Kumbi is equipped with the most modern glass-bottle-making facilities in the world. The computerized, central management systems have produced comprehensive results in energy and labor savings, as well as increased efficiency and productivity. At Kumbi, quality control systems always provide products that customers can depend upon, while its quality assurance division always matches products with customers needs.       Research and Development An Environmentally Conscious Business       In the 21st century, we will continue to improve manufacturing of various kinds of glass products by expanding our production into tableware and decorative glass. This expansion will be based on our unique management system for glass bottle production. Our ultimate goal is to produce goods of the highest quality. Glass is becoming not only more functional, but more valuable as well, as it becomes a highly advanced   material. As a result, the glass industry is becoming increasingly important in the business world. Based on the management expertise and technical know-how, Kumbi hopes to become an innovator in the development of new glass, leading the way in the modernization and specialization of the glass industry. Based on the technology it has accumulated over the past three decades, Kumbi has produced glass products for various uses and has contributed to society in various ways.     Customers demand that glass bottles are lighter, stronger, and recyclable. In step with the recent trend towards lighter and more fashionable bottles, Kumbi has introduced technology-intensive state-of-the-art design technology and production techniques. In order to produce lighter and stronger bottles, Kumbi has continued to invest in research on materials and in- formation technology, as well as research on molding designs. Kumbi has made sustained efforts to improve the quality of products through a technology agreement with NIHON YAMAMURA GLASS CO.,LTD. which is a leading manufacturer of glass bottles, as well as through cooperation with suppliers at the world? best-known facilities. In addition, Kumbi has close alliance with academic researchers, in an effort toward overall enhancement of the glass bottleindustry. Kumbi continues to strive to attain a premier level of quality in the industry.