China’s ‘river of forgetting’ inspires winner of student design competition
Fu Xin from Hunan University of Technology in China has won the 2023 O-I : EXPRESSIONS Student Design Awards, run in conjunction with Pentawards.
His...
A material with clear advantages? Lynn Sidebottom’s guide to glass
Glass seems to have a bright future in packaging. Lynn Sidebottom of Beatson Clark looks at its properties and some of the capabilities to...
Ardagh Glass Packaging creates Absolut Haring artist-edition bottle
Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe) has partnered with The Absolut Company International to create Absolut Haring - The latest artist-edition bottle, inspired by Keith Haring’s iconic...
Craft peanut butter brand makes the switch to bespoke glass jars
A UK peanut butter brand has switched to a bespoke glass jar designed and manufactured by Beatson Clark.
Described as ‘the Champagne of peanut butters’,...
‘Furnace of the Future’ could herald new era in climate-neutral glass packaging
EUROPEAN glass manufacturers have collaborated on a project to build what is described as the first large scale hybrid electric furnace to run on...
Council announces new glass recycling system thanks to ‘impressive’ facility
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GLASS bottle and jar recycling is to move from segregated to mixed glass recycling in the Highlands.
It comes thanks to a system from The...
Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe buys Swedish glass recycler
ARDAGH Glass Packaging-Europe has agreed to buy Swedish glass recycler Svensk Glasåtervinning (SGÅ).
The transaction is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approvals that are...
Ardagh glass bottles used in hand sanitiser project
A Belgian drinks bottler has been producing hand sanitiser in glass bottles from Ardagh Group to help in the fight against Covid-19.
Ardagh in Dongen,...
3D prototyping: Getting a feel for it
Allied Glass now provides 3D printing as part of its design service, allowing customers to create a new bottle from scratch in a...
Pro2Pac ‘fantastic’ says award winner Beatson Clark
Glass manufacturer Beatson Clark came away from this year’s Pro2Pac with a gold award and said the packaging event was the best yet.
The company’s Marketing Manager...



















