Taiwan Glass Industry Corporation, one of the world’s leading producers of float glass, recently started construction on its Chinese plant in the eastern Anhui Province.

The plant, which spans 57.3 hectares, will be built through an investment of $100 million for two production lines, with a combined annual capacity of 738,000 tonnes of energy-saving and premium flat glass.

The glassmaker’s annual sales revenue is expected to reach 1.8 billion yuan ($273 million) when the plant is operational by the end of 2012, according to company sources.