Furnaces International News
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Hong Kong's only steel-rolling mill to produce recycled steel
Shiu Wing Steel, Hong Kong’s first and only steel-rolling mill, plans to produce recycled steel to meet growing demand created by China’s green ambitions in Hong Kong and other cities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) development zone, according to a report by South China Morning Post.
15 November 2022 -
Gerresheimer invests in oxy-fuel furnace at German glass plant
Gerresheimer has invested in a multi-fuel oxygen furnace at its German plant in Tettau, Bavaria. The pharmaceutical and cosmetics glass manufacturer replaced one of two furnaces at its Tettau plant.
11 November 2022 -
Iittala to receive €10 million electric furnace investment
Fiskars Group will invest €10 million in electric furnaces for its Iittala glass factory in Hämeenlinna, Finland which will reduce the factory’s annual CO2 emissions by 74%.
24 October 2022 -
AMI Automation supplies steel producer with DigitARC® PX3 ERS
AMI Automation has supplied the DigitARC® PX3 ERS for Ladle Furnace to Switzerland-based steel producer, Stahl Gerlafingen.
20 October 2022 -
Verallia sets date for Brazilian glass furnace lighting
Verallia has confirmed the date it plans to light the second furnace at its Jacutinga, Brazil glass production facility.
18 October 2022 -
Furnaces North America
The Furnaces North America (FNA) show, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, between 3rd – 5th October 2022 returned for the first time since Covid -19.
10 October 2022
Lahti Glass batch house
Lahti Glass Technology has modernised a batch house for a Corning pharmaceutical glass production facility in Pisa, Italy.
Verallia relights furnace
Verallia France relit furnace number three at its Chalon-sur-Saône site. After 49 days of work, furnace number three was relit at the Verallia Group’s ‘most important site’ during a traditional match ceremony.
Large-scale hydrogen tests
Speciality glass manufacturer Schott has begun its large-scale tests on how to power its melting tanks with hydrogen.
Sorg starts rebuild
SKS has officially started work on the complete rebuild of Weck Glas’ 60m2 regenerative end-fired furnace.
