glassmaking
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Ohio’s governor, along with state and federal lawmakers, welcomed Fuyao when the Chinese glassmaking giant took over a closed General Motors factory a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
About 500 of the most energy-intensive firms, including the steel industry, chemicals and glassmaking, will also have their network charges cut.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
This heat, often created using natural gas — plus other emissions from the chemical reactions that occur in glassmaking — creates an estimated 86 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023
The whirlwind has unnerved the inhabitants of Arques, a town whose fortunes have been tied to glassmaking for more than a century.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
They have already begun to build a glasshouse a little way from our fort, with a large furnace for glassmaking.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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