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GPI - Glass Packaging Institute
Address: 515 King Street, Suite 420
City: Alexandria, VA 22314
Country: United States
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) serves as the voice for the glass container industry in Washington, D.C., and across the country. GPI serves its member companies through legislative, public relations, promotional and technical activities.
GPI member companies bring a diverse array of products to consumers. Companies produce glass containers for food, beer, soft drinks, wine, liquor, cosmetics, toiletries, medicine and more. In addition to serving domestic companies that manufacture glass containers, GPI also represents Canadian and Mexican glass container companies, numerous suppliers, and closure manufacturers.
The GPI Board of Trustees is the trade association's key decision making body. The Board consists of one representative from each member company, and one representative from the associate members, the closure manufacturers and from foreign member companies. At semi-annual Trustee meetings, the Board develops an agenda for GPI activities, approves budgets and sets the association's course for the future. In addition to the Board, there are several committees and task forces that are involved in the issues that affect the industry.
GPI is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Staff members are involved in a range of activities: building coalitions to keep a careful eye on the legislative activities of local, state and federal governments; talking regularly to members of the trade and national press; and designing marketing programs to promote glass packaging.
GPI Academic Program
College and graduate school students across the country are now learning more about glass container manufacturing thanks to the GPI Academic Program.
Launched in 1995, the program aims to assist faculty (and students) at institutions that offer package design, packaging science or other related curriculum. By offering guest speakers from the North American glass container manufacturing industry, as well as educational tools such as videos and printed materials, GPI strives to keep glass packaging top-of-mind with young people interested in packaging.
Typically, industry speakers focus on one of four topics: Lightweighting of Glass Containers; Strengthening Techniques; Container Enhancement; and Recycling. Slide presentations related to each topic are utilized to help bring the presentations to life.
If you teach at the college or graduate school level and are interested in learning more about the Academic Program, please contact the Glass Packaging Institute at (703) 684-6359.
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