Where does glass packaging stand?

Taking Stock

The global consumption of glass packaging is currently estimated at slightly below 300 billion units valued at around US$ 35 billion. However, the glass packaging industry has to pull out all stops to maintain its position, writes S Chidambar

August 13, 2007

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Glass is one of the earliest packaging materials used by man and has rendered yeoman service to the packaging industry. The making of glass started with the invention of the blowpipe more than 3,000 years ago but the first real boost to large scale usage of glass containers and its transformation from a luxury item to a commodity came with a revolutionary invention in1903 by Michael J. Owens – the automatic glass bottle-making machine. ...cont´d

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