1. Ferver Meeting
Stockolm – June 14, 2013

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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)