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On October 31, 2019, the Russian association StekloSoyuz held the International Forum “Glass and Modern Technologies – XXI” in Moscow. The representative of Petersburg Glass, LLC, Deputy General Director – Technical Director Yatsynin V.V. took part in the forum, along with more than 200 delegates from the largest glass manufacturers in the country and abroad.

Viktor Ivanovich Osipov, President of the Russian association StekloSoyuz, made a report. He congratulated the participants of the main industry event on the start of work and said that the decision of the United Nations (UN) recognized 2020 as the “year of glass”.

This UN decision was made at the request of the World Glass Association, which member the Russian StekloSoyuz is.
Experts from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy and other countries spoke about cooperation with Russian companies. The forum concluded with a friendly dinner in honor of the Day of Glass Industry Workers.

The management of the plant asked Deputy General Director for Personnel and General Affairs Shamin I.S. to leave his post due to the inconsistency of the position and the complete lack of work with the staff. During his work, the number of employees’ disciplinary violations has sharply increased, which was reflected in the increase in the number of unauthorized absences by 25% and the number of inebriated employees’ appearances – by 15%.

The management of the plant asked technical director Slobodyanyuk O.P. to leave the post due to the following:
– during the period of his work (1.5 months), due to excessive downtime of the GMM (glass mold machine), more than 480,000 units of glass products were not produced and more than 420,000 units of high-quality glass products were short-received;
– there were repeated violations of the operating modes of the fritting furnace due to the lack of proper control on the part of Slobodyanyuk O.P.

The plant is just gaining momentum after a large-scale reconstruction, new equipment was installed here only 1.5 years ago, but right now the glassmakers of the Leningrad region are aiming at the leaders of the Russian market.

General Director of Petersburg Glass, LLC, Fyodor Alexandrovich Krepak, noted: “The most important thing is that with the launch of the new automatic production line, it was possible to save all the job positions of employment and reduce the order execution time as much as possible. No more than 3 months are required from the moment of the application for the creation of the bottle design and until its release.”

The flexibility of production was also appreciated by the Governor of the Leningrad Region, Alexander Drozdenko.

The head of the region called the plant unique and at the end of the visit emphasized: “This production is not large, but it is more valuable, because it can work with any order of any volume.”

In the nearest future, it is planned to launch a new product “Wine bottle” type K-700. The new bottle is one of the most consumed ones for still wines in Russia.

The bottle type K-700 is in high demand not only on the territory of the Russian Federation, but also in the entire former Soviet Union. Petersburg glass, LLC expects that the release of new products will expand the geography of supplies and attract new customers. Negotiations with consumers in Eastern Europe are currently in progress.