To close the International Year of Glass 2022 in style, GlassTrend, in collaboration with Sibelco, organised a special event with the theme ‘Glass production in uncertain times, what solutions to implement now?’

At the invitation of The All India Glass Manufactures’ Federation (AIGMF), Dr. Arun Varshneya, President of Society of Glass Technology (SGT), United Kingdom and supported of the International Year of Glass 2022 (IYoG) held interactive sessions with students from St. Thomas School and Delhi Technological University on 30 November in Delhi.

Producing glass insulators for high-voltage electricity in addition to glass bottles and containers for luxury perfumery and cosmetics, Verescence’s plant in La Granja, Spain is one of the group’s most advanced in terms of CSR and robotisation. General Manager of Verescence Spain and a member of the Executive Committee of the Verescence Group, Bruno Portellano spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Site Manager Ronny Van Broekhoven recounted to Glass Worldwide the origins of AGC Glass Europe’s Mol plant in Belgium and explained how operations have evolved since the first bricks were laid 100 years ago. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

By introducing Vetropack’s lightweight glass bottles for another beer in its range, Austria’s Mohrenbrauerei brewery is cutting its CO2 emissions, explains Simone Koch. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Before building a new raw glass loader for the production of ceramic glass cooktops at its site in Mainz, Germany, specialty and ceramic glass manufacturer Schott linked together a number of simulation tools to explore its capabilities. The benefits that resulted have literally paid for themselves, recount Stephan Schöppler and Timo Walter. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Skyrocketing prices for natural gas threaten to disrupt operations of glass factories across the European Union, with eastern members seeming to be in particular jeopardy given their strong dependence on Russian energy supplies, reports Vladislav Vorotnikov. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Supplier of air pollution control equipment Tri-Mer Global Technologies specialises in advanced customised solutions. Alessandro Monteforte highlights the importance of open communication between the supplier and the customer when devising bespoke air pollution control and waste heat recovery systems. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.

Franz Krommer explains how Grenzebach’s dross box has been designed to ensure that ribbons of float glass are handled with utmost precision when being transferred to a roller conveyor. The full version of this article appears in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue that has been mailed globally and is also now available free of charge in the digital archive*.