Tag - Glass Production

Şişecam Attended Zak World of Facades Conference 2021 – Istanbul

Şişecam attended Zak World of Facades Conference – Istanbul event which was held for the first time in Turkey Şişecam came together with architects and façade consultants at Zak World of Facades Conference in Istanbul as an event partner.  Şişecam, one of the world’s leading glass and chemicals producers...

RHI Magnesita: Inauguration of New Tunnel Kiln at Urmitz Plant

November 25, 2021, the new tunnel kiln was fired up at the Urmitz, Germany, plant of RHI Magnesita, world market leader for refractory products and solutions. The 122-meter-long lightweight kiln generates temperatures of up to 1550°C and represents the heart of modern refractory production. It is primarily used to...

Close the Glass Loop: Glass Collection for Recycling Hits 78% in EU

The multi-stakeholder stewardship partnership Close the Glass Loop aims to achieve a post-consumer glass collection target of 90 percent by 2030, and to ensure that this is recycled into the container glass production loop. The vast majority of the 13.7 million tonnes collected go back to remelt new bottles and jars...

SCHOTT Receives Funding to Develop Climate Friendly Glass Production

In the fall of 2020, the specialty glass manufacturer SCHOTT announced its intention to become climate-neutral by 2030. Technology change plays a central role in a four-part action plan. Now, SCHOTT has been awarded two grants totalling 4.5 million EUR from the German Minister of the Environment Svenja Schulze to...

Kazakhstan Float Glass Production to be Launched in 2022

Beibut Atamkulov, Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, announced a plan to commission a project for the production of flat glass in the Kyzylorda region in 2022. The plant will have a capacity of 197.1 thousand tonnes per year.

Forglass Delivers Batch Plant Technology on Home Turf

Forglass, known for supplying glass melting technology across Europe, is once again working in its own back yard – this time with a colourless container glass producer operating two furnaces and six production lines in Western Poland.

HORN Glass Newsletter November 2021

The latest issue of the HORN Glass Newsletter is now available. Products by HORN Glass Industries stand for quality and reliability. HORN customers all over the world appreciate this claim. The company motto “Innovation Engineered in Germany” used to apply and still applies today. This is reflected in the...

Şişecam to Become World’s Largest Soda Ash Producers

A Game-Changing Strategic Plan: Şişecam and Ciner Group will invest 4 Billion USD in the US Soda Ash Producers Şişecam and Ciner Group, Turkish-origin global companies are putting a game-changing investment plan into action in the United States. The partners will co-invest 4 Billion USD in the US soda ash industry...

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