Verallia plots hybrid glassmaking oven at French plant

Published 24th July, 2024 by Greg Morris

Verallia plans to install a hybrid glassmaking furnace at its Saint-Romain-Le-Puy, France site by 2026.

French-headquartered glass manufacturer Verallia plans to invest in a hybrid furnace at its Saint-Romain Le-Puy facility, Loire, France.

Scheduled to be built in 2025, it should start in early 2026 and will be the third hybrid oven in Europe.

This hybrid furnace, which will replace furnace 2 which has been in operation since 2012, is designed for the production of coloured glass.

It will strengthen the production of different shades of glass (white, green, dead leaf, cinnamon and Tradiver) that are the particularity of the site,

This oven will be fired by a mixture of electricity/gas, with the majority proportion of electricity (80% of the energy mix).

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.