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Dear colleagues! Viktor Osipov, President of the StekloSouz Association of Russia, is a member of the editorial board of the Glass and Ceramics magazine. We inform you that the 4th issue of the monthly scientific and technical magazine Glass and Ceramics for 2025 has been published.

The Association StekloSouz of Russia congratulates on the birthday of Vladimir Budov ("Glass Container")!

The Indian state of Kerala has begun using robotic elephants in religious rituals. These mechanical creatures, made of fiberglass and rubber on a metal frame, are capable of reproducing the movements and sounds of real elephants, Goodnet reports.

The company "Glass and Stone" ("STIK") opened a new workshop in Voronezh for the production of glass units under the Glassika brand. This will increase the annual output of products in demand on the Russian architectural market from 450 thousand square meters of glass units to 800 thousand square meters. Investments in the expansion of production amounted to more than 1.3 billion rubles, of which 930.7 million rubles were provided in the form of a preferential loan by the Federal Industrial Development Fund (IDF) under the flagship program "Development Projects".

The Association StekloSouz of Russia congratulates on the birthday of: 04/27/2025 - Mikhail Nikolaevich Pavlushkin (StekloStroyKorporatsiya)! - Alexander Vasilyevich Antokhin (StekloPak)! - Maxim Lvovich Ryabtsev (AO Energetichesk)! 04/26/2025 - Alexander Igorevich Kovalev (Association StekloSouz of Russia)! - Nikolay Izosimovich Khrenov ( Balakhna Glass)!

Expert in the housing and utilities sector Dmitry Bondar revealed the rules that many Russians are not aware of: ordinary containers in courtyards are not intended for large-sized and hazardous waste. Violators will face fines, and businesses risk losing hundreds of thousands of rubles.

Two production facilities — polymer pipes and tempered glass — are planned to be launched in the Grozny special economic zone of industrial and production type in Chechnya by the end of this year.

Dear colleagues, we are publishing news about the member of the Association "StekloSouz" of Russia, LLC "Microelectronic Technologies Plant": The emergence of in-house Service Department at the ZMT enterprise was a significant step forward in improving the quality of products and resolving customer issues.

On Wednesday, April 23, a new exhibition opened in the Small Church of the Winter Palace dedicated to the amazing and elegant craft that became one of the most important indicators of the development of Russian culture – glassmaking. The exhibition covers the period from the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century and displays products made in different techniques, shapes and colors by leading glass factories of the Russian Empire.

The International scientific conference will be held on July 1-3, 2025 XVI Academic readings dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Academician of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences V. M. Bondarenko and the 96th anniversary of Academician of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences G. L. Osipov «CURRENT ISSUES OF CONSTRUCTION. RELIABILITY OF BUILDING STRUCTURES. ENERGY SAVING. ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE"