Vidroporto the 100% Brazilian owned container glass producer for the alcoholic beverages and food market chose SORG as its technological partner for a new end-fired regenerative furnace.

Looking to reduce the carbon footprint, this new 480tpd high-boosted furnace will be the first in South America to use a high proportion of electrical heating (boosting) and will incorporate all modern and proven SORG innovations to produce high quality glass whilst achieving high thermal efficiency, lower CO2 emissions and a long furnace campaign.

Şişecam’s flat glass products were preferred in the Folkart Ardıç Residence project in Çeşme, İzmir.

The company’s Temperable Solar Control Low-E Glass Neutral 62/44 product was used in the project that the residence block’s form is shaped by the idea of protecting the juniper trees on the site.

Folkart Ardıç Residence is designed by Dilekci Mimarlik/DDA and brought to life with innovative products from Şişecam Flat Glass that pioneers many firsts in the field of flat glass.

The high light transmittance, heat insulation and solar control requested in the project are provided by a single coating that is Şişecam Temperable Solar Control Low-E Glass Neutral 62/44.

Gerresheimer is expanding its capacity for glass vials at the Wertheim site and at two further sites in China and the USA. The company is investing in production in Wertheim to reach 150 million vials per year and plans to create 70 new jobs for this purpose.

The German Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Action supports the investment within the framework of federal funding of production equipment of borosilicate tubular glass and glass vials for use in vaccine production.

Until now, Gerresheimer has primarily served the European demand for vials from its plants in Boleslawiec (Poland) and Chalon (France).

Fenzi Holdings has completed the acquisition of Johnson Matthey Advanced Glass Technologies (“AGT”) business, a global provider of specialist glass enamels and precious metal pastes for the automotive, architectural, home appliance, and hollow glass markets.

The completion represents an important step in the growth strategy of the Fenzi Group.

The combination of the Fenzi Group and AGT will bring concrete advantages for customers, who will be able to access a wide range of products for almost any type of glass processing from the traditional to the most innovative technologies, and will strengthen the Fenzi Group’s position as the largest and most complete partner for the glass industry worldwide.

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O-I Glass has received two significant acknowledgments for its continued sustainability transformation. EcoVadis upgraded O-I’s rating to Silver (2021: Bronze), and Sustainalytics awarded O-I with an ESG Regional Top-Rated performer classification.

Beginning in 2020, O-I refreshed its business strategy, including the elevation of sustainability to a global function through the appointment of its first Chief Sustainability Officer and the development of a sustainability network across the company’s global footprint. Coming out of this transformation, O-I became the first glass packaging company to receive approval from the Science-Based Targets initiative for its emissions reduction goal.

Mr Manohar Lal, former secretary of the All India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation, recently passed away.

After 24 years of service to the AIGMF, Mr Lal’s retirement was commemorated with a function in January 2014 when he acknowledged members’ sentiments and thanked everyone for the understanding and consideration shown to him.

He also stated that his successful tenure was because of close cooperation with AIGMF office bearers and members.

Many AIGMF dignitaries have paid tribute to Mr Lal, as well as members of the Glass Worldwide team who worked with him since the inaugural Glass India exhibition in 1995.

Research trials into low carbon alternative fuels for glass furnaces are currently ongoing as part of Glass Futures’ Government funded Industrial Fuel Switching Phase 3 programme.

The not-for-profit research and technology organisation was awarded a £7.1m contract in 2020 by the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Energy Innovation Programme to research and deliver new energy sources to the glass industry.

The project encompasses a wide range of industrial and academic partners and the final report for this work is due to be published by BEIS in summer 2022.

The glasspex India and glasspro India events have been rescheduled from 3–5 March 2022 to 14-16 September 2023.

After consultation internally and with partners including the All India Glass Manufacturers’ Federation (AIGMF), Messe Düsseldorf India cited a number of factors for the decision, including:

Ardagh Group was awarded an Energy Star building certification for superior energy performance from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its West Coast distribution centre in Fairfield, California.

Energy Star certified buildings and plants are verified to perform in the top 25% of US buildings, based on weather-normalised source energy use that takes into account occupancy, hours of operation, and other key metrics.

Energy Star is the only energy efficiency certification in the United States that is based on actual, verified energy performance.