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British Industry Supercharger Boosts Competitiveness and Combat Carbon Leakage

Dr Dave Dalton CEO of British Glass welcomes the British Industry Supercharger.

Action is being taken by the UK government to empower its strategic energy-intensive industries, including the glass manufacturing industry. The government has unveiled the British Industry Supercharger, a comprehensive package of measures aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of British energy-intensive industries by addressing key areas within the energy system that contribute to higher electricity costs compared to international counterparts. For the UK glass industry, this is a key step in allowing for continued progress towards decarbonisation.

The British Industry Supercharger encompasses three strategic measures, designed to promote a more competitive and sustainable industrial sector:

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12/10/2023

Glass With 50% Less Embodied Carbon Launches by Pilkington UK

Pilkington Mirai provides building developers with less embodied carbon.

Pilkington United Kingdom, part of the NSG Group, has pioneered a new glass range with 50% less embodied carbon when compared to standard float glass ‒ representing the lowest carbon product of its kind on the market. The manufacturer has introduced Mirai as four in five (79%) architects say clients are more concerned about the embodied carbon of building products than they were five years ago, according to a new study by the glassmaker.

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12/10/2023

Vidrala Enrolls in PaneraTech’s Digital Furnace Monitoring Program

PaneraTech digital furnace monitoring will be used on all Vidrala furnaces.

Vidrala is to enroll all furnaces in PaneraTech’s Digital Furnace Monitoring (DFM) program. When the holistic program to manage furnace health through digital transformation introduced, it was the software platform, XSight, that first captured the container glass maker’s attention.

XSight brings visibility and transparency into our furnace KPIs, asset health, and maintenance schedules,” according to Vidrala’s Technology Team. “It is a true digital transformation of our furnace management program.

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12/10/2023

SCHOTT Receives Funding for the First Climate-friendly Melting Tank

Special pharmaceutical glass is to be melted with low CO2 emissions using green electricity for the first time in Mitterteich, Bavaria. Photo: SCHOTT.

In 2020, the specialty glass manufacturer SCHOTT announced its intention to become climate neutral in its production by 2030 (Scope 1 & 2 GHG Protocol). Technological change plays an important role in a four-part action plan. The company has now received funding of around €14.8 million for the construction of its first large-scale industrial pilot plant. In this pioneering project, pharmaceutical glass is to be manufactured largely without causing greenhouse gas emissions.

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12/10/2023

Ahlstrom Launches New Glass Fibre Tissue Line in Madisonville

Ahlstrom completes a major investment at its plant in Madisonville in Kentucky.

As market demand for high-performance, sustainable building materials is increasing, Ahlstrom continues to grow its glass fibre tissue business and strengthen its manufacturing platform globally by completing a major investment at its plant in Madisonville, KY, USA.

Ahlstrom’s product portfolio for the construction industry, FibRoc, offers carriers, facings and backing solutions protecting against fire, flame spread, moisture and water. All of Ahlstrom’s glass fibre tissue solutions are fluorocarbon-free and have formaldehyde-free options.

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12/10/2023

Ardagh Glass Packaging Launches Major Solar Energy Installation in the Netherlands

Ardagh Glass Packaging in Dongen starts up 8GWh of renewable electricity generation on site.

A major new solar power plant at the Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP) facility in Dongen, the Netherlands, is now live, supplying renewable electricity on-site. The development is part of the Group’s strategy to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030, to significantly reduce its carbon footprint.

The Netherlands is the first country in which Ardagh will supply all production facilities, glass and metal, with on-site generated sustainable energy via large-scale solar energy installations.

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12/10/2023

FLACHGLAS Continues Investing in Glaston Modernizations

FLACHGLAS Wernberg has seen some recent Glaston processing furnace upgrades.

The FLACHGLAS Group, headquartered in Wernberg-Koeblitz, Germany, has been serving quality-conscious architectural and transportation sectors throughout Europe since 1938. The company’s three plants all have Glaston tempering furnaces producing a comprehensive range of glass split evenly between these two sectors.

Our oldest Glaston tempering furnace has been producing glass for over 30 years, a good example of machine durability and quality!” says Martin Werner, Technical Manager at FLACHGLAS Wernberg.

Mr Werner and his team decided in the spring of 2022 to upgrade both the previously upgraded ProE and HTF equipment by modifying the blower drive with Glaston’s Variable-Speed Blower Control System and the Integrated Blower Vibration Monitoring System.

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12/10/2023

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