Furnaces International News
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Glassman Europe 2023 Conference
Videos of all sessions from the Glassman Europe 2023 conference are now available.
The two-day conference took place on February 8 and 9 at the Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar International Convention & Exhibition Centre (ICEC) in Istanbul, Turkey.
03 March 2023 -
Vetropack chooses Sorg furnaces for Italian glass plant
Sorg will supply equipment for the hot end of Vetropack’s glass plant in Boffalora sopra Ticino, Italy. The Sorg Group will supply the complete melting furnace from a single source as a turnkey project, including cabling, piping, project management, installation, and commissioning.
24 February 2023 -
Ardagh Glass secures financing for South African furnace
Ardagh Glass Packaging - Africa has completed the refinancing of the South African debt facilities assumed at the time of the Consol Glass acquisition in April 2022.
23 February 2023 -
New Tenova EAF for Valbruna ASW Inc.
Italian plant builder Tenova, a Techint company and a prominent force in sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry, recently completed the successful start-up of a new 70t EAF at the Valbruna ASW Inc at a plant in Welland, Ontario, Canada.
16 February 2023 -
Thyssenkrupp Steel's Black Giant blast furnace turns 50!
A blast furnace in operation at Thyssenkrupp Steel's Schwelgern steel mill in Germany, turned 50 years old on 6 February.
13 February 2023 -
Tenova supplies Canadian EAF
Tenova, supplier of sustainable solutions for the metals industry, has recently completed the start-up of the new 70t EAF at the Valbruna ASW Inc. plant, located in Ontario, Canada.
10 February 2023
Hatch and BHP partner
Australian mining company BHP has partnered with global engineering firm Hatch to design an electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant, cited for construction in Australia.
TimkenSteel joins SMA
TimkenSteel has joined the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) – the largest steel industry trade association in the United States and is the primary trade association representing North American EAF steel producers.
Borosil all-electric furnace in operation
Indian glassware manufacturer Borosil has installed an all-electric 42 tonnes/day opal glass furnace supplied by JSJ Jodeit.
The furnace will be used to produce tableware glass at Borosil's Jaipur, Rajasthan, India facility
Ametek Land optimise combustion
Ametek Land has developed its portable flue gas analyser to aid combustion optimisation and gas testing in glass furnaces.
As glass manufacturing is a highly energy-intensive process, optimising the combustion conditions is essential to minimise energy costs and ensure compliance with air pollution emissions regulations.
BDF supplies furnace to Sotuver
BDF Industries has supplied a 300t/day furnace to Tunisian glass producer Sotuver.
The order for the Italian also technology supplier also included forehearths, automation, equipment, accessories and three IS machines.
BA Glass in €58 million Romanian furnace investment
Portuguese multinational BA Glass is to invest €58 million in a furnace at its Bucharest, Romania production facility. The investment marks the beginning of a new investment cycle in Romania and will also include a 55,000m2 warehouse at the site.
