India is amongst the top fifteen markets in the world, for glass packaging. Increased health consciousness, acquisition of advanced technologies and strengthening of consumer connect are the key drivers for the demand for glass packaging in the country. Though the country’s per capita consumption of container glass is currently low at 1.6 kg,this is expected to improve in the future. […]
India is among the top five steel producing nations of the world. The iron and steel sector contributes around 3% of the country’s GDP and generates over 2.1 million jobs including indirect employment. The country has abundant deposits of iron ore and coal to support the steel sector. The domestic steel sector comprises both state […]
Production of primary aluminium in India grew from one million tonnes in 2005 to 1.7 million tonnes in 2012. The three primary aluminium producers, viz. Hindalco, Vedanta and Nalco have expansion plans as well as greenfield projects that should take the production to 2.5 to 3.0 million tonnes in the foreseeable future. The total aluminium usage (primary plus secondary) in the country is estimated at around 2.5 million tonnes […]
The consumer packaging sector in India has grown rapidly over the last two decades with significant investments in modern technology, capacity enhancement and the introduction of new products. While the packaging sector in India continues to be highly fragmented with thousands of small converters, there is some evidence of consolidation taking place amongst the medium-sized and larger […]
Aluminium is an infinitely recyclable metal and production of one tonne of recycled aluminium uses only about 5% of the energy consumed in the production of a similar quantity of primary metal. Greenhouse gas emissions are also vastly lower, thereby making aluminium recycling an environmentally desirable option. The global accumulated inventory of aluminium products is […]
