Ferver Meeting Stockolm – June 14, 2013
Container glass collection Market trend Raw glass collection is stable (slight decrease of 1%) in 2013 despite the economic downturn. Start to see an impact of the lighter weight packaging.
Container glass recycling flow Glass Import Glass production 500 kT 2 400 kT 2 900 kT 700 kT Glass consumption Export 1 900 kT 1 000 kT Glass collection Landfill 1 500 kT 200 kT 200 kT Waste Cullet for container Cullet for other 200 kT 1 300 kT Flint cullet Coloured cullet
Container glass major initiatives / trend Automatic quality control (density) are installed. New color sorting capability are being installed (+ 100 kT) in 2013. Cullet intake keep increasing in the container glass production Lead initiative started in France in 2013: driven by the glass producers.
Flat glass initiatives / trend Flat glass collection is down by 25% since the beginning of the year. Demand for flat glass cullet is extremely strong for both the float and container industry (lead issue). Direct competition from the glass makers on the sourcing side. End of life vehicle glass collection will be mandatory as from July 01, 2013 Independent initiative are arising for the collection of end of life windows (Saint-Gobain, Lapeyre, Paprec press release in March 2013)