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COMPANY NEWS

HE AGC PLANT The float line produces two impact on its performance its decorative glass the pre-
IN CUNEO types of primary glass: and product quality. Lower vious year. Nel 2017, AGC
TThe AGC plant in Cu- 1. 3 to 6 millimetre thick energy consumption also Glass Europe was the first
neo started operations in float glass: mainly used means a remarkable reduc- and only global glassmaker
1963 and is today the larg- for products transformed tion in atmospheric emis- to obtain Cradle to Cradle
est glass production plant at the same plant (lami- sions, with 50 per cent less Certified Bronze certifica-
in the Italian construction nated, mirrors, acid- CO (carbon monoxide), 14 tion for its insulating glass.
sector. The plant stretches etched, coatings); and per cent less CO2 (carbon IMPROVED PRODUCT
over 360,000 square me- 2. 8 to 25 millimetre thick dioxide) and 30 per cent RANGES
tres and employs about float glass: the exclusive less NOx (nitrogen ox-
220 people. With a daily Linea Azzurra range, ides). The Cuneo site manu-
production of 600 tons of highly appreciated by In fact, in 2010, AGC factures a wide range of
glass, it covers the needs architects and designers Glass Europe was the first products in various thick-
of the Italian and overseas for particular interior de- and only European glass- nesses, from 3 to 25 milli-
markets. In addition to the sign needs. maker to be Cradle to Cra- metres. Besides clear float,
float line (primary glass A MODERNISED AND dleTM certified for its float the site now also produces
production), the site fea- GREENER PLANT glass and low-E and selec- the renewed Planibel Linea
tures processing facilities: tive glass (with magnetron Azzurra range, a float glass
laminated safety glass, mir- During the summer, reno- coating). made solely in this plant.
rors, acid-etched windows vation work was carried out In 2013, AGC Glass Eu- Available in thicknesses
and solar control coatings. on the Cuneo plant using rope also obtained Cra- from 8 to 25 mm, this
the most innovative design dle to Cradle CertifiedTM special glass has a slightly
techniques. The upgraded Silver for its range of per bluish tint. It is made from
float line will significantly la gamma di vetro stratifi- nickel-free materials with-
increase the plant capacity, cato di sicurezza Stratobel out any inclusions, yield-
AGC Group President and reducing energy consump- laminated safety glass and ing a unique product that
CEO, Takuya Shimamura, at the tion by 25 per cent, with Stratophone acoustic lami- is easy to cut and process.
official inauguration of the new
float line at Cuneo plant a corresponding positive nated glass, as well as for It is therefore particularly
suitable for large glazed
surfaces and the most re-
fined furniture creations.
Planibel Light (residen-
tial sector) and Stopray
Smart (large glazing areas
and curtain walling), up to
products for interior de-
sign such as Matelac and
Lacobel (satin-etched and
enamelled), Mirox (mir-
ror) and, for safety and
comfort, Stratobel and
Stratophone laminated
glazing. The most recent
new arrivals of AGC’s
extensive product range
© AGC Glass Europe include Clearsight and
Planibel Clearlite anti-re-
flective glass. Clearsight is
an extra-clear type of float
glass with a special anti-

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