The New York Times' Louis Uchitelle takes a look at the industry of glassmaking in the United States and how it is suffering due to cheaper imported Chinese glass. He also looks at the art glass market which is failing due to a fall in discretionary income. Tim Tuttle, chairman of the glass industry branch of the US Steelworkers, argues for tariffs on Chinese glass, and Sherrod Brown (Ohio-D.) is mad that Chinese glass will be used to rebuild the World Trade Center, as the gig was awarded to the lowest bidder. Despite the fall in sales of their art glass, George Fenton, of Fenton Art Glass, doesn't know if the government should tax incoming glass or subsidize U.S. glass as it does steel. And It was also only a matter of time before Wal-Mart showed up in the blog somewhere and this time it's unexpected: Bottles made by Anchor Hocking for Wal-Mart are still made in the U.S., but in fully-automated plants.
2010 Louis Uchitelle:"
The majestic steel beams of a soaring office tower beginning to rise from the ruins of the World Trade Center are a tribute to American resilience..."
Uchitelle, L. "Glassmaking thrives offshore, but is declining in US." The New York Times. January 18, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/business/19glass.html
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