| The global market for glass packaging is thriving | | | | to determine the future direction of the industry. |
| on the back of the increasing consumer demand | | | | Table of Contents : |
| for pure, green, and sustainable food and | | | | 1. Glass Industry: An Overview |
| beverage packaging. Glass the fact that glass | | | | 1.1 An Introduction to Glass Industry |
| containers are chemically inert and pure, and thus | | | | 1.2 Glass Manufacturing Process |
| safer to be used, their popularity and demand is | | | | 1.3 Glass Characteristics |
| notably high among consumers. Further, the | | | | 1.4 Glass Recycling Process |
| perception of glass containers as having a high | | | | 1.5 Glass Industry – Demand & Capacity |
| quality or premium image compared to plastic and | | | | 1.6 Comparison of Hollow Glass & Flat Glass |
| metal containers is also facilitating its growth. | | | | 1.7 Decorative Glass Overview |
| Its key property of being chemically inert and | | | | 1.7.1 Methods of Decorating Glass |
| transparent makes glass the most suitable | | | | 1.7.2 Major Trends in Decorative Container Glass |
| medium of packaging of liquor, pharmaceutical/life | | | | 2. Glass Container Industry |
| saving drugs and food items. Recyclability is | | | | 2.1 Glass Container Industry: Geographic |
| another major advantage of glass which makes a | | | | Segmentation |
| preferred choice for packaging. In addition to the | | | | 2.2 Container Glass by End-Use |
| above benefits of glass, factors like increasing | | | | 2.3 Glass Industry by Sub-Sectors |
| demand from emerging markets of India and | | | | 2.4 Container Glass Producing Regions |
| China, rising cosmetic sales, changing lifestyle, | | | | 2.5 Major Glass Consuming Regions |
| increasing per capita income are also driving the | | | | 2.6 Benefits of Container Glass Vs Other Materials |
| growth of the glass container industry. | | | | 3. The US Container Glass Industry |
| Unlike plastic, cans, and multi layered cartons, glass | | | | 4. European Container Glass Industry |
| containers do not need a petroleum-based plastic | | | | 5. Market Dynamics |
| layer or other chemical additive to preserve the | | | | 5.1 Key Trends |
| taste of foods and beverages, avoid corrosion or | | | | Global Glass Container Shipment |
| decrease gas permeability. Glass does not | | | | Glass Shipment Trends by Geography |
| deteriorate, corrode, stain or fade, so products | | | | Global Beer Market Trend |
| inside glass container remain as fresh and pure as | | | | 5.2 Growth Drivers |
| they were bottled. | | | | Increasing Beverage Demand |
| The report titled "Global Container Glass Industry: | | | | Emerging Economies Drive Future Glass Growth |
| An Analysis" discusses the global glass container | | | | Rising Cosmetic Sales |
| market and offers a geographic assessment with | | | | Rising Glass Food Container Demand |
| a study of each of its segment. It analyzes the | | | | Indian Glass Packaging Industry Driving the Global |
| global industry in the context of its growth | | | | Glass Container Industry |
| patterns, future growth, and key opportunities | | | | 6. Competitive Landscape |
| that are yet to be leveraged. In addition to | | | | 6.1 Owens-Illinois |
| covering the American and European container | | | | Business Overview |
| glass industry, the report also assesses the major | | | | Revenue and Income Analysis |
| consuming regions and also the potential application | | | | Key Strategies |
| in various industries. The report also presents the | | | | 6.2 Vidrala |
| competitive structure of the industry and profiles | | | | Business Overview |
| major players in the glass packaging market | | | | Revenue and Income Analysis |
| including Owen-Illinois, Saint-Gobain, Vidrala and | | | | Key Strategies |
| Ardagh. Also, key trends in the container glass | | | | 6.3 Ardagh |
| industry have been identified and major factors | | | | Business Overview |
| that are expected to drive growth have been | | | | Revenue and Income Analysis |
| analyzed. Forecast for the global container glass | | | | 6.4 Saint-Gobain |
| industry has been done for the period | | | | Business Overview |
| 2010–2013. | | | | Key Strategies |
| We have predicted the future growth of the | | | | 7. Market Outlook |
| global glass container market by combining SPSS | | | | 7.1 Market Forecast |
| Inc.'s data integration and analysis capabilities with | | | | 7.2 Forecast Methodology |
| our relevant findings. We employed various | | | | 7.2.1 Dependent and Independent Variables |
| significant variables that have an impact on this | | | | 7.2.2 Correlation Analysis |
| industry and created regression models with SPSS | | | | 7.2. |