The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council

is a Trade Association of the Glass Industry

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Membership Information & Benefits

 

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Membership

GMIC welcomes the opportunity to discuss membership with your organization to request a copy of our Membership Brochure click here.  Download our Membership Application click here.

Member Levels

Glass Manufacturing and Associate Membership

Non-Profit Research Institutes Membership 

Glass Users Membership

Universities

Affiliate Member

Small Suppliers (Staff of 1 or 2 persons), Consultants & Individuals - qualifications will be determined by the Executive Committee  * Dues are Prorated Quarterly - 5% of total dues will be used for lobbying activities and is NOT tax deductible.

Benefits of Membership

  • Subsidized Technical Support Consultant Referral Service a group of industry experts with over 200 years of glass experience in many areas of glass manufacturing including: refractory, glass science, materials purchasing, process and forming, melting plant design, manufacturing and quality, thermal processing, engineering management, glass ceramics, fiberglass, container glass, and flat glass.

  • Participate in a global program setting direction for the industry

  • Receive low risk access to developing technologies

  • Reduce cost and spread risk of non-proprietary R&D

  • Obtain annual eligibility for self-directed research

  • Enjoy specialized information flow to members only

  • Permits members to post employment opportunities on the GMIC Career Center that is specific to your industry.  GMIC members receive a discounted rate and job seekers can post and view employment opportunities at no cost

  • Guide a unified, international voice to help the glass industry compete more effectively in global markets

  • Receive practical technical support from GMIC Consultants to address your specific problems

  • Communicate directly with the major players in the industry, exchange ideas and promote opportunities for share projects in areas of mutual interest

  • Compete more effectively against alternate materials on global basis

  • Networking - build one-on-one relationships with potential customers through meetings and sub-committee events

  • Deal with glass industry colleagues as an equal, speak openly on issues; circumvent customer-vendor relationship

  • Obtain opportunity to place information regarding new developments in front of industry decision makers

  • Direct point of contact in glass companies - greater possibility of of getting a response than "cold calls"

  • Enjoy ability to guide industry research in directions of interest to individual members: your special concerns receive priority

  • Membership breaks down barriers within the industry and leads to collaborations that would otherwise not take place

 

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