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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates moves to Ardagh ECO Series glass packaging

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates moves to Ardagh ECO Series glass packaging

Ardagh Glass Packaging – North America has collaborated with Ste. Michelle Wine Estates to transition to ECO Series sustainable glass packaging options. This innovative series provides all the sustainability advantages of glass – a neutral and inert material that is infinitely recyclable – while maintaining high quality, enhancing customer appeal and lessening the overall impact on the environment.

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15/09/2022

Canadian Premium Sand executes a Memorandum of Understanding with Heliene

Canadian Premium Sand executes a Memorandum of Understanding with Heliene

Canadian Premium Sand Inc. has entered into an agreement with Heliene Inc. with respect to a definitive commercial offtake agreement for patterned solar glass from the Company’s glass manufacturing facility being developed in Selkirk, Manitoba.

Heliene, a provider of North American made solar modules, is focused on establishing a domestic, low-carbon solar supply chain to support its growth strategy in North America. It has experienced significant growth since starting its U.S. operations in Minnesota in 2017. The local supply of CPS glass will meet accelerating solar demand while ensuring certainty and quality thanks to the supply of regional components of its bill of materials.

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15/09/2022

Emirates Glass partners with SCHOTT to provide fire-resistant glass

Emirates Glass partners with SCHOTT to provide fire-resistant glass

Emirates Glass has signed a deal with the international technology group SCHOTT to provide architects in the Middle East and beyond with high-performance glazing that combines fire-resistance and design freedom.

Emirates Glass and SCHOTT offer multifunctional, laminated and insulation glass types that are EN (European) and UL (Underwriter Laboratories) certified and deliver barrier times of up to 120 minutes. The portfolio includes high-performance glass types like Pyran and Pyranova and is ideally suited for facades and roof glazing due to their stability upon exposure to UV-radiation, fluctuations in temperature and direct sunlight.

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15/09/2022

Verallia Mondego plant starts up the photovoltaic plant

Verallia Mondego plant starts up the photovoltaic plant

The Verallia Portugal Figueira da Foz factory has started up the onsite photovoltaic installation with a capacity of 5,600kW available to deliver to the plant. Due to its dimensions, it is one of the largest solar projects in the glass industry in Iberia contributes to the objective of reducing the factory’s carbon footprint.

Verallia's commitment to the environment is reflected in projects such as this one, where the estimated savings in CO2 emissions are more than 3,200 tonnes/year, which will allow the plant to have an electricity consumption autonomy of more than 14% of its annual needs.

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15/09/2022

Zignago Vetro’s cullet project for sustainability

Zignago Vetro’s cullet project for sustainability

Glass cullet is a perfect starting point in the quest that leads towards sustainability and Zignago Vetro has decided to make it the principal raw material in its operations. Cullet provides a reduction in the energy consumption needed for melting, less CO2 emissions, lower consumption of virgin raw materials and a smaller quantity of waste has to be dumped.

To make this into a real asset, the Group is collaborating with three companies working in the collection and treatment of glass (Vetreco, Vetro Revet and Julia Vitrum), that are able to deal with about 800,000 tons of unrefined glass a year, approximately a third of the raw glass collected in Italy in 2021.

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15/09/2022

SCHOTT supports climate protection at schools with EUR 120,000

SCHOTT supports climate protection at schools with EUR 120,000

Under the motto Together for the Climate SCHOTT is again combining its own efforts with the Schools and Climate Protection funding project. “We would like to support schools in raising awareness of the problem of climate change among students and motivate young people to come up with their own solutions for more climate protection at their school,” explains Chairman of the Board of Management Dr. Frank Heinricht. The company will be rewarding the best ideas with up to €20,000 to help implement these ideas.

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15/09/2022

Pochet Group and Fives combining to reduce carbon emissions

Pochet Group and Fives combining to reduce carbon emissions

Pochet du Courval, the division of the Pochet Group that has been an expert in shaping and decorating glass for 400 years, has stated an objective to reduce CO2 emissions of its production by 50% by 2033 offering decarbonised glass to its clients. The Guimerville plant, located in Normandy, France, is an industrial flagship that manufactures and decorates more than one million glass bottles and jars every day for the most prestigious perfume and beauty brands.

Fives will design and supply a Prium E-Melt cold-top vertical melter electric furnace for the Guimerville plant. The furnace is one of the most advanced technologies available to significantly reduce CO2 emissions. The melter is designed based on the company’s significant electric melting operational experience.

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08/09/2022

St Helens manufacturer produces enough specialist glass to cover 7000 football pitches

St Helens manufacturer produces enough specialist glass to cover 7000 football pitches

Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has manufactured its 50 millionth square metre of specialist glass at its advanced coating line in St Helens, as the site marks ten years since production began. The milestone was passed after the manufacturer ramped up production to meet consistently high demand from building designers and the construction sector over the last year.

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08/09/2022

Gerresheimer and Stevanato Group collaborate on the development of ready-to-use vial platform

Gerresheimer and Stevanato Group collaborate on the development of ready-to-use vial platform

Gerresheimer and Stevanato Group are to jointly develop a high-end Ready-To-Use (RTU) solution platform with an initial focus on vials, based on Stevanato Group’s market-leading EZ-fill technology. This collaboration is projected to help customers gain efficiencies, improve the quality standard, increase speed to market, reduce total cost of ownership and help mitigate supply chain risk.

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08/09/2022

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