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COUNTRY OUTLOOK
Container glass industry in

Housing almost 16 SOUTH

per cent of the world’s

population – expected

to touch 20 per cent by AFRICA

2030 – Africa is a huge Country outlook

opportunity for glass

producers, promising

untapped markets where

consumers aren’t spoiled

for choice. The continent’s

second largest economy,

South Africa, has

emerged one of the

largest container glass

producing countries.

With production capacity

exceeding 1 million tons

per annum, the country

has emerged as one of

the most sophisticated

container glass producers

in the continent. Glass

Machinery Plants &

Accessories presents an

insight of the South African

container glass industry in

this article.
Rajeev Jetley

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