Skip to content
City AM
Main navigation
Download free app
  • News
    • News
      • Latest Business News
      • Economics
      • Politics
      • Tech
      • Banking
      • FTSE 100 Live
      • Retail
      • Insurance
      • Legal
      • Property
      • Transport
      • Markets
    • From our partners
      • AON
      • Bayes Business School
      • City of London BIDs
      • Central London Alliance CIC
      • Destination City
      • Halkin
      • Olympia
      • Inside Saudi
      • Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
      • Santander X
      • YEAR SIX Dividend
    • Featured

      Pensioners to hand over bank statements in government benefits crackdown

      Elderly hands holding British pound notes (£5, £10) and coins, representing pension funds and finances.

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Opinion
  • Sport
    • Latest Sports News
      • Sport
      • Sport Business
      • The Punter
    • From our partners
      • The Morning Briefing: SBS x City AM
      • Aramco Team Series
      • LIV Golf
    • Featured

      Jordan-backed Sportradar accused of hiding from justice in monopoly row with rival

      Large stadium scoreboard displaying Attempts on Target for Spain (11) and Argentina (0) with cheering fans.

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Life&Style
    • Life&Style
      • Life&Style
      • Toast the City Awards
      • The Magazine
      • Travel
      • Culture
      • Motoring
      • Wellness
      • City AM Puzzles
      • The RED BULLETiN
      • Do it with Shared Ownership
      • Media Speak Hub
    • Featured

      Golf, events and bags of nostalgia at Newport’s Celtic Manor

      The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, with a golf course bunker and green foreground under a clear sky.

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Investec
  • Events
  • Newsletters
  • Latest Paper

Nippon Electric Glass

  • UK’s largest fibre glass factory to close as rescue talks collapse

    Business

    The government’s industrial strategy was at risk of smashing into pieces after it emerged the country’s largest fibre glass factory is set to close. The Japanese owners of Electric Glass Fiber UK’s factory in Wigan, near Manchester, which produces materials used in electric cars and wind turbines, decided to close the site at a meeting [...]

    The Wigan site of Nippon Electric Glass made fibreglass that is used to reinforce plastic for composites found in wind turbine blades and electric cars. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Trending Articles

  • Andy Burnham hints at tax rises in Autumn Budget

  • Budget 2026: Which taxes will Burnham and Healey hike?

  • Burnham shelves Thames Water administration plans over costs

  • As it happened: FTSE 100 jumps in best streak since May; Vistry, Melrose lead risers

  • As it happened: Stocks rally; US to unveil ‘economic D-Day’ Iran sanctions

Subscribe

Subscribe to the City AM newsletter to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.

Subscribe
  • Got a story?
  • About City AM
  • Careers
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • News
  • Markets & Economics
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Life&Style
  • Personal Finance
  • City AM Events
  • City Winners
  • The Punter
  • Casino
  • City AM Puzzles

Follow us for breaking news and latest updates

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletters
  • Advertising
  • About
  • Licensing
Copyright 2026 City AM Limited