Glass International Issue
June 2018

2 Editor’s Comment

5 International news

12 Personality profile

Oliver Wiegand:

Phoenix Award winner combines technology with tradition

16 Company profile

SGD Pharma:

SGD Pharma celebrates Furnace 2

21 Packaging

Marpak:

Protection in packaging

24 Environment

Sisecam:

Sisecam’s sustainability approach

28 Batch plant
EME:

Premix technology for improved distribution of minor materials

32 Zippe:

Zippe builds Turkmeni batch plant

33 Company profile:

Pace Glass:

Pace Glass breaks ground on recycling facility in New Jersey

35 History:
The evolution of refractories

36 Events review:

GlassTrend seminar:

GlassTrend discusses how to make the industry greener

38 Events review - Glass Appreciation:
Glass Appreciation course provides
great introduction to glassmaking

40 Training:

O-I Poland:

Global programme trains manufacturing leaders

41 Analysis: Russia
Russia’s container market in 2017

42 Events: China Glass review
Visitor numbers rise by 49% at China Glass 2018