According to FEVE, production data for container glass showed a general positive trend in most EU countries for the first half of 2014. Total production volume increased by 1.2% across the EU27 in the first half of the year with 120K/tons more produced than in the same period 2013. The positive trend was reflected in some of the major markets: France 0.3%; Germany 2.4%; Spain 2.5%; UK 2.8%. Data for Poland showed a rise of 10% while Portugal dipped at -1.5%. Production in Italy declined by -5%, offsetting the positive pace of previous months. A positive growth of 3.9% was recorded in the north and central regions of Europe, and a rise of 4.3% was recorded in the south and east regions. Turkey's production rate has dropped by -9.7% in contrast to the growth of the previous years.
