International Partners in Glass Research executives have agreed the need for more innovation and the willingness to take risks in developments for glass container production. According to a statement following the organisation's recent Executive meeting in Germany, suppliers as well as manufacturers should also be encouraged to investigate revolutionary approaches on the most pressing topics besides the incremental and evolutionary approaches that are mostly undertaken today. Future research will include the reduction of melting costs, higher production efficiency and increased glass container strength. A clear sign will be set for suppliers, motivating them to focus on the need for innovation in the field of glass container manufacture. IPGR will increase its research efforts. Additional suggestions for research collaboration are currently being assessed, in addition to which proposals on research collaborations from suppliers and other research institutes are invited.
