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HORN The comprehensive know-how of Horn not only has a
positive effect on the construction of the furnace, the
NEW ORDER FROM AZERFLOAT engineering and the chief assembly of the supplied equip-
ment, but also on the project management and logistics.
Azerfloat’s new project in Azerbaijan involves the construc- The float glass plant is to be built in an industrial park
tion of a complete float glass line which, when completed, in Sumgait. The city of Sumgait has existed for around
will produce a volume of approximately 250 tonnes of coated five years and is approximately 30 kilometres from the
float glass per day. The new production facility will create capital Baku. With about 294,500 inhabitants, it is now
about 600 new jobs. the largest industrial city of Azerbaijan with more than 30
The scope of supply – from Horn Glass Industries AG – large companies, which belong mainly to the chemical and
extends from the batch house, via the melting furnace, the metal processing industries.
tin bath and roller cooling furnace to the cold end, where the Construction work on the site started 1 October 2017.
finished glass is cut, stacked, packed and transported away At the same time, detailed planning is in full swing in
using specially developed storage technology. Plößberg, which requires intensive
Supply technology includes the production of cooperation between the customer, all
nitrogen and hydrogen as well as a shielding gas subcontractors and Horn’s specialist
mixing and cooling water station. departments.

GUARDIAN GLASS series will also help developers in the
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lighting, selectivity and logistics.
As a part of the launch, Guardian
Guardian Glass has expanded its Mid- ance to the highest safety and quality Glass’s trained and certified local
dle East product line portfolio with a standards. We’re looking forward to the Technical Advisory Center (TAC) team
groundbreaking addition, the Guardian enthusiasm this product will generate of experts will conduct a tour visiting
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SunGuard SuperNeutral® (SN) series for our customers, particularly when processors in the Middle East and Asia
of coated glass products. paired with the unparalleled levels of to brief, train and certify use of the new
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ian International Float Glass Ltd. has become synonymous with the In addition, the TAC team will be
(GulfGuard), these innovative high- Guardian Glass brand.” available to provide around-the-clock
performance products outpace the Six glass products fall under the new support on different types of projects to
region’s current offerings as the most series, all of which feature double silver help clients choose the best glass and
technically advanced coated glass, coating of the highest performance of provide hands-on training, technical
developed to meet the complex needs any product manufactured in the Mid- advice, and after-sales service.
of the Middle East and Asia in terms of dle East. Gary Prideaux, Regional Technical
climate, regulations and architectural The products come in a range of op- Manager, Guardian Glass commented,
and aesthetic requirements. tions, offering customers the flexibility “we have certified processors from
Guardian Glass has been producing to create the perfect balance between the Middle East all the way to New
SunGuard advanced architectural glass light transmission and solar heat gain in Zealand to ensure they get the most out
products for decades but this is the different commercial applications. of Guardian Glass products. We are al-
first time they will be introduced to the In terms of aesthetics, the SN series ways keen to share our knowledge and
company’s Middle East customers and has been designed to have a neutral ap- best practices with them to optimize
manufactured at the GulfGuard plant. pearance with the least amount of color quality and get the best possible results
Commenting on the launch, Moham- shift when viewed at different angles. in processing.”
mad Al Ibrahim – General Manager of In addition to being energy efficient, GulfGuard was the first glass manu-
Guardian Glass in Africa and Middle the SN series helps to promote envi- facturing plant in the Middle East and
East said, “We’re very excited to intro- ronmental sustainability by reducing today includes a vacuum sputter coater
duce to the Middle East the SN series shipping time for projects based in the that produces the SN and other high
which will be manufactured in accord- Middle East and Asia. The new SN performance coated glass products.

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