# Superglass completes £37M upgrade of glass wool insulation plant in Stirling

Superglass completed a £37 million redevelopment of its glass wool insulation production facility in Stirling, Scotland, doubling production capacity to 60,000 tonnes annually. The upgraded factory was officially opened by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on 9 December 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-12-09
- Where: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Value: $48.5M (37.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 180
- Starts operating: 9 Dec 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 60,000 tonnes per year
- Products: glass wool insulation
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Superglass](https://endata.com/companies/28650.md)
- [Technonicol International](https://endata.com/companies/43813.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [buildersmerchantsjournal.net](https://buildersmerchantsjournal.net/first-minister-opens-superglass-factory-following-37m-upgrade/), 2019-12-09: "We are following through on our commitment to expand our manufacturing operations in Stirling, and the tens of millions we’ve invested is a real vote of confidence in both our industry and in the wider Scottish manufacturing sector."
- [thenational.scot](https://www.thenational.scot/news/18089708.sturgeon-opens-superglass-factory-following-37-million-upgrades/), 2019-12-09: "We are following through on our commitment to expand our manufacturing operations in Stirling, and the tens of millions we’ve invested is a real vote of confidence in both our industry and in the wider Scottish manufacturing sector."

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