AGC and Saint-Gobain collaborate to develop decarbonized float glass production line
AGC and Saint-Gobain will collaborate to design a pilot float glass production line that is expected to reduce direct CO2 emissions for both companies.
AGC's patterned glass production line in Balevka, Czech Republic will be completely renewed with a high-performance and modern production line. The line is targeted to be 50% electrified and 50% ignited by a combination of oxygen and gas.
This is a technological breakthrough compared to the technology currently used in natural gas-fired float glass furnaces.
This will be the most sustainable float glass line design, helping both companies to achieve carbon neutrality and accelerate the decarbonization of the float glass industry.
This development could pave the way for the conversion of industrial float glass lines driven primarily by low-carbon electricity, more efficiently than any gas solution and reducing carbon emissions to the benefit of customers.
The technology is expected to be implemented on patterned glass lines by the second half of 2024 for operational success.
Davide Cappellino, President, Europe and Americas, AGC Architectural Glass, said: "This hybrid-designed melter is another important milestone on our net-zero trajectory of becoming carbon neutral as a company by 2050." Done jointly, combining the technical know-how of both companies.
Joana Arreguy, Saint-Gobain Industrial Director Glass, said: "We are delighted to be working with AGC to develop the world's most advanced new technology for the production of float glass."
P.S. The article comes from China Glass Network(www.glass.com.cn)
AGC's patterned glass production line in Balevka, Czech Republic will be completely renewed with a high-performance and modern production line. The line is targeted to be 50% electrified and 50% ignited by a combination of oxygen and gas.
This is a technological breakthrough compared to the technology currently used in natural gas-fired float glass furnaces.
This will be the most sustainable float glass line design, helping both companies to achieve carbon neutrality and accelerate the decarbonization of the float glass industry.
This development could pave the way for the conversion of industrial float glass lines driven primarily by low-carbon electricity, more efficiently than any gas solution and reducing carbon emissions to the benefit of customers.
The technology is expected to be implemented on patterned glass lines by the second half of 2024 for operational success.
Davide Cappellino, President, Europe and Americas, AGC Architectural Glass, said: "This hybrid-designed melter is another important milestone on our net-zero trajectory of becoming carbon neutral as a company by 2050." Done jointly, combining the technical know-how of both companies.
Joana Arreguy, Saint-Gobain Industrial Director Glass, said: "We are delighted to be working with AGC to develop the world's most advanced new technology for the production of float glass."
P.S. The article comes from China Glass Network(www.glass.com.cn)