The six-month figures for 2018 indicate that the glass industry is still in a steady growth phase.
Glass is a multitalented material
It plays many important roles in our everyday lives, in research and science, in modern architecture and in future sectors.
Glass is a material with a 9000 year history. Unlike bronze and iron, no epoch has been named after glass.
Nevertheless, it is a material with prehistoric beginnings which was later produced in traditional craft and manufacturing establishments, and is now mass produced. Today, glass is a material with vast innovative potential that our everyday lives would be impossible to conceive without.
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Dr Frank Heinricht, Chairman of the Managing Board, SCHOTT AG
"In the energy intensive glass industry we face tough competition from companies in countries that have no emissions trading schemes. BV Glas works hard to keep the climate policy framework stable and the jobs of around 53,000 people who work in the German glass industry safe."
Dr Christian Quenett, Head of Architectural Glass Europe, Pilkington Deutschland AG
"As a member of BV Glas I know I can count our sector’s interests being voiced and defended in the political arena."
Dr Dieter Simon, President & CEO, Auer Lighting GmbH
"BV Glas campaigns for a fair energy policy regulatory environment, which is crucial to our industry’s future success in the location of Germany."
Oliver Wiegand, Managing Director Bayerische Flaschen-Glashüttenwerke Wiegand & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG
"There are changes taking place in German and European packaging policy. BV Glas keeps us up to date on developments and draws attention to the benefits of glass packaging in the legislative process."
Dr Müller-Stauch, Managing Director (CEO) and Partner, Müller + Müller Joh. GmbH + Co. KG
"BV Glas is a strong partner to the German glass industry. It bundles and represents the glass industry’s interests at national and international level, and participates in the standardisation process to help improve the German glass industry’s competitiveness."
Silvia Klein, Sales & Marketing Manager, Lutz GmbH & Co. KG
"BV Glas does some excellent standardisation work to support its members, and the group audits of suppliers leverage valuable advantages in the supply chain."