Iran's largest furnace commissioned

Published 6th August, 2010 by Greg Morris

The Director General of glass company Jama Iman, Ali Haqiqat, has announced the commissioning of Iran’s largest continuous glass melting furnace, according to reports from the Islamic Republic News Agency.

Mr Haqiqat said that it will be the second continuous glassmaking furnace in the Middle East, with an electricity consumption of 3MW and a total production capacity of 3.7 million m2 of glass per year.

With the newly commissioned furnace, Jama Iman will reportedly supply up to 70% of the domestic glass market in Iran.

Greg Morris

Glass International Editor

Greg Morris has been editor of Glass International and organiser of the Glassman conferences since 2012, specialising in glass packaging. Prior to this he spent five years working in newspaper journalism.