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Article: Glass: a market on the cutting edge.(Industry Overview)
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- Nonwovens Industry
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- August 1, 1995
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glass industry as competitive as ever; suppliers expanding capacity, producers struggling to fill orders and end use manufacturers focusing on keeping up with the latest product trends
The occupants of these glass houses can throw stones. Just ask any supplier or manufacturer of glass products for the insulation, roofing and filtration markets - three major industry segments that combine with other smaller segments to use more than four billion pounds of glass each year.
Suppliers to the glass market are struggling to keep up with heavy demand, which has been increasing steadily since 1994 and is expected to continue into 1996. In fact the staggering growth ...