December / January issue out now

Published 17th December, 2024 by Jess Mills

Glass International's December/January issue includes interviews with Verallia and Şişecam.

The December 2024 / January 2025 issue is now available, as is our summary podcast.

This issue, we speak to DGG award winner Malte Sander and Bucher Automation Tettnang Managing Director Stephan Pies, who both highlight the importance of digital technologies in the glass industry.

Meanwhile, Romain Barral, Vice President of Operations at Verallia, discusses the inauguration of the manufacturer’s all electric furnace in Cognac, France, and Phoenix Committee Chairman Demetrius Rankin outlines his plans for 2025.

Elsewhere, Şişecam presents its glass plant of the future, as well as providing an update on its soda ash projects.

Our focus this issue is on decoration, with technical articles from the Stoelzle Glass Group, Fermac, Beatson Clark, AGI Greenpac, and Kammann.

We also review the World Soda Ash conference and the Glass Focus Awards.

An AI-generated summary of the issue is available to listen to as an audio podcast.

It was created with an open-source Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool.

You can listen to the summary by clicking on the video below.

Jess Mills

Glass International Deputy Editor

Jess is the Deputy Editor of Glass International magazine. She has been training in creative and professional writing since 2017, earning her degree in 2020. Prior to joining Quartz Business Media, Jess worked as a freelance writer for a variety of companies and publications.