Glass melting technology specialist Horn is to build a 560 tpd end fired furnace for Bastürk Cam Packaging at its Malatya plant in Turkey.

The new furnace is designed with six forehearths for the production of container glass. Using the most advanced technology, the furnace will have a melting area of 185.4m² to produce flint glass.

Heating of the furnace will be by natural gas or back-up diesel oil burners.

HORN’s scope of supply includes the engineering of the refractory and steel structure, the Combustion System, Boosting System, Measuring and Control equipment, a new HORN HVR® 600F batch charger, supervision of erection, heat-up and commissioning.

Installation is planned to start in the second quarter of 2022.

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Image: Bastürk Cam is increasing production capacity with a second melting furnace