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• Douglas Freitag, Ch.6, "Glass Industry" - (.pdf)
• Energy Technologies - Information on Glass Industry Capital Costs, operating costs, energy costs, etc.
• Article: "Getting to Grips with Glass Analysis", Innovation in Europe - Glass
• Sub-sectoral Environmental Guidelines Glass/Glass Wool - (.pdf)
  • Glass information is located in the Chemical Industries publication and starts on page 59 of the .pdf
• Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook, World Bank Group (July 1998) - (.pdf)
  • NOTE: Glass Manufacturing starts on page 320 of the publication
  • Via the website at: http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/enviro.nsf/Content/PPAH
• Recycler's World - Glass and Fiberglass Recycling Section
• Glasslinks - Guide to Flat Glass Industry Publications
• Glass Industry of the Future, U.S. DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Industrial Technologies Program
  • R&D Portfolio - Includes active and completed projects regarding glass (flat glass and float glass)
  • Energy Analysis
    • Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S. Glass Industry (April 2002) - (.pdf 4.7 MB) - Diagram title: "Flat Glass Production Line"
  • Vision and Roadmaps for Energy Intensive Industries - Glass
    • Roadmap - Glass: Industry Technology Roadmap  (April 2002) - (also available through the GMIC website) .pdfs on right side of page - (.pdf  4.8 MB)
    • Vision - Glass: A Clear Vision for a Bright Future (Jan. 1996) .pdfs on right side of page - (.pdf  500 KB)
• EnergyStar Glass Manufacturing Focus.  Download the Energy Guide.  Includes Flat Glass process description and energy use statistics, as well as description and data for all types of glass manufacturing

Selected Industry and Trade Association Sources

• Guardian - "One of the world's largest manufacturers of float glasss"
• Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC)
  • GMIC - R&D Portfolio
  • Glass Melting Technology: A Technical and Economic Assessment (Oct. 2004) - (.pdf)
• National Glass Association
• Glass Association of North America (GANA)
  • Divisions -> Flat Glass Manufacturing at: http://www.glasswebsite.com/divisions/flatglass/index.asp
• "Discover the Flat Glass Manufacturing Process", Saint-Gobain.
• VIDEO:  Float Glass Manufacturing Process Video (approx four minutes) from the Glass Association of North America

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