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1 week ago | 
glass-international.com | Jess Mills
Horn will deliver Furnace #2 to a greenfield glass facility in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The end fired melting furnace is designed with a melting area of 46 m2. It will have a maximum daily output of 120 tpd. The furnace will be built with three forehearths to produce container glass in the colours flint, amber and green. Horn will be responsible for the associated package of design, engineering and equipment as well as the supervision of the construction works.
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1 week ago | 
glass-international.com | Jess Mills
The National Glass Association (NGA) has appointed Lakisha Ann Woods as President and CEO. Ms Woods will take over from 35-year NGA veteran Nicole Harris as of July 14, 2025. Ms Woods is the former EVP/Chief Executive Officer of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) where she grew revenue by 40% and membership to a historic high of over 100,000. She has also served as President & CEO of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS).
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1 week ago | 
glass-international.com | Jess Mills
The ZeroCO2-Glass project aims to develop a CO2-neutral melting process for container glass with a new type of melting tank. Project partners include Horn Glass Industries, the International Partners in Glass Research (IPGR), RWTH Aachen and Wiegand-Glas. Horn supplied the equipment for the 2.4 tpd hybrid furnace, the combustion and process control system, as well as the complete construction work for refractory material and steel.
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2 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Jess Mills
The Sorg Group has constructed the third furnace for Rubin at its glass plant in Pleven, Bulgaria. The furnace is a gas-fired regenerative endport furnace with Sorg Deep Refiner. The system has a melting area of approximately 92 m² . It is designed to produce soda-lime glass containers in the glass colours flint, amber, and green.
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2 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Jess Mills
Specialist Glass Products (SGP) has installed a giant glass processing machine at its site in Huddersfield, England, UK. The Systron proHD Vertical Glass Processing machine will allow the firm to handle more large glass orders up to 6000mm x 3210mm. The company is the first in the UK to acquire this machine at a jumbo size, allowing for larger-scale production without compromising on quality and value.
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2 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Jess Mills
Schott Pharma has opened a glass manufacturing facility in Jagodina, Serbia to strengthen its competitiveness in Europe. The company's double-digit million euro investment will create approximately 180 jobs by the end of 2025. The facility took less than 1.5 years to construct, having broken ground in December 2023. The site will manufacture glass ampoules for the storage of injectable medications such as analgesics, anti-inflammatories and anaesthetics.
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2 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Jess Mills
Glaston will amend its capabilities in Finland in response to the weak glass processing equipment market. Glaston expects glass processing equipment markets to remain soft in 2025. Is said the prevailing market situation, particularly in the architectural sector, did not show signs of a significant recovery this year. In response to the current market conditions, the company intends to optimise its operations to better serve its customers.
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2 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Jess Mills
Gökçe Yüce, Şişecam's Digital Technologies and Simulation Service Manager, will speak at the Glassman Europe Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye. Mr Yüce will discuss ‘Digitalisation in Glass Production: A Journey from Data to Value’ on Day 1 (May 14) of the conference at 11am.
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2 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Jess Mills
The presentation abstracts for the 19th Furnace Solutions Conference are now available. The event will take place on 4th and 5thJune at the Totally Wicked Stadium in St Helens, UK. It will include presentations from glass produces, industry experts and suppliers from companies including Şişecam, O-I and NSG. The papers will highlight important issues and opportunities for the glass industry, as well as showcasing best practices and technologies.
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2 weeks ago | 
glass-international.com | Jess Mills
Delegates from WE Soda and Pneumofore will discuss how to make glass manufacturing more sustainable at an industry conference. The Glassman Europe trade show and conference in Istanbul, Turkiye, will take place on May 14 and 15. The conference is focused on solutions for efficient glass manufacturing and includes 15 speakers from the industry. Confirmed speakers include Will Chaplin, Product and Sustainability Manager at WE Soda, and Daniel Hilfiker, President of Pneumofore.
