AFGM Articles 2017

South East Asian glass tableware producers

Glass Worldwide Issue: 
72

South East Asia has emerged as a major powerhouse for glass tableware production in recent decades. The development of a sizeable, local middle class and rising purchasing power have been pivotal, in addition to which, the region has become an important exporter to Europe, the Americas and the rest of Asia. In the first part of a two part article, freelance correspondent Sunder Singh discusses the industry’s main producers in Indonesia.

Float project brings total glass solution aspirations closer

Glass Worldwide Issue: 
72

This September, Bangkok Glass Public Co Ltd will bring on stream a float glass manufacturing facility, a project that represents a major diversification from its extensive capabilities in glass container production. As Pavin Bhirom Bhakdi, President, explained to John Wallis, this project illustrates the company’s goal to become a ‘total glass solutions provider’.

Delivering a legacy for ASEAN glassmakers

Glass Worldwide Issue: 
72

The ASEAN Federation of Glass Manufacturers celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2017. In the build-up to this October’s annual conference in Vietnam, John Wallis caught up with two of the AFGM’s best known personalities over the past four decades. Peter Javier and Leslie Struys were influential in the organisation’s creation and development, as well as the subsequent appointment of Glass Worldwide as its official journal.

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