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across the country, these produc-
ers cater to niche segments in
their respective territories.
The state of Gujarat, which has
six of these mid-sized container
glass producers, is fast emerg-
ing as one of the largest con-
tainer glass producing centres in
the country. Haldyn Glass (320
tonnes per day), Sunrise Glass
(220 tonnes per day), Janta Glass
(220 tonnes per day), Paragati
Glass (170 tonnes per day) and
Enki Glass Industry (130 tonnes
per day) are some of the leading
mid-scale container glass pro-
ducers based in the state.
Other mid-scale producers are
based in state of Uttar Pradesh,
Maharashtra and in the cen-
tral part of India in the state of
Rajasthan.

FIROZABAD
The small town of Firozabad
(250 kilometres from Delhi) is town based on the initiatives of in the town. These units make
in state of Uttar Pradesh and has the Centre for the Development bangles, glass beads, tableware
about ten small scale container of glass industry (CDGI). CDGI glass and other gift-related glass
glass producers. These producers has been set up as a joint ven- products.. O
cater to glass bottle requirements ture project of the governments
of small food and beverage pro- of India and Uttar Pradesh, the
ducers. United Nations Development
Most of these producers use Program (UNDP) and the United
outdated technology for produc- Nations Industrial Development
tion and supply to companies Organization (UNIDO).
where quality is not the utmost Firozabad is known for its glass
criteria. In recent years, glass pro- industry and has a long history
ducers have stressed the of glass production. Currently,
improvement of quality there about 300 small and very
for container glass in the small glass manufacturing units

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