German-based Heinz Glass, manufacturer of small glass bottles for the perfume and cosmetics industry, recently announced the launch of a "New Age" glass, which is an ecological and recyclable glass, melted with no CO2 emissions. The environmental approach instilled by the company's President, Karl Heinz, started in the 1970s. In 1998, water-based lacquering techniques were introduced - 8 years before the legal requirement, and 10 years before the implementation of this decree amongst most decorators working for the cosmetics glass sector. With no adjuvants, the material is pure and the recycled glass is melted in electric furnaces, with the energy provided by solar, wind and hydroelectric power. The physicochemical properties of the glass produced remain similar to new glass, with properties such as safety, thermal, chemical and mechanical resistance and recyclability. For more information please visit: www.heinz-glas.com
