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Reinhold Wenig Retires From Sorg Group

Reinhold Wenig is to retire after a dedicated career at SORG.

Reinhold Wenig has announced his decision to retire after a dedicated career at SORG, including positions as commercial director for SORG Feuerungsbau (SFB), Managing Director of SFB and Glasofenbau Leipzig CEO of SKS, and Managing Director of EME. He began his career in 1985 as an engineer with the SORG Group, working with Nikolaus Sorg. In 2021, he played a pivotal role in implementing a new ERP system for the entire SORG Group, enabling a smooth transition to the next generation as he gracefully stepped down from his management position.

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02/11/2023

AGC Demonstrates Glass Production Using Hydrogen as Fuel

Combustion flames inside the AGC glass furnace in Taksago City.

AGC has succeeded in a demonstration test of glass production using hydrogen as fuel in an actual production furnace. The test was conducted at the electronics float glass manufacturing facility of the Kansai Plant, Takasago Factory, Hyogo Prefecture with the support of Air Liquide Japan by implementing its hydrogen combustion burner to an existing conventional combustion process with oxygen using natural gas as fuel.

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02/11/2023

Sun European Partners Agrees to Sell VR Group

VR Group changes ownership with sale to Portuguese investors.

Sun European Partners has reached an agreement to sell Vetrerie Riunite Group to Teak Capital and Tangor Capital. The deal includes Vetrerie Riunite and Borromini but not the Novaref division within the transaction.


Teak Capital is an investment company present in the industrial, financial, education and health sectors, owned by the Moreira da Silva Family. Tangor Capital is the Family Office of the Silva Domingues Family, Teak Capital and Tangor Capital hold shareholding interests in BA Glass.

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02/11/2023

Vitro Inaugurates the Most Sophisticated Glass Coating Oven in North America

Coater 8 has been commissioned at Vitro’s Mexicali plant.

Vitro has inaugurated its new architectural glass coating oven, Coater 8, located at its Mexicali plant, the most sophisticated of its kind in North America. With an investment of approximately $60 million, this coater adds to a production capacity of more than 6,000,000m2 of coated glass, characterized by coatings in demand in the architectural and automotive industries.

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02/11/2023

LCN Acquires Anchor Hocking Glassware Manufacturing Facility

Anchor Hocking have completed a sale-leaseback deal for Lancaster site with LCN Capital Partners.

LCN Capital Partners has successfully completed the sale-leaseback acquisition of the primary manufacturing and warehouse facility of Anchor Hocking. Simultaneously, LCN leased the facility back to Anchor Hocking under a 25-year, triple-net lease. The 1,000,000ft2 industrial facility, located in Lancaster, Ohio, has three 200-ton glass furnaces.

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02/11/2023

Advancing sustainability: Verallia's collaboration with Glass Futures

Advancing sustainability: Verallia's collaboration with Glass Futures

Verallia has become a member of Glass Futures the not-for-profit organisation aimed at delivering a carbon free global glass industry through R&D and innovation. This collaboration sets a remarkable precedent, illustrating the power of visionary partnerships in propelling industries towards a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow.


Corinne Payen, R&D Director at Verallia Group said: “Our goals are ambitious, and to achieve them, we must introduce breakthrough innovations. The Glass Futures facilities offer an unparalleled opportunity to test a spectrum of solutions, mitigating risks during the initial industrialisation phase.

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02/11/2023

Corning and AUO Collaborate on Curved Automotive Display Modules

Corning is working with AUO to accelerate the production of industry-leading, large-format curved display modules.

Corning has announced a new collaboration with AUO, a leading provider of automotive displays, to expand and accelerate the production of industry-leading, large-format curved display modules using ColdForm Technology.


Collaborations like this one with AUO allow our glass technologies to meet changing needs as the world’s most innovative automakers design displays that are larger, curved, and seamlessly integrated into the cockpit,” said Mike Kunigonis, vice president and general manager, Corning Automotive Glass Solutions.

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02/11/2023

Greenhouse Company Buys ClearVue Solar Glazing System

System USA's custom greenhouses will feature ClearVuePV solar glazing.

ClearVue Technologies will deliver solar glazing to Greenhouse System USA of Watsonville, California for a greenhouse project expected to provide approximately 82kW of solar power and producing an estimated 107,000kWh annually.


Operating for over 42 years, System USA is a leader in green housing solutions in the US and Canada. This clean, renewable power project will be eligible for incentives created by the US Inflation Reduction Act lowering annual operating costs and reducing the facility’s carbon footprint. This project will utilize ClearVue’s innovative single pane glazing laminate developed by ClearVue in conjunction with research partner D2Solar.

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02/11/2023

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