Work on second float glass facility starts
Emirates Float Glass, a subsidiary of Glass LLC, wholly owned by Dubai Investments, has commenced work on a second float glass production facility in Dubai to raise capacity to 1,200 tonnes per day.
The company will spend Dh1.5 billion on the new factory, the groundbreaking ceremony for which was performed at the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD).
The new facility will make the company the largest float glass manufacturer in the Middle East.
The new plant is being set up with technological assistance from US-based PPG Industries, global pioneers in glass manufacturing technology. The plant, which complements the company's existing production unit in ICAD, will have a daily production capacity of 600 tonnes.
Khalid Kalban, Chairman of EFG and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Investments, who attended the function, said: "The second float line marks a significant milestone in Emirates Float Glass' business initiatives to build a conglomerate with a whole basket of product ranges in glass applications, and continues the company's growth and consolidation strategy."
"The construction of the second plant will commence immediately and is scheduled to be completed by early 2010.
Once complete, EFG will boast two modern float glass plants with huge flexibility at an investment exceeding Dh1.5 billion, and will be the largest single-location float glass manufacturing facility in the region, with a combined capacity of 1,200 tonnes per day," said ND Mohanty, General Manager of Emirates Float Glass.
The construction and supervision of the new plant has been entrusted to Italy-based Turn-Key contractors IANUA.
The company will spend Dh1.5 billion on the new factory, the groundbreaking ceremony for which was performed at the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD).
The new facility will make the company the largest float glass manufacturer in the Middle East.
The new plant is being set up with technological assistance from US-based PPG Industries, global pioneers in glass manufacturing technology. The plant, which complements the company's existing production unit in ICAD, will have a daily production capacity of 600 tonnes.
Khalid Kalban, Chairman of EFG and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Investments, who attended the function, said: "The second float line marks a significant milestone in Emirates Float Glass' business initiatives to build a conglomerate with a whole basket of product ranges in glass applications, and continues the company's growth and consolidation strategy."
"The construction of the second plant will commence immediately and is scheduled to be completed by early 2010.
Once complete, EFG will boast two modern float glass plants with huge flexibility at an investment exceeding Dh1.5 billion, and will be the largest single-location float glass manufacturing facility in the region, with a combined capacity of 1,200 tonnes per day," said ND Mohanty, General Manager of Emirates Float Glass.
The construction and supervision of the new plant has been entrusted to Italy-based Turn-Key contractors IANUA.
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