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Saint-Gobain inaugurates new solar glass furnace in Spain

14 April 2011

by Alex Feytis

French group boosts production to 60,000 tpa at Renedo plant for photovoltaic market

Keywords: Saint-Gobain, glass, PV, photovoltaic, Renedo, Spain, furnace, Santander

French construction group Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has inaugurated its new solar glass furnace at Saint-Gobain Glass Renedo plant in Spain, 15km from Santander in the north of the country, the company revealed.

The Spanish plant had been ongoing construction of leading-edge technology installations to replace old machinery and boost the site’s production capabilities.

Specialised in the manufacture of patterned glass for...