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organized by the manufacturing segments of flat glass, container glass, specialty glass, fiberglass wool, and glass fiber reinforced polymers. They are also organized geographically. The data is pre-sented in charts, including trends over the last fiver years, and future forecasting. Competitive industries are analyzed and profiles are pro-vided for major companies.

GMIC is sensitive to the fact that the only data of interest to the hollow glass industry is infor-mation about the hollow glass industry. If data is conglomerat-ed together with other segments, it is practically useless. For that reason, GMIC has organized all these metrics independently cit-ing hollow glass data. One can look at market share, production, and all the other metrics, specifi-cally by the hollow glass segment.

The second section contains comprehensive surveys of emis-sions regulations relevant to glass manufacturing in the US and Europe along with recommended best available techniques.

The third section contains extensive contact lists, including; US glass manufacturers, US fac-tories, and supplier lists.

The GMIC Glass Manufacturing Industry Report is available in elec-tronic format. More details on report content and information on ordering is available at www.GMIC.org.

GMIC – THE GLASS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY COUNCIL

The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC) is a

501(c)(6) non-profit trade asso-ciation representing the interests of the glass manufacturing indus-try. GMIC bridges all segments of glass manufacturing, includ-ing float glass, hollow glass, fiber and specialty glass. As the trade association bridging all seg-ments, GMIC does for individual companies what they can’t easily do on their own, provide techni-cal education, coordinate techni-cal initiatives, advocate with law makers and promote the usage and image of glass products.

GMIC organizes the Conference on Glass Problems, which is the largest glass manu-facturing conference in North America attracting glass manu-facturers and suppliers world-wide to exchange innovations and solutions. The conference provides over 35 hours of tech-nical education through expert lectures, panel discussions, and technical courses on topics, including glass melting, refrac-tories, process control, emis-sions, and raw materials. The conference also provides signifi-cant exhibition and networking opportunities. Proceedings of the annual conference are published by Wiley Media. Information is available at the conference web-site at http://glassproblemscon-ference.org.

The hollow glass manufactur-ing industry benefits from spe-cialized in-depth technical sym-posia offered by GMIC. Five November of this year, GMIC

will present a full day symposium Forming Technology In Glass Manufacturing – A Symposium of the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council. The Symposium is focused on the latest technologies in the mar-ket to support critical processes and address current challenges in glass manufacturing. It pro-vides a forum for the audience to gain technical knowledge and exchange experiences with each other in support of the advance-ment and application of forming technologies. The program on forming in the hollow glass seg-ment is the largest program in this symposium.

The flat glass industry benefits from a strong and active trade association. Glass industry man-ufacturers, suppliers, or research organizations who are not pres-ently members are encouraged to join GMIC now to ensure the vitality of the industry through support of the industry’s trade association.

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