Increasing use of glass in food and pharmaceutical packaging driving market growth
Glass is extensively preferred as a packaging material due to its properties like recycling reuse and neutral reacting nature. It preserves food and beverages for a long term and avoids contamination. For example, beer is stored in dark glass bottles to avoid spoilage. In addition, this packaging is used in chemicals as glass has a neutral nature and does not react. Glass packaging uses interactive design as a major aspect to attract consumers.
Glass jars, lids, containers and bottles are made of various shapes, size and colour according to requirements. Glass is widely used in packaging of food, beverages, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and other materials. Products segment the global glass packaging market by glass ampoules, glass bottles and glass lids and stoppers. The applications market is segmented as food packaging, alcoholic beverage packaging, non-alcoholic beverage packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, personal care packaging and others.