Clayton is certainly not alone in its mission to improve the sustainability of the glass industry. You only have to look as far as St Helens to discover the ambitious \u00a354m \u2018Glass Futures\u2019 project, which is part of Liverpool City Region\u2019s ‘Building Back Better’ plan to help the area recover from the coronavirus pandemic. <\/span><\/p>\n

A 90,000 sq ft, state-of-the-art innovation hub, this will be the world\u2019s first openly accessible, commercially available glass melting facility and research centre. Complete with a 30 tonne per day, low carbon demonstration furnace, it will connect industry and academia to develop cleaner technologies and new skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trials in low carbon energy and sustainable melting, together with the integration of digital automation, will enable us to clean up the glass manufacturing process and reduce its environmental impact.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Adrian Curry, managing director of Encirc, one of the UK\u2019s major glass container manufacturers based in Chester, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cGlass Futures is a game changer, leading to substantial improvements in manufacturing methodology, enhanced automation and increased efficiencies, whilst targeting the removal of CO_{2<\/sub><\/span> from the manufacturing process, significantly enhancing sustainable growth in the Liverpool City Region.”<\/p>\n}

Better still, this industry-backed investment will immediately bring more jobs and training to the region, helping to us to pass on valuable knowledge and share new innovations for generations to come. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a glass manufacturer looking to lead innovations in environmentally-friendly glass products, we will be eagerly awaiting the updates in Glass Future\u2019s findings as they strive to de-carbonise the glass manufacturing process and, as always, looking to see which ways we can optimise our own supply chains and procedures to have the lowest impact on our planet.<\/p>\n

You can find out more about our EcoMAX goals on our movement page (link to page) or get in touch with our team to discover the benefits of offering EcoMAX to your customers (link to contact us page).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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