With Glass Worldwide as official journal, leading personalities from South East Asia’s regional glass communities came together in September to meet their peers and international suppliers at the ASEAN Glass Conference staged by the Vietnam Glass Association (Vieglass) in the picturesque city of Nha Trang, Vietnam.

David Dai, Rock Ren, Xike Ruan, Steven Sun and Andrew Wang from Anderson Thermal Solutions discuss results from a low NOx burner velocity study using two gas streams with different gas velocities.

With Glass Worldwide as its official journal, the 45th ASEAN Glass Conference will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam on 25–29 September 2023. Nguyễn Huy Thắng, Chairman of the Organising Committee and Vice Chairman of hosting body the Vietnam Glass Association, outlines how the event will contribute to achieving net zero CO2 emission targets.

Steady growth in the production of passenger and commercial vehicles has been a bonanza for the automotive glass producers in South East Asia. Sunder Singh presents an overview of the region’s rapidly expanding automotive glass industry.

Vietnam is one of the largest markets for glass and glassware products in the world. The nation has been one of the 25 largest importers and exporters of these items. With a population substantially larger than that of Germany or the UK, Vietnam is a critical market for the glass industry. Richard McDonough reports ahead of the 45th ASEAN Glass Conference set to take place in Nha Trang in September.

Fred Aker outlines challenges associated with options for replacing traditional furnace operations with low-carbon melting campaigns and explains how PaneraTech is offering support for glassmakers faced with a whole new batch of unknowns.

Jariya Sangchaiya, Managing Director of Ocean Glass and Chair of the Glass Manufacturers Industry Club of the Federation of Thai Industries (GMFTI) spoke exclusively to official AFGM journal Glass Worldwide about her responsibilities as a business senior leader and how she is using her platform at the GMFTI to highlight the glass industry’s contribution to green living.

Ei Shwesin, Deputy Managing Director of Myanmar Golden Eagle (MGE), exclusively updated Glass Worldwide on developments at the Thanlyin greenfield container plant in Myanmar.

O-I BJC Malaysia launched the Glass Ambassador Programme last year to support and encourage sustainability across the supply chain and establish separation at source glass recycling in the region. O-I BJC’s General Manager Jeffrey Newton and Procurement Manager Gaginthira Rao provide an exclusive insight into the programme and explain their objectives for its development and expansion going forwards.