Saint-Gobain: a new 25m-euro plant

Saint-Gobain Glass has started the construction of a factory that applies thermal treatment to glass used for production of window panes and glass in Calarasi, with the level of investments put at 25 million euros, said Cristina Paveliu, manager within the Romanian branch of the French company. “We started to work on the plant’s foundations last week and are involved in negotiations with equipment suppliers. The plant will start operations in April, next year,” said Paveliu. The new production line will be involved in thermal glass treatment, by covering the glass with a thin layer of heavy metal coating, which will diminish the thermal transfer. The plant is set to be built near Saint-Gobain’s flat glass factory, and its built area will stand at 13,000 square metres. The factory would treat around ten million tonnes of glass each year, but this level could change in the future, explained Paveliu.