Furnaces International News
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O-I to close Maastricht furnace
O-I Glass is to close a furnace at its Maastricht manufacturing site, The Netherlands with the loss of 95 jobs.
04 October 2024 -
Tata Steel's UK plant shutters last remaining blast furnace
The UK's biggest steelworks will shutdown the final furnace at its plant after more than 100 years of production, leading to thousands of job losses across South Wales.
30 September 2024 -
Verallia inaugurates all-electric glass packaging furnace
Verallia has inaugurated the world’s largest all-electric furnace for glass packaging at its plant in Cognac, France.
17 September 2024 -
Tenova LOI Thermprocess to supply three Annealing and Coating Lines (ACL) for NGO silicon steel to China
Tenova LOI Thermprocess on-site signing ceremony in Zhangzhou with the Sanbao Group, for a new silicon steel project for high-grade NGO annealing and coating heat treatment lines.
10 September 2024 -
First in Ferrochrome Plants in India, Tata Steel Conducts Successful Trial of Biomass Usage
Tata Steel, has successfully conducted the trial of biomass usage in ferrochrome making at its Ferrochrome Plant in Athagarh of Odisha’s Cuttack district.
28 August 2024 -
East Coast manufacturer to replace aging fleet of vacuum sintering furnaces
SECO/VACUUM to replace their 40-year-old sintering furnaces.
26 August 2024
Ardagh to close facility
Ardagh is to permanently close its Seattle glass manufacturing facility with the loss of 245 jobs.
Subsidy to go green
Two of the largest integrated steel producers in Japan, Nippon Steel and JFE Steel, have applied for government funding to advance decarbonising operations.
European closure discussions
O-I Glass has started talks about permanently closing some of its European furnaces.
Alumetal: EPD for recycled products
Polish recycling company Alumetal has completed an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) to document the environmental footprint of its recycled foundry alloy aluminium products.
