Glass in favourable position

Glass is still a key packaging material in the manufacturing of canned products and alcoholic drinks, especially wines. The sector heavily relies on import. O-I Manufacturing Magyarország Üvegipari Kft. is Hungary’s leading glass processing company, the performance of which is greatly influenced by the conditions in agriculture and the food industry – we learned from Éva Gyenge, commercial manager of the company. She added that the food industry buys 60 percent of their products. In their Orosháza factory they only manufacture white bottles and jars. The image of glass packaging is positive because it is hygienic, environmentally friendly and preserves product taste well. Glass is 100-percent recyclable, but because of certain characteristics many consumers don’t like this traditional packaging, so innovation activity is absolutely necessary.