UPDATED: San Miguel Corp plots new Philippines furnace

Published 10th July, 2017 by Greg Morris

Philippine group San Miguel Corp (SMC) wants to build a 300 mtpd furnace with 4 IS-10 lines at its Cavite plant.

The project was originally planned for Laguna province but after technical presentations and submission bids it was shelved.

It was then revived to be located in first Quezon and then an 800t/d furnace project in Davao province. It is now considering to locate a 300t/d furnace, called Furnace YC, at its San Miguel Yamamura Asia Corporation (SMYAC) plant in Cavite province.

The company is in the process of submitting updated bids for the application.

*This is an updated story to a news story which originally appeared in the weekly newsletter.

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.