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Dear colleagues, we are publishing news about Siberian Glass LLC (Sibsteklo), a member of the StekloSouz Association of Russia: The project "The Lightest Bottle in Russia: Reducing the Environmental Impact by Developing a Variable Line of Super-Lightweight Glass Containers Produced with an Increased Share of Recycled Materials" submitted by Siberian Glass LLC (Sibsteklo, an asset of RATM Holding) has been shortlisted for the annual GenerationS Innovation Award (GIA) in the field of corporate innovation in the category "Internal Innovation of the Year."

Dear colleagues! Viktor Osipov, President of the StekloSouz Association of Russia, is a member of the editorial board of the journal "Glass and Ceramics." We are pleased to announce that issue 10 of the monthly scientific and technical journal "Glass and Ceramics" for 2025 has been published.

Dear colleagues, we are publishing news about Siberian Glass LLC (Sibsteklo), a member of the StekloSouz Association of Russia: Sibirskoye Steklo LLC (Sibsteklo, a RATM Holding asset) announced educational courses on industrial tourism, which are being launched at the Department of Investment, Consumer Market, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship of the Novosibirsk City Hall with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Novosibirsk Region and the Siberian Academy of Tourism.

Dear colleagues! We present to you an article prepared by the Committee on Energy Efficiency Technologies of the StekloSouz Association of Russia (SSR). This material is part of a series of publications devoted to the energy supply issues of glass industry enterprises. Modern glass production is a symphony of precision. But imagine that a cacophonous dissonance suddenly bursts into this well-oiled orchestra of equipment. These "dissonances" in the electrical grid—higher harmonics of the current—are invisible at first glance, but one of the most pressing problems, capable of disrupting the technological rhythm and affecting profits.

Dear colleagues! Registration is now open for the 26th annual international forum "Glass and Modern Technologies – XXI," which will take place in Moscow on December 11, 2025, at 1-y Shchipkovsky Pereulok, Building 20, Serpukhovskaya metro station, in the conference hall of the International Industrial Academy. Forum Topic: "International Challenges in Training Specialists for the Glass Industry in the Russian Federation and the CIS. Prospects for Improving Personnel Training and Retraining."

On October 16, 2025, the "Packaging 2025" conference was held in Moscow. The main topics for discussion included the balance of supply and demand in the packaging market, new growth drivers, regulatory restrictions, regional dynamics, equipment supply issues, and others. Top-priority issues included increasing eco-tax rates and the transition to extended producer responsibility (EPR). Aleksey Vladimirovich Savin, Chairman of the Ecology Committee of the StekloSoyuz Association of Russia, participated in the conference. Aleksey Vladimirovich presented a paper on "Glass Containers and the EPR System. Technological Solutions for Increasing and Preparing Recyclable Resources."

Dear colleagues, we present to your attention the resume of lawyer Nikolay Pavlovich Kaznacheev.

The Association "StekloSouz" of Russia congratulates Efim Ilyich Chernov (CJSC ECON) on his birthday!