Ardagh Glass Packaging’s NextGen furnace construction nears completion.
Completion is nearing of the breakthrough NextGen furnace, currently under construction at the Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP) facility in Obernkirchen, Germany. All refractory brickwork is complete and the installation of electrical and other ancillary services are in the final stages. The hybrid furnace is designed to use 80% renewable electricity and 20% gas, leading to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, dramatically reducing the carbon footprint of glass packaging.
Jens Schaefer, Operations Director, AGP - Germany, commented: “We are delighted to see this ground-breaking furnace nearing completion. We are firmly on track to deliver commercial bottles produced in the NextGen furnace this year; the next step will be the furnace heat-up, followed by full glass production in Q4."
“I would like to thank all the AGP team, our suppliers and sub-contractors who have worked with such dedication and focus to deliver this exciting project.”
This pioneering, large-scale hybrid electric furnace will use high levels of cullet to produce up to 350tpd, initially amber glass and with the capability of making other colours.
