# Saint-Gobain Isover invests over PLN 70M in furnace hybridization in Gliwice

Saint-Gobain Isover invested over PLN 70 million to hybridize a glass-melting furnace at its Gliwice, Poland plant, adding electric electrode heating to the existing gas system. The investment increased production capacity by about 10% and is expected to reduce CO2 emissions per ton of product by up to 6%.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-05-31
- Where: Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Value: $17.8M (70.0M PLN)
- Starts operating: 31 May 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 10% increase in production capacity
- Products: glass wool, mineral wool insulation
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Saint-Gobain Isover](https://endata.com/companies/30721.md)

## Sources

- [investmap.pl](https://investmap.pl/saint-gobain-isover-zainwestowal-w-gliwicach-ponad-70-mln-zl-w-hybrydyzacje-pieca-do-wytopu-szkla.a308844), 2024-05-31: "Zwiększenie mocy produkcyjnych przy jednoczesnym obniżeniu emisji dwutlenku węgla to definicja tego, jak w praktyce rozumiemy ideę zrównoważonego rozwoju."

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