Edition 70 (April-June, 2023)

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the future course of the Federation Of
Safety Glass (FOSG) in the interest of
its esteemed members.
The conclave marked FOSG’s
largest-ever gathering since it
began its journey in 2010, with total
176 attendees from 86 companies
participating.
FOSG Chairman Mr Gurmeet
Singh, in his presentation, highlighted
the details of the activities done in the
past year. He expressed his delight at
the fact of 28 new processors joining
as members during the year 2022.
Some of the achievements
during the year were:
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Management committee
strength increased from 12
members to 18 members
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Applied for anti-dumping duty
on toughened glass from China
for home appliances through
one of the best law firms in
India
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Provided assistance to
members for getting BIS
certification through appointed
panel consultant Aleph India
QMS
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Meeting organized with
Union Minister for MSME
Nitin Gadkari to address our
concerns on the shortage of
float glass
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Filed submission with DGTR
opposing anti-dumping duties
on float glass from Thailand,
Iran & Bangladesh
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Got QCO on float glass
extended to April 2022 which
had already come into effect
from April 2021 by providing
extensive data to DPIIT
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Took necessary steps to ease
the import of float glass in
order to address the gap
between demand and supply
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Organized meeting with all
domestic float manufacturers
to request giving preference
of supplies to processors, to
produce more of clear than
tinted glass and to discourage
exports
;;
FOSG participated in the Zak
Glasstech Expo in New Delhi
The conclave also witnessed
several informative panel
discussions, besides presentations
by individual members of the
FOSG.
Mr Sarjit Singh Kang gave
a presentation on ‘How FOSG
benefits its members’, Mr Subhash
Jajoo on ‘Calculation for IGU,
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