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Terutaka Maehara, AGC’s Hot Process Team Leader and the first ever GlassTrend Asia Ambassador, speaks exclusively to Glass Worldwide about his love of glass from an early age, playing a key role in bringing new products to the market, and how the future is looking for the flat glassmaker. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.
A leading innovator in materials science, Corning is working to become a better version of itself through its approach to sustainability. Alongside actively reducing carbon emissions from its operations, the organisation is focused on providing meaningful environmental improvements that will make a long-lasting impact on the world we inhabit.
Inspection may not be the first area the glassmaker thinks of when it comes to decarbonisation. Yet, as Alexandre Tan from IRIS Inspection Machines told the 45th ASEAN Glass Conference, AI is changing inspection and helping container glass manufacturers to optimise waste while reducing their carbon footprint.
Fulvio Puccioni and Oliver Bellina from Glass Service Srl present an analysis of alternatives for distributor and forehearth heating systems, with the aim of improving the efficiency of existing glass melting production processes to reduce CO2 emissions
Purportedly an exclusive interview with Corning’s Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer, Tom Capek speaks so compellingly about his experiences at the materials science company that readers could be forgiven for assuming we asked him for a recruitment pitch. Mr Capek shares his account of learning on the job alongside some of the best and brightest in the glass industry, and explains why he then gets out of their way.
With sustainability at the forefront of the glass manufacturing industry’s thinking, CEO of Ardagh Glass Packaging – Europe, Martin Petersson speaks exclusively to Glass Worldwide about the company’s NextGen furnace project, which he believes will be the benchmark for future designs. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.
Incorporated in 1912 as ‘Barbosa e Almeida’, today BA Glass comprises 13 glass packaging plants located across seven European countries. CEO Sandra Santos exclusively explains to Glass Worldwide what it takes to maintain a reputation as the ‘Most Sustainable Company in the Glass Industry’ whilst pursuing a strategic growth plan that includes acquisition of a new business in Mexico.
Dr. Abdullah Gayret, General Manager of Turkish container glass manufacturer GCA, spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide about current market conditions in the country, having an innovative approach to its products and continuing to invest in order to be a digitally-forward brand. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2023 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.
Alexander Suckfüll and Pascal Iffland discuss Marabu’s new range of dishwasher-safe printing inks, which have been developed with a pollutant-free binder for consumer safety and peace of mind.
