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New furnace brings speciality glass opportunities

Investment in a 154tpd clear glass furnace and five production lines at AGI glaspac’s Bhongir manufacturing facility will enable the company to export to countries such as the USA, Australia and to Europe, as well as India. Glass Worldwide, preferred international journal of the All India Manufacturers’ Federation (AIGMF), spoke exclusively to Rajesh Khosla, AGI’s President & CEO about the company’s entry into the speciality glass sector.

Promoting the strategic role of glass

At the opening ceremony for the International Year of Glass 2022 held in Geneva, Şişecam’s Chairman Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman emphasised the strategic role of glass for a sustainable future.

On the Spot…Christophe Nicoli

Last October global manufacturer of primary glass packaging for the pharmaceutical industry SGD Pharma was acquired by European private equity firm PAI Partners (PAI). SGD Pharma CEO Christophe Nicoli spoke exclusively to Glass Worldwide about his ambition to accelerate the company’s growth trajectory through organic and external initiatives, mobilising PAI’s resources and expertise in the packaging and healthcare industries.

Rapid deployment force for glass production

Rapid deployment force
for glass production

As float glass production plants must run reliably around the clock, Grenzebach provides its customers worldwide with seamless service to make this possible.

Verallia in Latin America

Verallia has five glass manufacturing plants in Latin America. Amongst products manufactured here are glass bottles and jars for a variety of industries. Operations in Argentina, Brazil and Chile represent approximately 10% of Verallia’s global sales. Richard McDonough reports.

Finessing a furnace with rMPC

Continuing a topic introduced in Glass Worldwide’s January/February 2022 buyers guide (pp70–71), René Meuleman from CelSian explains how creating an accurate digital copy of a customer’s furnace helps to build a reliable model predictive control system before the melting facility is even operational.

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