Bullseye Glass

Bullseye Glass
Private
Founded 1974 (1974) in Portland, Oregon
Headquarters Portland, Oregon, United States
Products Art glass
Website bullseyeglass.com

Bullseye Glass is a glass manufacturer in Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon, in the United States.[1][2] The company is a significant supplier of raw art glass for fused glass makers.[3]

According to Art Glass Magazine, production controls at Bullseye's U.S. plant is more consistent than imported products, allowing it to fuse reliably.[4]

History

Bullseye Glass Company was founded in 1974 by Dan Schwoerer, Boyce Lundstrom, and Ray Ahlgren.[5]

In 2016, high levels of the toxic heavy metals cadmium, arsenic and chromium were discovered in the vicinity of the company's plant in East Portland.[6] After production with some of the heavy metals was voluntarily halted by Bullseye and others, their production of several colors of art glass was restricted.[4]

In 2017, Bullseye completed installation of a baghouse emission control system that successfully reduced all emissions to levels required by state and federal regulations. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rita A. Leonard (January 30, 2012), "Bullseye Glass in Brooklyn hosts 10th employee art show", The Bee, Portland Tribune/Pamplin Media Group
  2. ↑ Rob Davis (February 8, 2016), "Second Portland glass company suspends cadmium use amid pollution worries", The Oregonian
  3. ↑ April Baer (February 26, 2016), The Global Reach Of Bullseye Glass, Oregon Public Broadcasting
  4. 1 2 April Baer (March 30, 2016), Worldwide art glass suppliers suspend certain colors, Mid-Missouri Public Radio
  5. ↑ "The Bullseye Story – What We Do". www.bullseyeglass.com. Bullsey Glass. 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kristena Hansen (April 2, 2016), Green-minded Portland rocked by heavy metal pollution, Associated Press – via San Jose Mercury-News
  7. ↑ Paul Koberstein (June 29, 2017), Bullseye Glass cleared on air pollution issues, Pamplin Media Group

Coordinates: 45°29′47″N 122°38′39″W / 45.49645°N 122.64423°W / 45.49645; -122.64423

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