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Released December 02, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Glass forms an intrinsic part of our lives from the windows of homes to the test tubes used by scientific researchers. Glass' ubiquitousness means it's a big business that comes with big spending. Industrial Info is tracking more than $5.4 billion in active projects at U.S. glass plants, some already underway, others planned for the future. The variety of projects provides a good example of the range of glass products.
One of the biggest projects in the U.S. sector involves a use for glass that is becoming increasingly prevalent: glass for solar panels. Solarcycle Incorporated (Mesa, Arizona) is keeping an eye on the future of the solar sector with its solar glass recycling and manufacturing complex being constructed in Cedartown, Georgia. The recycling plant will initially recycle 2 million solar panels per year, gradually ramping up to full capacity of 10 million panels per year, or an estimated 25% to 30% of U.S.' expected retired solar panels in 2030, according to Solarcycle. The adjacent solar glass manufacturing plant will be able to produce 5 to 6 gigawatts (GW) of solar glass per year and will be the first U.S. plant to produce specialized glass for crystalline-silicon photovoltaics. The recycling facility is expected to be operational by mid-2025 followed by the manufacturing facility in 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
While there was a dip in new automobile sales in the U.S. in the third quarter, industry analyst Cox Automotive expects 15.7 million light-duty vehicles are expected to be sold in the U.S. this year. With these sales comes the increased need for automotive components, and glass represents a key element of any vehicle. To boost production, Fuyao Glass Industry Group Company Limited (Fuqing, China) is expanding its plant in Moraine, Ohio, by constructing a 600,000-square-foot building addition to house not only a new production line, but also research and development facilities. According to the company's website, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) (Detroit, Michigan), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) (Dearborn, Michigan), Honda Motor Company (NYSE:HMC) (Tokyo, Japan) and others use Fuyao glass in their vehicles. The expansion is expected to be completed in the second quarter of next year. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Another large segment of the glass sector involves containers such as bottles and jars. Arglass (Valdosta, Georgia) manufactures a range of containers at its factory in Valdosta and is expanding the plant by constructing a new 490-ton-per-day oxy-fuel furnace. Arglass also will improve the plant's efficiency and materials procurement by installing an on-site recycling plant for post-consumer glass products. The recycled glass will be crushed into small, uniform particles known as cullet, which can then be used to manufacture new glass products. The project is expected to be completed in mid-2025. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Gerresheimer AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) manufactures several glass and plastic packaging solutions for the medical sector, including bottles, vials and ampoules. The company is expanding its plant in Morganton, North Carolina, by constructing an 80,000-square-foot building addition that will house new vial-forming lines and other equipment. According to Gerresheimer's website, the Morganton facility presently manufactures clear and amber Type I tubular goods, including serum vials, large outer-diameter vials and double-chamber vials. The expansion is expected to be completed and producing tubular glass products next summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Basically, all flat glass products such as windows made in the U.S. are manufactured as float glass in a process in which molten glass is poured onto a bed of molten tin, where the glass floats on the tin, forming itself into the shape of the chamber at a pre-determined thickness. Over time, repeated wear and tear and heating and cooling cycles take their toll on float glass furnaces, necessitating their rebuild. Industrial Info is tracking more than a dozen active projects related to rebuilds of float glass furnaces in the U.S., most of which are set for a future date. Leading the way in both the number and value of these projects is Koch Industries subsidiary Guardian Industries Corporation (Auburn Hills, Michigan), which next year to plans to rebuild the 600-ton-per-day natural gas-fired float glass furnace in Corsicana, Texas, and also will install state-of-the-art environmental controls to lower emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid and particulate matter. The project is expected to be completed next summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Other glass producers are taking steps to lower emissions in the production process. Anders Invest Industrie Management B.V. (Maarsbergen, Netherlands) as part of a nationwide decarbonization scheme, plans early next year to begin replacing four regenerative glass-melting furnaces with two larger hybrid melting furnaces that will reduce up to 60% of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the glassmaking process at its plant in Toledo, Ohio. The project, which is expected to last through most of 2025, is being partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
