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Strategic partnership between Verallia and Fives all-electric melting technologies

Strategic partnership between Verallia and Fives all-electric melting technologies

Verallia has signed a strategic partnership with Fives to reduce carbon emissions towards greener glass production. The container manufacturer is investing in the electrification of its Cognac plant in France with all-electric melting technologies provided by Fives.

The project includes the design and supply of Prium E-Melt cold-top vertical melters, one of the most advanced technologies available to significantly reduce CO2 emissions at the plant level. The melters will have the capacity to produce 150 to 200tpd, which makes them the largest all-electric furnaces for food packaging in the world. The design has been formulated based on Fives significant electric melting operational experience.

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28/07/2022

Canadian Premium Sand executes a Memorandum of Understanding with Hanwha Solutions

Canadian Premium Sand executes a Memorandum of Understanding with Hanwha Solutions

Canadian Premium Sand has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Hanwha Solutions Corporation concerning continued discussions between CPS and Hanwha with respect to a definitive commercial offtake agreement for patterned solar glass from the company’s glass manufacturing facility being developed in Selkirk, Manitoba.

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28/07/2022

Gerresheimer focuses on sustainable glass production

Gerresheimer focuses on sustainable glass production

The Gerresheimer Group has set itself the goal of halving CO2 emissions by 2030 compared with 2019. An important component of this endeavour is the use of state-of-the-art furnace technology in container glass production. The company is currently replacing one of its two furnaces at the German plant in Tettau, Bavaria.

"Against the backdrop of the current economic and geopolitical situation, Gerresheimer is sending a strong signal for a successful future with this investment in more sustainable technology. We believe in glass as a future-oriented packaging solution and are committed to the expansion of the Tettau plant," explains Kay Rohn, Managing Director of Gerresheimer Tettau.

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28/07/2022

ASEAN Glass Conference registration open

ASEAN Glass Conference registration open

The ASEAN Federation of Glass Manufacturers (AFGM) has announced that registration is now open for the 44th ASEAN Glass Conference that will take place on 30 October–3 November in Pattaya, Thailand.

Following postponements in 2020 and 2021 due to the global pandemic, the 2022 conference will be hosted by the Glass Manufacturers Industry Club, The Federation of Thai Industries (GMFTI) with Glass Worldwide as exclusive official journal. The event will be themed ‘Glass: Sustainable World Solutions’.

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28/07/2022

Surplus Solutions to conduct major auction of Solar Seal assets

Surplus Solutions to conduct major auction of Solar Seal assets

Surplus Solutions, LLC a Global Industrial Auction Company, in conjunction with Joseph Finn Company will conduct A Major Online Auction to sell the assets of Solar Seal, LLC located at 55 Bristol Drive, Easton, MA 02375. The auction will open on Thursday, September 1 and will begin closing on Thursday, September 8 at 11:00 AM EST. Preview and inspection is open to the public on Monday, September 1 and Tuesday September 2.

Solar Seal is a custom fabricator of architectural glass products. In addition to tempered, insulating and decorative glass; all-glass entrances; and shower enclosures; the company offers cutting, edging, drilling, fabricating (notching, cut outs, etc.) and sandblasting services.

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28/07/2022

GPC registration open

GPC registration open

The 83rd Conference on Glass Problems (GPC), organised by the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC) and Alfred University, is the largest glass manufacturing conference in North America, attracting glass manufacturers and suppliers worldwide to exchange innovations and solutions.

The GPC is devoted to the technical issues facing professionals responsible for the successful operations of glass manufacturing companies and features two full days of invited and contributed talks.

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28/07/2022

AGC Glass Europe announces new low-carbon glass range

AGC Glass Europe announces new low-carbon glass range

To contribute to a sustainable world, AGC Glass Europe is committed to developing products that promote sustainable development, and to reducing the environmental impact of its production processes. The Group is taking its sustainable approach one step further as it announces a new glass range with a significantly reduced carbon footprint, to be launched by the end of 2022. Details will be provided at a press conference at glasstec 2022 in Düsseldorf in September.

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28/07/2022

Carbon Upcycling to manufacture cement from waste glass and CO2

Carbon Upcycling to manufacture cement from waste glass and CO2

Carbon Upcycling Technologies has been awarded £2.3 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). This will be the world’s first commercial-scale cement additive plant that combines CO2 sequestration and waste glass.

The pilot will sequester up to five tonnes of CO2 emissions per day produced from a post-consumer glass recycling facility, while simultaneously extending the lifetime of 50 tonnes of coloured glass waste. This translates to the project eliminating approximately 16,500 tonnes of local crushed glass from entering landfills, sequestering approximately 1,600 tonnes of carbon dioxide that would otherwise reach the atmosphere, and reducing over 15,000 tonnes of carbon emissions on a lifecycle basis through cement abatement.

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28/07/2022

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