The upcoming edition of Gulf Glass, taking place 25-27 September in Dubai, will have 140 leading international exhibiting companies.
Gulf Glass willhave 140 exhibiting companies at the event next week
A total of 140 leading stakeholders in the glass industry are set to convene at the upcoming Gulf Glass, a leading industry event, in Dubai, UAE.
The event runs from 25 to 27 September at the Dubai World Trade Centre, and will focus on finished products, glass production technology and machinery, glass processing & finishing solutions, measurement, testing & control technology, tools, replacements and spare parts, as well as auxiliary equipment and fitting.
Technical Supplies and Services Co (TSSC), the Dubai-based marketing arm of Orwell International, the strategic partner and sole distributor of PEL, will showcase its newest PEL Bottle Crushers.
“Glass is a major packaging material and it takes 1 million years for a glass bottle to decompose in the environment. It is estimated that 156 million empty glass bottles or 39,000 tons enter the UAE waste stream every year. Since the majority of this glass bottle waste comes from the major four- and five-star hotels, imagine the environmental benefits if only 25% of this glass waste was used as feedstock to manufacture new glass containers,” states Erickson Daiz, brand manager of TSSC.
The hospitality industry, growing at 7% annually, with revenues forecast to reach USD 9.8 billion by 2020, is a key player in any environmental program. The Emirate of Dubai hosted over 9 million tourists in 2016 only, and 25 million visitors are expected in 2020 to attend the World Expo.
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