Şişecam positions itself ahead of the competition with the use of smart technologies and highly competent human resources. Part of this methodology is to “team up with business partners for innovative solutions”. This is exactly what has done by partnering with PaneraTech to implement Digital Furnace Monitoring (DFM) globally on all furnaces.

Şişecam first began to engage with PaneraTech in 2013, while the company was developing and validating their SmartMelter technology, portable radar-based sensors that measure refractory thickness. These inspections became a regular inspection practice for many of the company’s furnaces over the next several years.

Since the early 1970s, Corning has contributed to Korea’s growth by helping shape the country’s technology landscape, delivering innovations across display technologies, mobile consumer electronics, automotive, fibre-optic communications, biotechnology and more. The company has collaborated with its Korean customers to propel display and cover glass technologies forward, making possible advancements like LCD and OLED televisions, monitors, laptops, tablets and mobile phones.

The company plans to continue investing in developing advanced materials and expanding manufacturing capabilities. In Asan, Corning Precision Materials recently established a next-generation production line and the world’s first fully integrated supply chain for ultra-thin bendable glass.

Stuart Hakes, Chief Executive of F.I.C. (UK) and immediate past president of the Society of Glass Technology (SGT), received the prestigious honorary fellowship during a banquet dinner on 5 September at the SGT’s annual conference in Cambridge.

Upon presenting the award in recognition of Mr Hakes’ contribution to the glass industry and the Society, Professor John Parker, himself an honorary fellow and past SGT president, said: “It is my great honour to announce the honorary fellowship award. This is limited to 12 people at any one time and is held for the lifetime of the awardee. It is highest award the Society can give”. Current SGT president Dr. Arun Varshneya then also paid tribute to Mr Hakes’ many decades of service.

Building architecture, interior decor, automotive glass, beverage and cosmetic containers, drinking glasses and tableware – through years of evolution and innovation inkjet printing has become a trusted decoration technique for various glass types. ESMA Academy on 14–16 November at the European Centre for Dispersion Technologies in Selb, Germany explains and reviews inkjet’s strengths such as sustainable output, personalisation capabilities, precision and quality properties.

Completion is nearing of the breakthrough NextGen furnace, currently under construction at the Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP) facility in Obernkirchen, Germany. All refractory brickwork is complete and the installation of electrical and other ancillary services are in the final stages. The hybrid furnace is designed to use 80% renewable electricity and 20% gas, leading to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, dramatically reducing the carbon footprint of glass packaging.

Saint-Gobain has completed the sale of its glass processing business Glassolutions Nitrasklo in Slovakia, to Glasora a.s. The business, with its industrial plant located in Nitra-Chrenovà, generated sales of around €20 million in 2022 and employs 150 people.

This transaction is part of Saint-Gobain's continued business profile optimisation strategy, in line with the Grow & Impact strategic plan.

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Australian packaging firm Orora has indicated to the local stock exchange that it’s shares should be suspended until after an announcement has been made to the market. Reports across the financial media suggest that the company is seeking an agreed bid for Saverglass French based glass packaging manufacturer.

"The negotiations will take some days to finalise due to a number of factors including the size and global nature of the target business," Orora said in a statement, while requesting a voluntary suspension of trading in its shares.

Two major milestones for Vetropack have happened in the first half of 2023: the new Italian plant opened and production resumed at the Ukraine site. Two new beginnings that are sources of happiness and pride for the dedicated workforce and the drive towards strategic goals.

Amid a market environment that remains tense and volatile, the Vetropack Group has reported increased net sales from goods and services by 9.9% (or 13.9% after adjusting for currency effects) to CHF 477.9 million (2022: CHF 435.0 million). After 2022, a year heavily impacted by the war in Ukraine, this puts the company back on track for growth, with innovative products and state-of-the-art plants as key drivers of the business.

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Ken Parks, Owens Corning Chief Financial Officer, will be stepping down from his role on September 15 to pursue another professional opportunity. He will be succeeded by Todd Fister, who has served as President of the company’s global Insulation business since 2019.

“I want to thank Ken for his contributions to our company over the past three years,” said Chair and Chief Executive Officer Brian Chambers. “Under Ken’s leadership, we have strengthened the capability of our global finance team and consistently delivered our financial targets as we bring our enterprise strategy to life.”