Glass Manufacturing Industry Council

Air Products Foundation to donate up to $15,000 to support ceramic and glass students

By Faye Oney / November 3, 2017

Going to the Glass Problems Conference next week? For every visitor who stops by its booth, the Air Products Foundation is donating $100—up to $15,000—to the Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation, which will support student travel grants and the CGIF’s mission to attract talent in the ceramic and glass industry.

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Air Products Foundation to donate up to $15,000 to support ceramic and glass students

By Faye Oney / November 2, 2017

The Air Products Foundation, in an effort to foster innovation by the next generation of ceramic and glass professionals, will donate $100—up to $15,000—to the Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation…

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Glass professionals converge to tackle industry’s toughest challenges

By Stephanie Liverani / November 11, 2016

More than 500 attendees came together for the 77th Conference on Glass Problems in Columbus, Ohio, this week, including an unprecedented number of students.

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Cracking the corrosion code: Graphene coating could help mitigate glass damage

By Stephanie Liverani / November 8, 2016

Researchers from the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials at the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea say that a novel graphene coating might help solve challenges with glass corrosion.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / December 30, 2015

Alcoa signs with Boeing, Materials Technologies moves forward, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for December 30, 2015.

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Usable Glass Strength Coalition issues request for proposals

By Eileen De Guire / December 15, 2015

The UGSC has issued a request for proposals to answer the fundamental question, “Where and how do flaws nucleate in glass?” Deadline is March 1, 2016.

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Industry report connects glass manufacturers with solutions, innovations, and cold, hard data

By Jessica McMathis / January 22, 2015

The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council is addressing an intelligence gap with the creation of a reliable, detailed industry report that simplifies the communication of solutions and innovations, increases the wisdom of managers, reduces the risk of investors, and provides other vital services to the glass industry.

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75th Conference on Glass Problems has no problems delivering on pre-meeting promise

By Jessica McMathis / November 6, 2014

The content-rich, technically oriented conference, organized by the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council and Alfred University, delivered—kicking off Monday at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in the heart of downtown Columbus.

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C-bus or bust: Global glass manufacturing community to connect at 75th GPC in Columbus

By Jessica McMathis / June 25, 2014

The Glass Problems Conference—the world’s largest glass manufacturing conference in North America—will bring together the global glass manufacturing and supplier communities in Ohio’s capital city November 3-6.

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Refractories and TCB: A GPC photo roundup

By Jim Destefani / October 17, 2013

More than 400 glass industry professionals attended this year’s Glass Problems Conference in Columbus, Ohio, including international visitors from 17 countries.

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