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6 days ago | 
glass-international.com | Greg Morris
The ASEAN Federation of Glass Manufacturers (AFGM) held its annual Council Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam last month. The event was hosted by The Vietnam Glass Association, VIEGLASS and showcased Saigon’s vibrant street and rich cultural heritage. The three-day event included Country Chairmen representations from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Current AFGM Chairman Mr. Jonathan Aquino presided the Council Meeting.
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6 days ago | 
glass-international.com | Greg Morris
Three US glass manufacturers have had federal funding for decarbonisation projects cut. O-I Glass, Gallo Glass and Libbey Glass have had millions cut after the US Department of Energy said it was terminating project awards under the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations. The grant to Perrysburg-based O-I Glass would have reduced emissions by up to 40% at its Zanesville, Ohio facility.
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2 weeks ago | 
furnaces-international.com | Greg Morris
Fives has completed its first PREMIX oxygen enrichment project on an existing billet reheating furnace at SN Maia Siderurgia Nacional in Maia, Portugal. This marks a milestone in its efforts to optimise furnace performance and improve energy efficiency.
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2 weeks ago | 
furnaces-international.com | Greg Morris
Carlos Moreira da Silva has been named by the Phoenix Award Committee as Glass Person of the Year 2025. Mr Moreira da Silva was described as visionary industrial leader and a key architect of BA Glass’s transformation into the world’s fourth-largest glass container manufacturer. His influence on the global glass industry is both profound and enduring.
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2 weeks ago | 
furnaces-international.com | Greg Morris
The Spanish Government has granted 60 million Euros of its Decarbonization Strategic Project funds to Hydnum Steel, the first green steel plant on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the first to be built worldwide. According to Hydnum Steel, the funding is essential to drive the construction of southern Europe’s first clean energy steel plant and to lead the European Union’s reindustrialization and strategic autonomy.
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2 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Greg Morris
Carlos Moreira da Silva has been named by the Phoenix Award Committee as Glass Person of the Year 2025. Mr Moreira da Silva was described as visionary industrial leader and a key architect of BA Glass’s transformation into the world’s fourth-largest glass container manufacturer. His influence on the global glass industry is both profound and enduring.
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2 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Greg Morris
Jean Marc Arrambourg, President of the Global Glass business at Orora, is to retire. Mr Arrambourg has spent the past eight years leading the Saverglass business and 16 months leading the Global Glass business at Orora. He will retire at the end of December. Orora CEO and Managing Director, Brian Lowe said Mr Arrambourg was a respected leader who had achieved much in his career.
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2 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Greg Morris
Saverglass is to close a manufacturing furnace in France. The French-headquartered glassmaker said the closure at its Tourres & Cie facility in Le Havre, Normandy is expected to lead to 139 job cuts - almost a quarter of the site's workforce. For the past 10 months, the 480 employees have been on alternating short-time working.
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3 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Greg Morris
Gerresheimer has completed a €100 million expansion and modernization project at its Lohr, Germany site. The project was completed after more than two years of planning and construction. The core of the project was the replacement of one of the two glass melting furnaces with a oxy-hybrid furnace. The new furnace offers increased capacity, can operate with up to 50% electricity, and reduces CO2e emissions by up to 40% compared to conventional furnace technology.
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1 month ago | 
glass-international.com | Greg Morris
O-I Glass outlined its position on tariffs last week. The financial charges on goods imported to the USA imposed by President Trump have caused controversy around the globe. Last week O-I's Chief Financial Officer John Haudrich discussed the potential impact of the tariffs on the world's largest container glassmaker. He detailed how approximately 14% of O-I’s global sales volumes — both empty and filled bottles — cross US borders, and about 4.5% is exposed to new tariffs.
