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COUNTRY OUTLOOK expected to raise their share in
India has grown at one of the fastest the container glass industry in this segment.
for a very long time.
important role in the growth of
The beer industry in India
this segment.
CONTAINER GLASS
The pharmaceutical industry,
rates anywhere in the world.
PRODUCERS
another important consumer of
From 100 million cases a year
The Indian container glass
in 2004, 200 million in 2010
and 300 million in 2015, the
of vast changes to accommodate
demographic and economic shifts
beer market has had a profound container glass, is in the midst manufacturing industry is com-
prised of four large and a dozen
impact on the container glass within the country. The produc- mid-scale container glass pro-
industry. Some of the container ers are upgrading their manufac- ducers. In addition to these, there
glass manufacturing facilities turing practices to match exact- are about 20 small scale produc-
(for example, Polish company ing global standards to produce ers, most of which are based in
Can Pack India) in the coun- world-class medicines. Also, the town of Firozabad in the state
try have come up to serve the pharmaceutical manufacturers of Uttar Pradesh in North India.
fastest growing segment for the are expected to embrace newer
container glass industry. Glass methods and more effective prac- THE BIG FOUR
bottles account for more than tices in packaging medicines. In Hindustan National Glass
90 percent of beer packaging in the long run, glass containers are Limited, AGI Glasspac, Piramal
India. There is hardly any com-
petition from aluminium cans
and PET bottles in this category. TABLE 2
The rest of the segments; pack- Company Location Production Capacity
aged foods, pharmaceutical, cos- ( Tons Per Day)
metics and others account for a HNG Rishra, Rishikesh, Bhadurgarh, 3875
combined 34 percent share of the Neemrana, Nasik and Puducherry
country’s container glass market.
AGI Glasspac Hyderabad and Bhongir 1600
Among these categories, pack-
Can Pack India Aurangabad 800
aged foods and pharmaceuticals Piramal Glass Kosamaba and Jambasur 695
(including cosmetics) segments
have been important growth driv- Haldyn Glass Vadodra ( Gujarat ) 320
Mohan Meakin Sahibabad (Uttar Pradesh) 240
ers for the industry.
The Indian packaged food Sunrise Glass Surat (Gujarat) 220
market has registered double- Janta Glass Vadodra (Gujarat) 220
digit growth during the past few Universal Glass Sahibabad ( Uttar Pradesh) 215
years. Rising consumer health- Pragati Glass Kosamba ( Gujarat) 170
consciousness has proved to be Hyaline Glass Madhya Pradesh 150
a key influence in the devel- Vitrum Glass Mumbai ( Maharashtra) 130
opment of the packaged food Enki Glass Industry Ankleshwar (Gujarat) 120
industry in India. Concerns Firozabad based Firozabad ( Uttar Pradesh) 800
about the hygiene of unpackaged small scale units
foods were a significant factor Cumulative capacity of
in encouraging the uptake of rest of the small producers - 700
packaged products, playing an
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