Arc International is investing nearly USD 40 million at its Durand Glass Manufacturing Co. in Millville, Cumberland County, NJ, US, to lower emissions and increase production capacity.
Arc International has announced that it is investing nearly USD 40 million on state-of-the-art advancements that dramatically lower emissions from its Durand Glass Manufacturing Co. glass furnaces while increasing production capacity. Thanks to these changes, the North America production facility will be the cleanest plant of its kind.
The investments involve an additional natural gas furnace to increase capacity, creating new jobs while protecting the more than 1,000 existing manufacturing jobs at the facility.
This year is the 30th anniversary of Arc International’s Millville, Cumberland County, NJ, manufacturing site.
“Given Arc International North America’s longstanding reputation as a top employer and leader in innovation, it makes sense they’re at the forefront of finding ways to reduce their environmental footprint,” said Millville Mayor J. Tim Shannon. “We’re proud to have them as part of our community.”
Arc International North America is retrofitting all three of its glass furnaces with the new state-of-the-art filtering system to reduce primary emissions by at least 75%. “Our ambition is to demonstrate more innovation to meet the expectations of our consumers, while preserving our planet,” said Guillaume de Fougieres, CEO of Arc International.
“Maintaining our ongoing efforts to achieve the highest level of requirements in terms of quality, competitiveness, safety and creativity, we continue our commitment to a sustainable development approach and want to go even further by becoming a leader in terms of sustainable manufacturing.”