Furnaces International News
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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 -
Verallia upgrades French glassmaking furnace
Verallia France has renovated its number three furnace at its Saint-Romain-le-Puy (Loire) site.
10 October 2022 -
Bormioli Pharma completes Italian glassmaking furnace upgrade
Bormioli Pharma has completed the refurbishment of its Bergantino, Italy furnace, which is dedicated to the production of type II glass containers.
03 October 2022 -
Verallia Cognac and Fives sign electric glass make agreement
Verallia and Fives have signed a contract to replace traditional gas furnaces with the Fives’ all-electric technology at the Cognac glass manufacturing plant.
27 September 2022 -
Robur acquires glass furnace inspection specialist
Glass furnace inspection company Franke Industrieofen Service has joined the Munich-based industry service specialist, Robur.
19 September 2022 -
Hatch to deliver hydrogen route for green steel project
Tata Steel has announced that Hatch will be part of the team to deliver the hydrogen route to make green steel. Hatch has been selected to provide the engineering for the reducing electric furnace (REF).
15 September 2022
Vidrio Formas completes expansion
Mexican glass manufacturer Vidrio Formas has finalised the 2nd stage of its expansion at the new Plant II facility in Lerma, Mexico.
Hong Kong's EAF plans
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.
Gerresheimer invests in oxy-fuel
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.
€10 million electric furnace
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%.
