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Maryland Glass Plant Pioneers Container Industry
Maryland is the cradle of the nation's container industry, led by the Freder ick glass bottle plant of John Frederick Amelung built in 1784. The article cites Baltimore Glass Works and 10 tin can plants in Baltimore, with major expansions by Baltimore Box Company, Imperial Packaging, Guildford Folding Box, Albemarle Container, Connelly Containers, American Packaging and Display, Maryland Cup, United States Printing & Lithograph, American Can, National Can, and Bairstar Copper at Glenarm. The Maryland industry uses steel, plastics, leather, paper, and glass to produce a wide range of containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore Purchaser Magazine
Frederick
John Frederick Amelung
Free State
Purchasing Agents Association of
Baltimore
Maryland Department of Economic Development
United States
Cambridge
Halethorpe
Hurlock
America
Germany
Monocacy River
Baltimore Glass Works
Federal Hill
Thomas Kensett
New York
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore Box Company
Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia
Marley Neck
Anne Arundel County
Poland Brothers, Inc
Imperial Packaging Corporation
Meadows
Guildford Folding Box Company
Albemarle Container Company
Albemarle Paper Manufacturing Company
Odenton
Connelly Containers, Inc
American Packaging and Display Corporation
Maryland Corporation
Maryland Cup Corporation
Owings Mills
Baltimore County
United States Printing & Lithograph Division
Diamond National Corporation
American Can Company
Dow Chemical Company
National Can Company
Baibestar Coppers Company, Inc
Glenarm