As part of its “Forming The Future” strategy which aims to make the Group the global reference in the sustainable beauty industry, Verescence has launched a new glass composition, Verre Infini 20 (Infinite Glass), aiming to increase its PCR1 glass production capabilities around the world.

The Verre Infini 20 formulation combines 20% post-consumer recycled (PCR) cullet and a glass tint adapted to the aesthetic requirements of luxury brands.

Already produced in France and Spain, this glass composition will be gradually deployed in the United States in the first quarter of 2022, then in South Korea in 2023.

“When we saw the CHAMP 25 a few years ago, we knew this was the future we should pursue for our next round of capital expenditures,” says Dan Wright, CEO of Paragon Tempered Glass.

With his colleague Wes Brigner, Director of Manufacturing, they oversee two Paragon plants with 30-year-old Bystronic glass pre-processing equipment and Glaston tempering lines.

“Not only would the line give us the speed and capacity we needed, we also knew our relationship with Glaston would be excellent and the quality would be of the highest calibre,” Mr Wright adds.

Paragon purchased their first CHAMP 25 in October 2019. Although COVID-19 slowed the process, the line was installed in September 2021.

Bormioli Pharma has become a member of Glass Futures, the UK-based not-for-profit collaboration of universities, companies and research institutions that aims to bring about a technological and economic revolution of great impact on the industry.

The pilot facility, The Global Centre of Excellence for Innovation is being built in St Helens, United Kingdom.

This initiative confirms Bormioli’s stance on glass, an infinitely recyclable material that still needs to make important contributions in terms of reducing emissions.

The agreement will give privileged access to innovative technologies for glass production, strengthening the company’s position and reducing impact on the environment.

CelSian Academy is happy to announce a new session of the Electric Systems for Glass Melting training on 7-8 December 2021 in Toledo – the Glass City of the USA.

After three successful editions online, the course will be given for the first time in person and in America by René Meuleman at Libbey’s showroom.

Although the electric melting of glass is an old technology, many aspects have to be considered to create an efficient system that is suitable for each specific glass production.

This training focuses on power supply and hardware, from the electrical grid down to the electrodes and beyond, to provide a pragmatic level of understanding of the whole electrical system.

The organiser recommends early registration to avoid disappointment.

Construction has begun for the new production hall and the expansion of storage areas at the Müller+Müller "Weseraue" Holzminden site in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The investment of €15 million is intended to respond to the development in the market for pharmaceutical packaging and to create up to 50 additional jobs in the long term.

The investment includes up to 14 new production lines at the highest technical level as well as an associated clean room.

The new hall construction is to be completed by the end of the year, with the interior work to follow from January 2022.

German businesses SORG, EME and Grenzebach have teamed up to supply the Indian glass manufacturer Triveni Renewables with some of the industry's best technologies and solutions.

In India, Triveni is building a manufacturing plant with a melting capacity of 240tpd.

The construction will help the company take advantage of the growing Indian solar glass market through its subsidiary, Triveni Renewables Pvt Ltd.

To fulfil Triveni’s desire to have a highly efficient, environmentally friendly factory that can offer high-quality solar glasses: EME will provide batch plant and cullet return system, while SORG is responsible for the melting furnace, Grenzebach will deliver the annealing lehr and the cutting line.

The glass supply chain came together at the Glass Focus Awards in Manchester to celebrate the many achievements of the industry over the last 12 months.

For the second year in a row Encirc were crowned Company of the Year while Saint-Gobain Glass won three awards including Rising star, Health and safety action and Sustainable practice alongside Morley Glass & Glazing.

British Glass CEO Dave Dalton said: “It’s been a pleasure to welcome everybody back to the awards; we are all extremely proud of the achievements of our industry over the last year and we look forward to building on these in the coming year and beyond.”

The list of winners from the Glass Focus Awards 2021 are:

Encirc has partnered with Australian wine producer Nugan Estate to bottle and distribute its wine products to the Irish market.

Making the most of Encirc’s unique 360 offering. This process sees the company create the glass bottles and fill them with more than 600,000 litres of wine supplied in bulk by Nugan, all from Encirc’s purpose-built site in Elton, Cheshire.

They are then shipped directly to the Irish retail market from the same place they’re bottled. The process ensures Nugan’s high-quality products are delivered in the most sustainable way possible.

Allied Glass are the winners of the 2021 UK Packaging Award’s Glass Pack of the Year: Spirits, Perfume, and Cosmetics category for the striking Shivering Mountain bottle.

Home to The Shivering Mountain Distillery is the Derbyshire Peak District, overlooked by the majestic Man Tor, known by locals as The Shivering Mountain.

It is this location which has been the inspiration for their truly unique and innovative bespoke bottle.

The team at Allied worked with design agency The Allotment and the Shivering Mountain Distillery to produce a premium bottle design which captures the spirit of the Peak District by creating layers of detail and authenticity to be discovered.