A glassmaker specialising in high end glass bottles for perfumes and cosmetics, Stoelzle Masnières Parfumerie benefits from multi-disciplinary insights gained from belonging to Stoelzle Glass Group, which operates across numerous sectors of the glass industry. Etienne Gruyez, CEO of the French plants, spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide about his role in the company’s renaissance and how Covid has affected demand for its products. The full version of this article appears in the March/April issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

A leader in the Indian glass industry, Emerge Glass has not simply rested on its laurels. As part of its strategy for growth, the flat glass manufacturer has taken the step of diversifying into the container market. In an exclusive interview with Glass Worldwide (preferred international journal of the All India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation), Managing Director Sumit Gupta discusses the launch of Emerge’s hollow glass plant and why he believes it will give the company a global presence. The full version of this article appears in the March/April issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Leading international glassmaker for the beauty industry, Verescence deploys expertise gained from over a century of experience at three sites in the Bresle Valley of northern France, as well as in Spain and the USA. General Manager of Verescence France, Hélène Marchand exclusively discusses the company’s evolution and its plans for the future. The full version of this article appears in the March/April issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Part of the Schneider Electric business, Eurotherm operates as a key supplier of power and control technologies to the global glass market, with a focus on solutions to support the electrification of the glass industry. Global Glass Business Development Manager Mikael Le Guern and Global Glass Key Account Manager Torsten Hannappel introduce themselves, sharing the Eurotherm vision and their perspectives on glass market trends. The full version of this article appears in the March/April issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Pietro Giuliani discusses recent advances from SAATI in the field of automotive glass screen printing. The full version of this article appears in the March/April issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Consumers know and trust glass. Glass continues to be a core packaging material for food and beverage products for a variety of health, safety and sustainability reasons. In North American markets, consumer and shopper surveys show strong support and have a clear expectation that glass will continue to be recycled. Glass is well positioned to make a market comeback, as consumer goods companies convert to circular economic models for packaging. As the Glass Packaging Institute explains, however, there is a need to significantly improve current recycling performance. The full version of this article appears in the March/April issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Jeff Hartung describes a development from Applied Vision that employs colour to inspect the sealing surface of glass containers. The full version of this article appears in the March/April issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Winner of the ‘Rising Star’ award at the British Glass 2020 Glass Focus Awards, Erin Miller joined Encirc straight from university and is now Vidrala’s Batch and Furnace Manager at the groups’ Elton, Derrylin and Italian plants. She speaks exclusively to Glass Worldwide about her experience of the glass industry and why she is keen to recruit others into the sector. The full version of this article appears in the March/April issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

When it bought UK-based Encirc in January 2015, leading Spanish glass packaging producer Vidrala acquired a business with a record of conscious sustainability. Now with a strong collective strategy across the entire group throughout Europe, Vidrala is focused on reducing environmental impact and determining the fuel of the future. Fiacre O’Donnell, Director of Sustainability (pictured) spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide about how the firm plans to achieve its targets. The full version of this article appears in the January/February issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.