Groupe Pochet to install electric furnace at French glassworks

Published 7th August, 2024 by Jess Mills

Groupe Pochet's Guimerville plant will soon be home to an electric furnace.

French luxury glass bottle manufacturer Groupe Pochet will install an electric furnace at its plant in Guimerville, France.

Groupe Pochet said its Guimerville plant would soon be home to an electric furnace, as part of its plan to decarbonise the group.

The project aims to reduce CO₂ emissions and fight against global warming.

The group said the furnace would be the first electric furnace in France dedicated to luxury glass bottles.

It will make it possible to produce low-carbon glass, thus reducing its environmental impact.

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