Comprehensive Inspection on Glass Packaging Market
2008-12-01
Taking a look at the review on the UK glass-container industry from 2003 to 2007, some tough times will be easily loomed out. Trading has been blocked by constant furnaces shut and low employment. Traditional skills and methods have been improved or replaced by new technology and equipment. In addition, energy consumption is high and the industry is fragile to combat the worldwide rising fuel costs.
Not as flourishing as it used to be, the glass industry has gradually been taken over by alternative packaging materials such as plastic, and paper and board. These elements have competed and trumped the vary features including strength, transparency and the inactive barrier for preservation of the food that used to distinguish and differentiate glass with others.
Some alternatives have consequently come along with the difficult moments. By focusing, improving, and expanding the extent of colors, size and glass design possibilities, consumers and retailers could have more options. Manufacturers will also invest in more state-of-the-art technology and equipment to improve the weight and strength of glass containers so that alternative packaging materials will not be overemphasized and rapidly tune into others industries.
Pressures also come from legislative aspect. Cost implications of having to abide by a range of climate and environmental factors cast cloudy atmosphere on the glass field. In spite of the impressive efforts taken for environmental impact of glass production since the late 1980s, the industry still has to go further to reduce emissions and energy usage. The implementation of energy reduction could be later carried out by launching lightweight glass bottles and costs among production and transportation.
With the expectation of governmental regulation and public claims to create a greener environment and produce more sustainable products, manufacturers start to take on some measurements such as recycling improvement and lightweight glass release.
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