Gomelsteklo has announced that it intends to set up a new facility for production of energy-saving glass with magnetron coating in 2010. The Prime Minister of Belarus, Sergei Sidorsky, issued the relevant order during his tour of the company on 3 February 2010. The new facility will manufacture a wide range of glass products including energy-saving glass. "This glass will be used in new homes, which will facilitate energy saving," said the Belarusian Prime Minister, adding that the float glass production line project should be implemented in due course. The manufacturing process is scheduled to begin in March 2010 and is the first project of its kind in the glass industry of Belarus. The new manufacturing capacities will more than double the volume of production and increase export percentage to 70%-75%, also creating 265 jobs.
