Glass Bottle and Jars are Made of Different Raw Materials

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 3

2. RAW MATERIALS ................................................................................................................................. 3

3. MANUFACTURING PROCESS ................................................................................................................. 4

4. GLASS FAILURE ..................................................................................................................................... 6

5. IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................ 7

6. RECYCLING ............................................................................................................................................ 8

7. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................ 8

8. REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................... 8

1. Introduction

Glass bottles and jars are used by beverage, cosmetic or pharmaceutical industries as packaging material. Their sustainability and ability to keep product quality intact are some of the reasons why they are preferred over plastic bottles and makes them an important packaging material. They are available in various shape, color and sizes according to requirement. The present demand is estimated at 21 million bottles and 8.75 million jars per annum. This is expected to reach at 43.8 million bottles a...

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...duction. As the output from this industry is sold to other industries, this industry is very dependent on the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industry. The major challenges for the industry is to become more energy efficient to reduce energy consumptions and emissions to air. Recycling is effective way to improve environmental performance and reduce production cost. Modern manufacturing methods and recent technological advancements have led to the improvement in environmental performance of the industry.

8. REFERENCES

[1] Profile on production of glass bottles and tumblers, Southinvest

[2] Reference document on best available techniques in glass manufacturing industry December 2001, IPPC.

[3] The future of glass forming technology for the manufacturing of lightweight containers, WRAP.

[4] Recycling_by_material, Wikipedia

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