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Ohio Have a Problem on Repurposing The Material Into Insulation and Bottles
Sep 12, 2013Ohio's three big consumers of recycled glass clearly have a problem when it comes to repurposing the material into insulation and bottles: The state's residents and businesses aren't recycling enough. About 90 percent of glass containers ...
Tags: Ohio Recycling Czar
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Ohio's Glass Makers Were Facing a Shortfall of 185,000 Tons of Recycled Glass Per Year
Sep 10, 2013About 40,000 tons of recycled glass are processed through a Rumpke facility in Dayton every year, destined for a second life as insulation or another go-round as a container for your Coke. That’s the equivalent of 180 million 12-ounce ...
Tags: recycled glass, Construction glass
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Glass Product Manufacturing Industry Has Declined Over The Past Five Years
Sep 3, 2013Over the past five years, the Glass Product Manufacturing industry has declined as both consumers and businesses turn away from the use of domestic glass. Substitute goods, such as plastics and metals, have become increasingly popular, and ...
Tags: Glass, Construction
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Recycling Rate for Wine Bottles Is 34% Nationwide Versus 41% for Beer and Soda Bottles
Aug 29, 2013Are beer drinkers more environmentally conscious than wine drinkers? Not to whine about wine, but the recycling rate for wine bottles is 34 percent nationwide versus 41 percent for beer and soda bottles, according to the Glass Packaging ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use, Glass Can
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O-I Announces The Lead Independent Director on Its Board of Directors Has Resigned
Aug 14, 2013Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) announces today that the lead independent director on its Board of Directors, Corbin A. McNeill, Jr., has resigned due to personal reasons. Mr. McNeill’s resignation is not the result of any ...
Tags: O-I, Board of Directors
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Rawlings Has Developed a Lightweight Glass Bottle for Mineral Water Client Belu
Aug 14, 2013Rawlings has developed a lightweight glass bottle for mineral water client Belu in a bid to reduce the UK’s carbon footprint. Through new techniques and innovation, Rawlings, in partnership with sustainability focused glass ...
Tags: Rawlings, Glass Bottle
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Order Intake Picked up Slightly at Emhart Glass in The First Half of The Year
Aug 7, 2013Order intake picked up slightly at Emhart Glass in the first half of the year thanks to increased demand for glass container manufacturing and inspection equipment. Its new inspection machines made a contribution to this growth, which ...
Tags: Construction, Glass
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The City of Toledo Has Suffered Some Major Company Losses in Recent Years
Aug 5, 2013The city of Toledo has suffered some major company losses in recent years. But one of the businesses that helped give the city its nickname "the glass city," isn't going anywhere. Owens Illinois relocated to Perrysburg and the Dana ...
Tags: Libbey Glass, Construction Glass
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O-I Has Partnered with Brazilian Cooper to Launch The 'leite Cooper Premium'
Jul 26, 2013Owens-Illinois (O-I) has partnered with Brazilian pasteurised milk producer Cooper to launch the ´Leite Cooper Premium´ in a one-litre glass bottle. The idea for the bottle arose from a consumer survey which indicated that ...
Tags: Milk Bottle, Glass Bottle
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The Federal Trade Commission Is Seeking to Block Ardagh Group's Planned Acquisition
Jul 26, 2013The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to block Ardagh Group's planned acquisition of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA's SGO.FR +1.92%U.S. glass-bottle operations, saying the purchase would violate antitrust laws. Ardagh, a glass and ...
Tags: Glass-Bottle, Construction
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The FTC Issued an Administrative Complaint Against The Two Companies
Jul 10, 2013The Federal Trade Commission challenged Ardagh Group, S.A.'s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., alleging that it will reduce competition and result in the two firms - the merged firm and its only remaining ...
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Amorim and O-I Launch a New Cork-Glass Wine Packaging Solution
Jun 19, 2013Cork manufacturer Amorim and glass company Owens-Illinois (O-I) have announced the European launch of a new cork-glass wine packaging solution HELIX for the wine segment. O-I European president Erik Bouts said the future of innovation is ...
Tags: Amorim, Cork-Glass Wine Packaging
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Introduction of Pyrosales ,Amcor Ltd and Owens-Illinois Inc
May 29, 2013Pyrosales is the main supplier of temperature sensors for manufacturers of container glass in Australia. Amcor Ltd and Owens-Illinois Inc. are the two major manufactures of glass bottles in Australia and have a long association with ...
Tags: Glass Industry, Construction
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The Mark Used by Capstan Glass Resembles a "Pawn" Chess Piece
May 14, 2013The mark used by Capstan Glass resembles a “pawn” chess piece, but actually represents a CAPSTAN, the “spool-like” contraption installed on ships, docks, etc to move, pull or lift heavy items, often seen with cables ...
Tags: packer glass, glass
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Emhart Glass Will Become Preferred Supplier to O-I for Glass Forming Machines
May 6, 2013Emhart Glass, a division of Bucher Industries and the world’s leading supplier of glass container forming machines and equipment, and Owens-Illinois, Inc., (O-I) the world’s leading maker of glass containers, have agreed that ...
