India's Glass and Ceramics Clusters
Glass Bottles and Packaging
How glass containers are used for beverages, alcohol and medicines, competition from plastic and cans, and the recycling of glass cullet.
Glass is widely used in packaging.
Uses
- Liquor and beer bottles.
- Pharma vials and bottles.
- Food jars.
Producers
Firms like AGI Greenpac and Piramal Glass (PGP Glass).
Competition
Plastic bottles and aluminium cans are lighter and cheaper to transport.
Advantages
Glass is inert, reusable and recyclable.
Recycling
Broken glass, called cullet, is melted to make new glass, saving energy.
Reuse
Beer companies collect and reuse bottles in India.
Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine demand raised need for vials.
Beer bottles are collected by scrap dealers and returned to breweries for cleaning and refilling.
Glass still dominates in liquor and pharma.
- Glass packages liquor, pharma and food.
- Plastic and cans compete.
- Cullet recycling saves energy.
- Beer bottles are reused.
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