One of the biggest projects in the U.S. sector involves a use for glass that is becoming increasingly prevalent: glass for solar panels. Solarcycle Incorporated (Mesa, Arizona) is keeping an eye on the future of the solar sector with its solar glass recycling and manufacturing complex being constructed in Cedartown, Georgia. The recycling plant will initially recycle 2 million solar panels per year, gradually ramping up to full capacity of 10 million panels per year, or an estimated 25% to 30% of U.S.' expected retired solar panels in 2030, according to Solarcycle. The adjacent solar glass manufacturing plant will be able to produce 5 to 6 gigawatts (GW) of solar glass per year and will be the first U.S. plant to produce specialized glass for crystalline-silicon photovoltaics. The recycling facility is expected to be operational by mid-2025 followed by the manufacturing facility in 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
While there was a dip in new automobile sales in the U.S. in the third quarter, industry analyst Cox Automotive expects 15.7 million light-duty vehicles are expected to be sold in the U.S. this year. With these sales comes the increased need for automotive components, and glass represents a key element of any vehicle. To boost production, Fuyao Glass Industry Group Company Limited (Fuqing, China) is expanding its plant in Moraine, Ohio, by constructing a 600,000-square-foot building addition to house not only a new production line, but also research and development facilities. According to the company's website, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) (Detroit, Michigan), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) (Dearborn, Michigan), Honda Motor Company (NYSE:HMC) (Tokyo, Japan) and others use Fuyao glass in their vehicles. The expansion is expected to be completed in the second quarter of next year. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Another large segment of the glass sector involves containers such as bottles and jars. Arglass (Valdosta, Georgia) manufactures a range of containers at its factory in Valdosta and is expanding the plant by constructing a new 490-ton-per-day oxy-fuel furnace. Arglass also will improve the plant's efficiency and materials procurement by installing an on-site recycling plant for post-consumer glass products. The recycled glass will be crushed into small, uniform particles known as cullet, which can then be used to manufacture new glass products. The project is expected to be completed in mid-2025. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Gerresheimer AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) manufactures several glass and plastic packaging solutions for the medical sector, including bottles, vials and ampoules. The company is expanding its plant in Morganton, North Carolina, by constructing an 80,000-square-foot building addition that will house new vial-forming lines and other equipment. According to Gerresheimer's website, the Morganton facility presently manufactures clear and amber Type I tubular goods, including serum vials, large outer-diameter vials and double-chamber vials. The expansion is expected to be completed and producing tubular glass products next summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Basically, all flat glass products such as windows made in the U.S. are manufactured as float glass in a process in which molten glass is poured onto a bed of molten tin, where the glass floats on the tin, forming itself into the shape of the chamber at a pre-determined thickness. Over time, repeated wear and tear and heating and cooling cycles take their toll on float glass furnaces, necessitating their rebuild. Industrial Info is tracking more than a dozen active projects related to rebuilds of float glass furnaces in the U.S., most of which are set for a future date. Leading the way in both the number and value of these projects is Koch Industries subsidiary Guardian Industries Corporation (Auburn Hills, Michigan), which next year to plans to rebuild the 600-ton-per-day natural gas-fired float glass furnace in Corsicana, Texas, and also will install state-of-the-art environmental controls to lower emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid and particulate matter. The project is expected to be completed next summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Other glass producers are taking steps to lower emissions in the production process. Anders Invest Industrie Management B.V. (Maarsbergen, Netherlands) as part of a nationwide decarbonization scheme, plans early next year to begin replacing four regenerative glass-melting furnaces with two larger hybrid melting furnaces that will reduce up to 60% of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the glassmaking process at its plant in Toledo, Ohio. The project, which is expected to last through most of 2025, is being partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
