GLASS BUILD

GLASS BUILD 2026,

Exhibition Dates: September 23-25, 2026

Exhibition Venue: Las Vegas, NV 89109, Las Vegas Convention Center, USA

Organizer: National Glass Association (NGA)

Cycle: Annual

Exhibition Area: 27,000 square meters

Attendees: 70,000; Exhibitors and Brands: 900

GLASS BUILD is the largest glass and window industry exhibition in North America. Organized by the National Glass Association (NGA), founded in 1948, it comprises over 4,000 glass manufacturers in the United States. The exhibition alternates between Atlanta and Las Vegas, attracting visitors from surrounding areas, across the United States, and even worldwide, making it a multifaceted industry event for exchange and trade. The exhibition is dedicated to showcasing the latest trends and developments in the glass industry, providing the best platform for manufacturers, processors, and producers across the entire glass industry to demonstrate their capabilities. It has partnered with the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, the North American Glass Association, the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance, and the Bathtub Accessories Manufacturers Association to attract professionals from various industrial sectors.

This exhibition has become a major event in the glass industry, bringing together elites from around the world to exchange, integrate, and discuss their skills and new ideas, laying a solid foundation for glass innovation in the coming year.

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, from January to September, the total value of bilateral trade in goods between the U.S. and my country was $416.34 billion, a decrease of 6.0%. During this period, U.S. exports to my country totaled $79.33 billion, a decrease of 5.5%, accounting for 7.4% of total U.S. exports, unchanged from the same period last year; U.S. imports from my country totaled $337 billion, a decrease of 6.1%, accounting for 20.8% of total U.S. imports, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points. The U.S. trade deficit was $257.67 billion, a decrease of 6.3%. With the steady rise in architectural glass market transactions, the world's three largest trading markets are currently Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The steady growth of global fixed asset investment continues to open up vast markets for glass products closely related to the construction industry.

Globally, the United States ranks among the top in demand. The US is one of the world's largest producers and consumers of glass. In the past two or three decades, tempered glass sales have increased by 15.7%, laminated glass by 56.3%, and flat glass by 44%, with an insulated glass penetration rate of 83% nationwide. In the window and door industry, the world's advanced window and door technologies are mainly divided into two major systems: European and North American. While there is no significant price difference in raw materials between countries, my country has the conditions for large-scale production of windows and doors, giving it a clear advantage in the North American market. By participating in this exhibition, Chinese exhibitors can gain a better understanding of the US glass window and door market and the North American market.