Glass Packaging Institute http://www.gpi.org/ en Copyright 2011 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:11:18 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Section 1.1: Glass Industry Timeline http://www.gpi.org/glassresources/education/industrydynamics/section-11-glass-industry-time.html http://www.gpi.org/glassresources/education/industrydynamics/section-11-glass-industry-time.html IndustryDynamics section 1 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:11:18 -0500 Section 1.2: Glass Packaging Companies http://www.gpi.org/glassresources/education/industrydynamics/section-12-glass-packaging-com.html http://www.gpi.org/glassresources/education/industrydynamics/section-12-glass-packaging-com.html IndustryDynamics section 1 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:09:33 -0500 Section 1.3: Glass Packaging Statistics Glass Industry Overview:
  • 69 glass container manufacturing plants in North America (50 in the U.S. in 23 states; 4 in Canada; and 15 in Mexico
  • 75% of all glass containers used by North America come from these 65 plants
  • 35 billion containers were shipped in 2007 from the U.S. market
  • 288 billion containers were shipped in 2007 to consumers worldwide (35% of all glass containers produced in the world)


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