Section 1.3: Glass Packaging Statistics
Glass Industry Overview:
- 69 glass container manufacturing plants in North America (50 in the U.S. in 23 states; 4 in Canada; and 15 in Mexico
- 75% of all glass containers used by North America come from these 65 plants
- 35 billion containers were shipped in 2007 from the U.S. market
- 288 billion containers were shipped in 2007 to consumers worldwide (35% of all glass containers produced in the world)
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About the institute
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) is the trade association representing the North American glass container industry. Through GPI, glass container manufacturers speak with one voice to advocate industry standards, promote sound environmental policies and educate packaging professionals. GPI member companies manufacture glass containers for food, beverage, cosmetic and many other products. GPI also has associate members that represent a broad range of suppliers and closure manufacturers.
