On 9 May the Stoelzle Glass Group’s Polish production site in Częstochowa began emptying its flint furnace to start the demolition and rebuild over the next two and a half months.

The new furnace will reach a capacity of 480tpd and include the installation of three efficient production lines.

The construction of the new furnace is the next stage in Stoelzle’s development strategy.

The first one was the opening of the new Logistics Centre, which helps avoid complications in global supply chains and prepares for the implementation of the next stages of the sales and operational strategy.

The next step was the launch of a new high-speed spray line in the decoration area.

The furnace rebuild and modernisation of the associated infrastructure, will be the third milestone.

“This investment has been a huge challenge for Stoelzle, above all, the timing of the project, which has been planned in detail over the past two years. Being 140 t larger than the old one, the new furnace will allow more efficient and faster production lines. This investment will help increase the product portfolio for current customers, as well as to acquire new ones and meet their purchase expectations efficiently," says Artur Wołoszyn, CEO Stoelzle Częstochowa.

The Częstochowa glass container furnace will be one of the largest in Europe and the largest in the entire Stoelzle Glass Group.The contractors for the project are mainly Polish, regional companies such as: TechGlass, Kobnext, Zremb, MAKO, Alpinet, El-Logic, Tech-Met and Forglass.

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Image: The Stoelzle Częstochowa furnace is opened to drain the glass prior to rebuild.