41st ASEAN Glass Conference
Sanjiv Gupta of Guardian Glass details the company’s two float plants in Thailand, representing investments of approximately $350m.
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Sanjiv Gupta of Guardian Glass details the company’s two float plants in Thailand, representing investments of approximately $350m.
Sanjiv Gupta of Guardian Glass details the company’s two float plants in Thailand, representing investments of approximately $350m.
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.
Staged by the Vietnam Glass Association (Vieglass), with Glass Worldwide as official journal, the 41st ASEAN Glass Conference takes place at the Furama Resort in Da Nang, Vietnam on 9-12 October 2017.
In advance of the 41st ASEAN Glass Conference in Da Nang this October, freelance correspondent Sunder Singh tracks the state of the Vietnamese container and float glass industries for Glass Worldwide, official journal of the AFGM.
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’.
In an exclusive interview with Glass Worldwide, Erwin Banquil discusses his role as Vice President for the Packaging Division at Asia Brewery Inc in the Philippines. This includes operations for the manufacture of glass and plastic packaging, as well as cartons and metal closures.
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.