Господдержка предприятий-производителей строительных материалов
Dear friends, dear colleagues!
From the bottom of my heart I congratulate you on the upcoming holiday - the Day of the glass industry worker!
The professional holiday of workers in the glass industry in Russia has been celebrated since 2000 on November 19 - on the birthday of the outstanding Russian scientist, poet, educator, one of the most prominent luminaries of world science, statesman and public figure Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (11/19/1711-04/15/1765 ).
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov wrote:
“... I sing praise before you in delight
Not expensive stones, not gold, but Glass ... "
("Letter on the Benefits of Glass")
M. V. Lomonosov was the creator of the chemical production of glaze, glass, and porcelain. He developed the technology and formulation of colored glass - smalt (pieces of a homogeneous opaque mixture of glass and metal oxides), which he used to create mosaic paintings. Developed the composition of the porcelain mass.
Glass, which at present cannot be dispensed with in almost any area of human life and activity, including products for the security of the state, was obtained over five thousand years ago. The oldest samples of glassware that have come down to us were discovered during excavations in Egyptian cities.
In Rus', the production of artistic glassware (mosaics, dishes, bracelets) existed from the beginning of the 11th century. Glass manufacturing technology was adopted from the Byzantines, and already in the time of Yaroslav the Wise, Kyiv craftsmen began to produce lead-silica glass. And the foundations of the classical scientific approach to glass production in Russia were laid in the middle of the 18th century by Lomonosov.
Despite such an ancient history, the mass production of glass acquired only at the end of the 19th century thanks to the invention of the Siemens-Martin furnace and the factory production of soda. And sheet glass is a completely modern product: the technology for its manufacture was developed in the second half of the 20th century.
The Association "StekloSouz" of Russia has been working for the benefit of the development of our wonderful industry for more than 20 years!
The Russian glass industry is one of the most successful and constantly developing in the world. Our goal is the development of the domestic Russian glass market and the search for new consumers of glass products.
On behalf of the Presidium of the Association "StekloSouz" of Russia and on my own behalf, I wish all workers in the glass industry good health, prosperity, confidence in the future, stable growth and great success.
May the miracle that you bring to life will always live in your soul!
Sincerely,
President of the Association "StekloSouz" of Russia
Viktor Osipov
Господдержка предприятий-производителей строительных материалов
