All India Glass Manufacturers Federation

About Us

Glass is thne 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.