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About Us Glass is the most eco-friendly packaging media. Principal raw materials used in the manufacture of glass are silica sand, soda ash, calcite, dolomite, etc.. All raw materials are available indigenously. Each bit of broken glass can be re-cycled to manufacture new glass with much lower consumption of energy. Most of the raw materials are mined in rural and backward areas of the country providing employment to families below the poverty line. Glass Industry in India remained in the form of a cottage industry till the beginning of 20th century. First Glass plant in India was set up in August 1908 by Freedom Fighter Lok Manaya Balgangadhar Tilak at Talegaon (Maharashtra) near Pune. The plant was financed by collecting one paisa per family per month from the masses and was named as PAISA FUND GLASS WORKS. This plant continues to be in production. Glass Industry in India has made a steady progress since then, particularly after India attained independence. Glass industry is also a classic example of co-existence of smaller and the largest size plants. Many a delicate, decorative and utilitarian glass products are manufactured by the labour intensive mouth blown process. Firozabad the glass city of India, continues to be a place of master craftsmen and entrepreneurs manufacturing a vast variety of glass items by the traditional process. Side by side with this, we have the most modern plants producing glass containers, float glass, etc. by use of latest technology. The Federation The All India Glass Manufacturers' Federation was formed in 1944 but was registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 in June 1971. The Federation represents all segments of glass industry consisting of large, medium and small-scale manufacturers in different parts of the country. It is a matter of gratification that the Federation is the sole representative body of all categories of glass manufacturers in India. Members of the federation are classified into two categories, Manufactures of Primary Glass articles are enrolled as ordinary Members of the Federation and Suppliers to Glass Iindustry viz., Suppliers of Machinery, Raw Materials etc. are enrolled as Affiliate members. Foreign companies supplying machinery etc are also enrolled as Affiliate members. Members of the Federation are enrolled on the recommendation of Zonal Associations viz. Western India Glass Manufacturers' Association, Eastern India Glass Manufacturers' Associations, U.P. Glass Manufacturers' Syndicate, Northern India Glass Manufacturers' Association and South India Glass Manufacturers' Association. Golden Jubilee of the Federation was celebrated in January 1995 and Diamond Jubilee will be held in early 2004.First president of the Federation was Shri D.N. Sen - New Indian Glass Works Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata during the period 1944 - 1946. Presently, Shri S.C. Vishwakarma of Universal Glass, Shahibad (U.P.) is the president of the AIGMF. The list of past presidents of the Federation is given below: |
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Following were elected as office bearers of the AIGMF for the year 2008-09 in the General Body Meeting held on 27th September 2008 . President
- Shri S.C. Vishwakarma Sr.
Vice President - Shri Mukul Somany Vice
President - Shri S.C.Bansal Hony.
Genl. Secretary - Shri P.L. Safaya, Hony.
Treasurer - Ajit Kumar Gupta On the recommendations of Zonal Associations following were nominated as members of the Executive Committee for the year 2008-2009
Western India Glass Manufacturers' Association 1.
Shri Rajindar Singh - Vitrum Glass , Empire Ind. Ltd., Mumbai.
Eastern India Glass Manufacturers' Association 1.
Shri Sushil Jhunjhunwala- La Opala RG Ltd., Kolkata
U.P. Glass Manufacturers' Syndicate 1.
Shri Devicharan Agrawal - Pooja Glass Works (P) Ltd.,
Firozabad
South India Glass Manufacturers' Association 1.
Shri Sandip Somany - AGI Glaspac, Hyderabad
Northern India Glass Manufacturers' Association 1.
Shri N.N. Goyal - U.P. Twiga Fiber Glass Ltd., New Delhi.
The
following were co-opted as members of the Executive Committee for the
year 2008– 2009: Activities The federation takes up the problems relating to glass industry with the concerned Govt. Department and other authorities with a view find solutions most suited to serve the interest of glass industry. International Exhibitions/Seminars are organized to promote technological advancement of the industry. Press conferences are also arranged to draw Govt./Public attention to the difficulties faced by the industry and to seek their help in finding solutions. AIGMF also participates in exhibitions/ trade fairs/ conferences with a view to promote use of glass and glass products. |
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