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10.09.2019, (Schott AG)

SCHOTT drives autonomous mobility forward

Glass solutions play a key role in improving LiDAR sensors in self-driving

52 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

10.09.2019, (Glass International)

Siam Glass inaugurates Sorg furnace and second production line at Ayutthaya

This is the first greenfield project for the Sorg Company with this important customer in

222 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

06.09.2019, (Bucher Emhart Glass)

Tiama and Bucher Emhart Glass collaborate on an industry standard for laser marks

Tiama, Emhart and other major glass industry players are collaborating to define a standard for laser marks on glass

9 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

16.08.2019, (manufactIS GmbH)

ROSS CONTROLS® Announces Parts & Services Agreement with Verallia

ROSS CONTROLS® is pleased to announce that manufactIS GmbH (mIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of ROSS®, has entered into a multi-year licensing and cooperation agreement with

Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

06.08.2019, (Sisecam Trakya Cam Sanayii A.S.)

Şişecam Group’s glass packaging production capacity in Turkey reaches 1.3 million tons

With a new furnace at the Mersin Glass Packaging Plant, Şişecam Group added to its investments in

22 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

05.08.2019, (Stölzle Lausitz GmbH)

Accident at glass factory Stölzle Lausitz - furnace broken

Glass factory Stölzle Lausitz at Weisswasser was hit by an accident on Tuesday evening. According to first information, a melting furnace has broken and molten glass has flown into the substructure. No injuries or larger damage was reported. The

2 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

28.07.2019, (O-I Zhaoqing)

O-I ZQ3 OVERALL EXCELLENT HEAT UP

OI (Zhaoqing) Glass Container Co. Ltd. has awarded the project of Furnace Heat Up with expansion control with supervision and cullet filling to Hotwork

Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

24.07.2019, (Bucher Emhart Glass)

Bucher Emhart Glass acquires Symplex Vision Systems

Bucher Emhart Glass acquires Symplex Vision Systems (Symplex) based in Munich,

9 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

22.07.2019, (Heye International GmbH)

UniMould and Heye: Mould design at its best to match every filler’s requirements

Apart from access to the necessary knowhow, glass container quality is only as good as the quality of equipment and materials employed. Optimal production conditions need detailed attention to mould equipment design and materials. So let’s evaluate

12 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

04.07.2019, (Schott AG)

Schott invests in its glass tubing manufacturing plant in India

German technology group Schott has invested an additional double-digit million-Euro figure into a new glass tank at its tubing manufacturing plant in Jambusar,

52 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

20.06.2019, (Verallia Saint-Gobain Emballage)

UNIQUE PUNTMARK FOR VERALLIA WORLDWIDE

A new puntmark, common to all countries, will appear under the bottles and jars produced by the Verallia Group’s 32 glass production facilities located in 10 countries (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Brazil, Argentina and

11 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

19.06.2019, (Valmiera Glass USA Corp.)

AS VALMIERAS STIKLA ŠĶIEDRA´s USA subsidiary suspends Phase II implementation in the US

The Management Board of AS VALMIERAS STIKLA ŠĶIEDRA hereby announces that due to significant unexpected losses during the extended start-up phase of P-D VALMIERA GLASS USA Corporation’s Phase II operations, the Company, the major shareholder of P-D

Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

11.06.2019, (SGD SUCY-EN-BRIE)

The SGD Pharma group and its shareholder JIC, announce an investment of more than 20 million euros to rebuild the furnace and modernize the century-ol

The Sucy-en-Brie factory, 400 employees, has been dedicated to producing pharmaceutical bottles since

14 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

28.05.2019, (Bucher Emhart Glass)

Bucher Emhart Glass sells its Refractory Business to the RATH Group

The Austrian RATH Group, an internationally active company that has stood for high-quality refractory solutions for more than 125 years, has taken over the production facility for refractory materials for the container glass industry, including

9 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

19.05.2019, (SGD SUCY-EN-BRIE)

The SGD Pharma group and its shareholder JIC, announce an investment of more than 20 million euros to rebuild the furnace and modernize the century-ol

The Sucy-en-Brie factory, 400 employees, has been dedicated to producing pharmaceutical bottles since

14 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

06.05.2019, (SEDEM (ENVIBOL))

Company of Vidrios de Chuquisaca lights its oven with a view to its inauguration

The Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy, Nélida Sifuentes, informed on Saturday that the productive public enterprise of Glass Containers of Bolivia (Envibol), located in the municipality of Zudáñez in the department of Chuquisaca,

3 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

02.04.2019, (NUEVA Fabrica Nacional De Vidrio S.A. de C.V.)

O-I Announces the Acquisition of Glass Packaging Facility in Mexico; Expands Presence in Growing Mexican Market

The acquisition is a cash transaction valued at approximately $188 million, subject to customary closing conditions, including competition authority approval, and is expected to close during

Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

20.03.2019, (Glass International)

Zippe secures Cristalleries de Saint-Louis batch plant order

Crystal glassmaker Cristalleries de Saint-Louis has ordered a batch plant from

222 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

12.03.2019, (Verescence S.A.)

Stirling Square Capital Partners, new shareholder of Verescence

Verescence, global leader in glass packaging for the Perfumery and Cosmetics industries, is announcing today the arrival of Stirling Square Capital Partners, a leading pan-European private equity firm, as new shareholder of the

3 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

06.03.2019, (ZIPPE Industrieanlagen GmbH)

ZIPPE RECEIVES ORDER FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE BATCH PLANT SIAM GLASS IN AYUTTHAYA

Already in 2011, we have received the order for a new batch plant from our valued customer Siam Glass in

31 News
Hollow, Tableware, Technical Glass

SCHOTT drives autonomous mobility forward

Siam Glass inaugurates Sorg furnace and second production line at Ayutthaya

Tiama and Bucher Emhart Glass collaborate on an industry standard for laser marks

ROSS CONTROLS® Announces Parts & Services Agreement with Verallia

Şişecam Group’s glass packaging production capacity in Turkey reaches 1.3 million tons

Accident at glass factory Stölzle Lausitz - furnace broken

O-I ZQ3 OVERALL EXCELLENT HEAT UP

Bucher Emhart Glass acquires Symplex Vision Systems

UniMould and Heye: Mould design at its best to match every filler’s requirements

Schott invests in its glass tubing manufacturing plant in India

UNIQUE PUNTMARK FOR VERALLIA WORLDWIDE

AS VALMIERAS STIKLA ŠĶIEDRA´s USA subsidiary suspends Phase II implementation in the US

The SGD Pharma group and its shareholder JIC, announce an investment of more than 20 million euros to rebuild the furnace and modernize the century-ol

Bucher Emhart Glass sells its Refractory Business to the RATH Group

The SGD Pharma group and its shareholder JIC, announce an investment of more than 20 million euros to rebuild the furnace and modernize the century-ol

Company of Vidrios de Chuquisaca lights its oven with a view to its inauguration

O-I Announces the Acquisition of Glass Packaging Facility in Mexico; Expands Presence in Growing Mexican Market

Zippe secures Cristalleries de Saint-Louis batch plant order

Stirling Square Capital Partners, new shareholder of Verescence

ZIPPE RECEIVES ORDER FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE BATCH PLANT SIAM GLASS IN AYUTTHAYA

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