Michael Greenman Executive Director John Brown Technical Director Hotbels Lexington, KY 9 April 2008 Moving Towards Sustainability in Challenging Times

Outline  GMIC Origins  Membership  Activities to Date  Changes in Current Environment  Evolving Programs

GMIC Origins  1995 – “Sector” Associations  GPI, PGMC, NAIMA, “Product-related”  DOE – Strategic Objective  Reduce Energy Intensity  Work with Industry – IOF  Glass – Needed Industry-Wide “Convener”  GMIC was created  Developed “Vision”, “Roadmap”  Research Portfolio

Membership  Four Glass Categories (20) (2007 – International)  Container  Flat Glass  Fiberglass (Insulation and Textile)  Specialty  Associate Members (21)  University (11)  Affiliate (13)  Individuals, Consultants, Small Research Groups

Activities to Date  Bi-Annual Research Solicitation  Annual DOE/GMIC Project Reviews  Technical & Promotional Documents  Conferences, Training, and Workshops  Assessments – Cost-Shared; Save Energy Now  Committee Work  Energy Efficiency  Production Efficiency  Innovative Uses  Environment, Health and Safety

Current DOE Projects  Submerged Combustion Melter  Low Capital Cost  (-60%)  Low Footprint  (6-8 X Pull Rate for equivalent area)  High Efficiency, Low Emissions  (20% more efficient)  New products, markets, business models  IMM – first commercial Application  Water Glass  Refining project

Submerged Combustion Melter 1- Batch charger; 2- Refractory lining; 3- Water cooled panels; 4- Melting zone; 5- Exhaust; 6- Melt outlet; 7- Submerged oxygas burners; 8- Batch material (sloped pocket of batch)

SCM – Pilot Model

Changes in Current Environment  DOE Budgets down (Glass $0)  “Save Energy Now Leader”  Move to Self-sufficiency  Self-contracted, funded research  RDAC (Research & Development Alliance Cttee)  22 May – Member Meeting - Tucson  Strengthen committees  Safety  Education  Work with other agencies  EPA (Energy Star); DOC; State Agencies

Changes (Cont.)  Open membership to global companies  Increase collaboration between Associations  Meetings – Energy, Carbon Constraints, Waste Heat  Glassman America – 2008 – Latin American mbrs.  Low Calcium Refractory – Corning Patent  Utah Refractories – Soliciting orders

Low- Calcium Silica Refractory

Changes (Cont.)  Reduce costs through alternative fuels  Coal Gasification; Landfill Gas

Calderon – Pilot Gasifier

Changes (Cont.) Recycling  Task Force forming  Strength of Glass  1/200 of theoretical strength  Importance to containers

Breaking Stresses of Annealed Glass, Short-time Flexure Tests in Air Condition of Glasslb/Square Inch  Surfaces ground and sandblasted1,500 – 4,000  Pressed Articles3,000 – 8,000  Blown Ware:  Hot Iron Molds4,000 – 9,000  Paste Molds5,000 – 10,000  Inner Surfaces15,000 – 40,000  Drawn tubing or rod6,000 – 15,000  Window Glass8,000 – 20,000  LCD (0.65 mm)~45,000  Annealed fibers  Annealed10,000 – 40,000  Freshly drawn30,000 – 400,000  Telecommunications Fiber>100,000

Commercial Glass Normal MOR

Changes (Cont.)  Strength of Glass  1/200 of theoretical strength  Importance to containers  To date – stimulate activities within Companies, Universities  GOMD – 21 May – Tucson – Strength and Energy  2009 – Vancouver – “Trifecta”  ICG; Pac Rim; GOMD Meetings  Software – Modeling  Argonne  John Brown – Energy Balance

Macro Energy Balances

Macro Energy Balance Energy Lost to Structure by Difference

Additional Focus Areas  Strategic Direction for Industry  Survey of Industry Priorities  Benchmarking Study  Solar Energy – Exponential Growth Predicted  2006 – 2 GW – 2010 – 6-14 (20?)  German Solarwirtschaft – 2110 – nearly all energy – solar  Association Alliance Possibilities

Additional Focus Areas  Senior Management Involvement  Sustainability and Resilience  Carbon constraints - what is in the best interests of our industry?  Recycling - All sectors need - how increase?  Professional employment in glass industry - urgency and need to support  Strength of glass - implications to each sector  Alternative fuels - how can our industry leverage our natural gas needs into a desirable price position?  Globalization of the business world and industry  Web Page  Energy Impact on Society

Additional Focus Areas  Roadmap Development – Technical & Strategic  AMMEX  Re-build relationship with DOE  Technology Transfer  Art-Science  Image