date:Jul 04, 2012
FEVE, the European Container Glass Federation, said overall production in the region last year was 21.7m tonnes, against 20.8m tonnes in 2010.
Taking into account market diversification and lightweighting, the association estimated that more than 50bn units were produced in Europe at 160 plants.
Big three
Production was up in each the three largest glass producers in the bloc. Frances output rose 5% to 3.3m tonnes, while Germany registered a 7% jump to just over 4m tonnes. Production in Ita