The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) applauds the leadership of Assembly member Rhodesia Ransom, the support of California’s legislative leaders, and Governor Gavin Newsom for their roles in passing and signing AB 899, a significant step forward for California’s glass container manufacturing sector.
AB 899 extends and increases market-development payments for glass bottle manufacturers, helping to level the playing field against subsidised imports of wine bottles and food jars from Asia. By recognising the benefits of higher-quality, U.S.-made glass, California is investing in a strong local manufacturing base that supports well-paying union jobs, fuels the state’s food and wine industries and advances economic and environmental sustainability.
“California’s action on AB 899 sets a model for how states can invest in circular, resilient manufacturing,” said Scott DeFife, President of the Glass Packaging Institute. “By prioritising domestic production, we strengthen supply chains, reduce environmental impact and deliver high-quality packaging that supports the state’s world-renowned wine and food industries. Other states with glass industry facilities would do well to emulate California’s emphasis on the circular economy of glass.”
GPI and its member companies are proud to manufacture sustainable glass in North America, made in California, for California, produced by a workforce committed to quality, circularity and community.