Vitro's dedication & strong commitment in developing innovative & top quality containers continues to give positive results, receiving the top award "Prize for Excellence" for 3 different containers in a recent "WorldStar" competition, judged by a panel of experts from the packaging industry. The perfume bottles:"Be Magic","Irresistible",& "Sexy Red", all manufactured by Vitro's subsidiary Vidriera México, won the awards in the annual worldwide competition that is sponsored by The World Packaging Organization. "Winning 2 of the top prizes from WPO gives us great pride & satisfaction considering the level of competition that exists in the world in this category. This speaks highly of the quality & innovation we put into our glass containers as confirmed by industry experts & appreciated by our customers. said Gómez Palacio, President of Vitro's container unit. These recent awards in 2006 are a result of an on-going company effort to excel in container design for the benefit of our customer base and their markets. These recent prizes are in addition to our accomplishments in other international competitions where Vitro received 4 out of a total 12 awards in the annual competition "Clear Choice Awards" sponsored by The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI). In addition to these prestigious international awards Vitro won 43 awards 2 in Mexico in different categories (food, beverage, cosmetics, pharmaceutical) in the annual competition organized by the Mexican Packaging and Container Association, "AMEE".
