Renewable energies are a major concern in recent years and BA Vidro has announced making an investment of 5.5 million EUR in solar panels to be installed on the roof of their Vila Franca de Los Barros plant in Southern Spain. These panels will provide with a daily output of 8 megawatts of energy per day.
Reducing the environmental footprint is one of the concerns of BA Vidro, a company with headquarters in Avintes and 12 factories in seven countries.
“It’s an area we have been betting on for more than 20 years,” said Sandra Santos, the group’s chief executive, detailing the point when the company began investing in glass treatment plants that collected glass to reintroduce it back into the production process.