Ciner Glass signs machinery contract for new Belgian plant

Ciner Glass is investing in a new greenfield container glass plant in Lommel, Belgium, and construction work is under way.

The project in Lommel involves building a new, state-of-the-art container glass production facility. The site will host two furnaces, with a production capacity 650 tonnes per day. Each furnace will feed four production lines consisting of two 8+8 triple gob tandem machines and two 10+10 triple gob tandem machines.

Ciner Glass Belgium is collaborating closely with its European partners to ensure the successful completion of the project. October 11, 2024, the company has signed the machinery equipment contract for the new container glass plant.

Ciner Glass has selected the following providers to help construct the plant:

• Bottero – for the hot-end equipment (acting as the project leader)

• Lahti Glass Technology – for the batch plant

• TecoGlas – for the furnace

• E2Pack – for Cold End Packaging equipment

• Tiama – for Inspection machines

By 2027, two furnaces will be in operation at Lommel, with a total of 1,300 tonnes produced daily, and 430,000 tonnes of glass produced annually, developing more than 2 billion glass bottles.

Ciner Glass plans to invest over EUR 600 million at Lommel, making it one of the biggest foreign investments in Belgium in the last ten years, creating more than 500 direct jobs and helping to serve the European glass market.

This investment will not only support economic growth but also contribute to a cleaner planet. Ciner Glass is committed to reducing its environmental footprint by providing customers with high-quality container glass, that is not only lighter but also produced with minimal energy consumption.