Bormioli Luigi will install a new hybrid furnace to reduce its CO2 emissions. This installation is part of The Vitrum project, supported by the European Commission within its Innovation Fund.
The furnace will be installed in the Abbiategrasso (near Milan) plant of the company by January 2025.
Powered by methane and electricity this new hybrid furnace is designed to be energy efficient and associated with PCR glass and promises a significant improvement in carbon emissions. The hybridization process generates 80 percent of savings. The use of recycled glass, associated with an optimized piping system, contribute the remainder. The new process saves approximately 30 percent in gas consumption and 14 percent in CO2 emissions compared to a traditional gas furnace.
Bormioli Luigi anticipates reducing the equivalent of 25,500 tons of CO2 in the furnace’s first 10 years in service.
The new furnace also benefits from the digitalization of its control systems and process optimization assisted by artificial intelligence.