Category: News

GMIC Welcomes New President

Marie Kistler, Market Manager in Air Products’ Americas Strategic Marketing and Development organization, started her term as GMIC President on January 1. Marie’s focus is on market dynamics and solutions for energy-intensive industries, such as Glass and Steel, where industrial gas products and technologies play a significant role in the energy transition. She especially enjoys collaborating with trade associations and their manufacturing and supplier members to advance the industry and solve common problems.

Looking ahead to 2024, Marie said, “I am honored to serve as GMIC President this year and I look forward to working together with the dedicated and dynamic team of GMIC staff and member representatives. I am excited to build on the framework and goals established in our new Strategic Plan aimed at increasing member value and amplifying the voice of the glass industry through advocacy, education, and research.”

Marie has a degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and has been with Air Products for over 35 years, including roles in Materials Engineering, Contract Research and Applied R&D.

Completing this year’s GMIC Executive Committee are Vice President Stanley F. Rutkowski, RoMan Manufacturing; Treasurer Benjamin Prothman, Acuity Brands; and Scott Cooper, CelSian Glass.

New Video Celebrates International Year of Glass

A new video, “The Age of Glass,” showcases activities from around the world that were developed in support of the 2022 United Nations International Year of Glass. The video is available at YouTube and includes events from last December’s Debriefing Session in New York at the UN Headquarters, which GMIC supported. Take a look back at this incredible year of glass events.

Hydrogen Hubs Announced

The Biden Administration announced the selection of seven regional clean hydrogen hubs that will receive $7 billion in funding as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The hubs are expected to accelerate the domestic market for low-cost, clean hydrogen, providing a future source of clean energy for U.S. glass production. In a Glass International report about the announcement, GMIC President Scott Cooper commented on the opportunity to use hydrogen as part of the glass industry’s decarbonization goals. See the complete story here.

GMIC President Featured in Glass Worldwide Interview

An interview with Scott Cooper, Technical Director for CelSian USA, appears in the current issue of Glass Worldwide, the preferred journal of GMIC.

Cooper discusses his new role at CelSian, his second term as GMIC president, and planning for the association’s future within a changing glass industry.

Read the interview here or in the Sept/Oct 2023 issue of Glass Worldwide.