There are some 330 companies and around 50,000 employees in the German glass industry operating in the sectors of container glass, flat glass, special glass and in the glass processing and refinement sector. In 2007, it generated total revenue of around EUR 8.6 billion.
The glass manufacturing industry has a total of six sectors, each of which produces glass for different applications.
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Glass is one of the most versatile of materials and we use it in many areas of our daily lives.
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The German glass industry concluded the year 2008 with slight growth, despite the global financial crisis.
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German glass manufacturers regularly develop new and forward-looking products made of glass.
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