One crisis after another is affecting the auto sector and beyond, all of this also due to the pandemic as well as the war.
After the pandemic, therefore, starting from 2019, everything happened. First there was the chip crisis and now we are preparing to face that of glass.
Prices are always higher, but it’s not just a question of costs because what is about to occur is the collapse of the production of glass and glass, including those of cars which obviously cannot circulate without windshields and windows.
What’s happening in the car market and what triggered the war and the pandemic
If until now there has been talk of the need to give up the chips fitted in the most modern cars, that means having to say no to new digital toolsto driver assistance systems, etc., i.e. nothing really fundamental, now there is talk of having to wait much longer for the cars to be put up for sale.
Finding themselves in difficulty, companies that do not have the glass at their disposal to complete the production of cars in the factory, these are not placed on the market as they are should lengthen the time. In a nutshell, what we risk is a cut in production which not only extends delivery times but also increases prices.
The glass crisis probably has to do with the Russia-Ukraine war because supplies from both countries were somehow cut off. Consequently companies they went into painthe reference should not be made only for the car sector but for all other sectors.
Glass recycling and the circular economy in Italy
As far as the price issue is concerned, both the costs of the glass and those of transport and obviously those of the finished product have increased. Italy is supplied by large world producers, in fact, our State is the third largest buyer in the world. From some countries, glass without a logo is purchased which is then used to replace the broken glass.
Broken glass on the other hand is reused for the production of recycled glass, which means it’s all a spin. Last year, Italy produced 2.5 million bottles with this glass recycling system, creating an important circular economy. Unfortunately however the current situation does nothing but alarm consumers and motorists soon they will probably have to give up something else more.
