Stoelzle Glass Group is investing €22 million in their Austrian site
Stoelzle Oberglas in Köflach, Austria is receiving a €22 million investment from Stoelzle Glass Group.
The demolition of the flint glass furnace, which has been in operation for eight years started in October.
The whole rebuild is scheduled to be completed within eight weeks. The new expanded furnace will reach around 270 tpd and will be state-of-the-art in terms of energy efficiency and sustainability.
Modern melting technology will reduce the amount of energy used in the melting process by an estimated 13% per ton of glass. Improved E-boosting allows the use of green electricity in a flexible way in order to reduce the consumption of natural gas.
Adding around 20% of PCR cullet to the batch will further contribute to reduce significantly the CO2 emissions of the entire glass production.
This investment is an important step towards decreasing the carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.
Image: Rebuilding of the Stoelzle furnace in Kölfach begins with emptying the furnace
