Towards the end of 2019, Hotwork International completed its latest warehousing investment in the Philippines. This is one of a network of offices operated by the group throughout the world to support the international glass, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, power generation and other industries with their furnace heat-up, drain and combustion requirements. Benjamin Koester, CEO discusses the history and present day activities of this specialist family-owned business. The full version of this article appears in the March/April issue*.

The reduction of both energy consumption and CO2 footprint while increasing production efficiency are key challenges for the glass industry. With Glass Worldwide as preferred journal, the GlassTrend spring seminar has provisionally been rearranged to 26-28 May and will focus on how innovative raw materials and processing technologies can help the glass industry progress towards a more sustainable manufacturing process. The full version of this article appears in the March/April issue*.