The new Pharma-Cushion label features a layer of foam on the label's reverse side that securely wraps around glass containers, minimizing the risk of damage while products are being processed or in transport. Avoiding complex secondary ...
Tags: Packaging, Padded Label
Questions answered by Viktor Osipov, president of "StekloSouz Russia", Chairman of the org. Committee of the International Specialized Exhibition "GlassExpo" Q: What will happen to the glass industry in 2013? V.I. Osipov: In ...
Tags: Glass Industry, 2013, Viktor Osipov
An independent survey conducted by Asian Glass magazine, of 47 selected consumers from across the MENA region, has revealed glass packaging is the overwhelming first choice of consumers for preserving the quality, purity, and taste of ...
Tags: MENA region, packaging, glass containers
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) congratulates Maryland Delegate Maggie McIntosh and State Senator Brian E. Frosh for their sponsorship of Maryland’s Recycle For Real legislation. In addition to GPI's glass container ...
Tags: GPI, Maryland Delegate Maggie McIntos, Recycle, Real legislation
On 31 December this year, the new regulation for end of waste criteria for glass cullet will come into force. It will contribute to assure a second life for bottles and other glass containers. The criteria were drawn up by the Joint ...
Tags: Boosting Glass, Glass Recycling, Construction Decoration, Criteria
Representatives from Allied Glass Containers have recently returned from successfully exhibiting at Luxe Pack Monaco, Europe’s premier forum for the most beautiful and innovative packaging solutions from all over the world. A three ...
Tags: Allied Glass, Glass Containers, Glass, flint decanters
The Glass Packaging Institute has released an in-depth survey of ten bar, restaurant, and hotel glass container recycling programs in eight states. In addition to collecting data on containers and processes, economic details, and logistics, ...
In 2011, the rate in Germany at which used packaging steel was recycled into new steel reached 93.9%. It exceeds the previous top rate, which was achieved in 2010, by a further 0.6 percentage points. This was the figure quoted by the ...
Tags: packaging steel, new steel, recycled, tinplate, od cans, aerosol spray cans
Glass packaging production volumes in Europe grew by 1.9% in the first half 2012 according to data published today by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) (1). The growth is in response to the increasing demand on the domestic and ...
Tags: Glass packaging, glass, container glass sector, glass sector
Earlier this week, both the House and Senate passed H.R. 6582, which places a focus on important energy efficiency measures that provide opportunities for the glass container industry, in coordination with the Department of Energy (DOE) and ...
Tags: Glass Container Industry, Glass Container, Glass Industry
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 3:03:55 AM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice has announced that Ohio-based Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., the ...
Tags: glass container, pollution control equipment, NOx, SO2
Waste management company in the US, Republic Services has announced plans to invest nearly $19m to renovate its North St Louis County (Hazelwood) and South St Louis County (Bella Villa) recycling centers. As part of the enhancements, ...
Tags: St Louis Recycling, Waste management, single-stream recycling
European private equity firm AXA Private Equity has agreed to acquire a majority 70% stake in Bruni Glass, an Italian glass containers producer. AXA Private Equity managing director and Mid Market Enterprise Capital team leader for Italy ...
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, a French supplier of construction materials, could give investors something to build on in the next 12 months. Its shares (ticker: SGO.France) could rally more than 20% as the company benefits from growing demand ...
Tags: Saint-Gobain, glass, construction
US-based Owens-Illinois(O-I) has launched an easy-to-use online tool to help customers identify the right glass package from its vast offering of standard containers for beer, food, non-alcoholic beverages, spirits and wine. According to ...
Tags: Glass Package, online tool, glass container