THE GLOBAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR GLASS

IN R&D, INNOVATION AND TRAINING

GLASS FUTURES’
VISION AND MISSION

 

Glass Futures, a not-for-profit company, is creating

the Global Centre of Excellence

to make glass the low carbon material of choice.

We will increase glass use throughout society by delivering:

New technologies offering greater functionality

World class training for the whole supply chain

New resource efficient
processes

OUR SERVICES

Glass Futures is working with the global glass industry and the supply chain to develop the technologies to revolutionise glass manufacture.

Technical Advice

Innovation Funding

Networking

Training and Development

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ST HELENS

Developing an industrial scale, Global Centre of Excellence facility for the global glass sector

Glass Futures is creating a new glassmaking Pilot Plant facility in St Helens, United Kingdom, to provide a Global Centre of Excellence for sustainable manufacture of glass.

It will have full plant utilities and services, a full-scale Batch Plant, initially a 30 tonnes per day furnace complete with abatement and heat recovery. The glass output can also be processed by an IS machine and cold end container process coating, inspections, and packing line.

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We believe developing people, processes and products in an inspiring space, with inspiring people, will lead to a global shift in our ability to sustainably manufacture more of our world from glass and glass-like products.

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