Lara as the new CEO of Vitro.

"Glass Shows Off New Names, New Properties and New Directions at GlassBuild, From flat glass to laminated to decorative and beyond... new developments in glass were at the heart of the recent GlassBuild America trade show, which took place earlier this week in Las Vegas." -USGNN

"Vitro America supplies the glass for the construction of the Azure project, a condominium tower in Dallas that combines luxury and energy efficiency... no less than a gold LEED rating, the second highest rating for energy efficiency" - Dallas Observer

America's First "Green City - Greensburg, Kansas - Uses Tintex Glass from Vitro America within Community Art Center
Vitro America is pleased to announce its participation
with Studio 804 in helping to rebuild America’s first “green city” – Greensburg, Kansas.

TEXpo™ Opens
"Are you smarter than an Architect?" - asked Greg Oehlers, sales manager of Vitro America. Although the title may have been in jest, Oehlers offered some serious tips to help his audience."

Vitro Receives the Distinction as a Socially Responsible Company
During a ceremony that took place on March 11, 2008, Vitro received from Jorge Villalobos, President of the Mexican Center for Philanthropy, A.C. (CEMEFI) the distinction of being a Socially Responsible Corporation (ESR) 2008 upon confirming that the company meets the established standards in the strategic area of corporate social responsibility.

“Genesis” Value Added Products
As part of “Genesis”, on March 3rd the Flat Glass business unit will kick off the “Genesis Value Added Products” Project. The end result will be the transformation of the core Value-Added business processes in Mexico, North America and Europe, to develop competitive advantages with an effort of standardization, wherever possible, to gain synergies across the businesses.

Vitro in the heart of Dallas
Vitro America successfully participates in the expansion of the Dallas Convention Center. More than 102,156 square feet of one-inch insulated glass units were supplied.

Vitro America has been able to estabish itself as one of the leading companies in the production and distribution of architectural and commercial glass products in the United States due to the quality of its products, excellent service and solid reputation in the glass and glazing industry.