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ReportsnReports.com adds "China Household glass products and glass container manufacturing industry company profile list report 2012" report to its research database.

At the start of the year, we received an order from the container glass manufacturer Wiegand Glas for turnkey delivery of a cullet house and transport system to all four furnaces at the Steinbach am Wald location.

Glass container maker, O-I New Zealand (O-I NZ), hosted an education program for glass collectors in Palmerston North to maximise the amount of recycled glass (cullet) recovered from households across the city.

The Aluminum Material Council (AMC) of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released a new white paper on aluminum’s sustainability, strength and efficiency entitled, "Aluminum: The Total Solution for Sustainable,…

Thanks to an investment of 17M euros in leading edge closed loop recycling technology over 10 per cent of post-consumer waste glass collected in Italy can now be remelted into new glass containers.    Today we are proud to announce the formal…

Are 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 Institute.

LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance projects are pilot projects that contribute to the development of innovative policy ideas, technologies, methods and instruments.

Today, the Federal Trade Commission informed us that it had issued an administrative complaint alleging that our acquisition of Verallia North America is anticompetitive in so far as it relates to the sale of glass containers for beer and spirits.

A Gateshead-based milling equipment manufacturer has secured important new investment as it targets further growth in international bulk materials, glass recycling and powder processing markets.

Within the framework of the celebration of the World Environment Day, Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA) (“Vitro” or “the Company”), leading glass manufacturer in Mexico, released its 2012 Sustainable Development Report, which includes the actions,…

FORMAX, a leading global manufacturer of speciality composite reinforcements, has launched a new recycling initiative at its UK production facility.

Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA) (“Vitro” or the “Company”), one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, announced today that it plans to invest more than $1,777 million pesos this year, after having observed and…

According to the latest glass recycling industry data (1) – published by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) – the average glass recycling rate in the European Union has risen above the 70% threshold for the first time.

Stevanato Group doubled the size of its manufacturing plant in Mexico, Cienega de Flores in Monterrey, in the state of Nuovo Leon.

Saint-Gobain Glass not only boasts the UK’s leading energy-saving flat glass coatings with its SGG PLANITHERM range; it is also working with a growing group of processors to develop and expand its innovative Cullet Returns Scheme and is now turning…

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This week is Recycle Glass Week sponsored by the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) Of course, Rockwoodglass bottle factory was there.

 An independent survey conducted by Asian Glass magazine (www.asianglass.com), 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…

Minister weighs legislation that would mainly target wine and other drink bottlesThe government is considering legislation to make glass recycling mandatory, the environment minister said yesterday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., December 7, 2012 – 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…

A range of technology upgrades have been incorporated in the latest version of patented low energy milling equipment used for the fine grinding of waste glass, GRP and other hard materials and minerals.

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Linetec earned a 2012 Wisconsin Corporate Citizenship Award in the "Environment" category.

Milan, 27th September 2012. AXA Private Equity, the leading European diversified private equity firm, announces today that it has agreed to acquire a majority 70% stake in Bruni Glass, a European leader in the field of special glass containers for…