A new, 800/tpd float glass plant will be set up by Companhia Brasileira de Vidros Planos (CBVP), a subsidiary of the industrial concern, Grupo Cornelia Brennand. The whole process plant procurement and implementation is entrusted to the French engineering company, Fives Stein. Grupo Cornelio Brennand is an industrial group operating in renewable energies and in large-scale real estate projects. Its float glass subsidiary, CBVP, is now building with Fives Stein the most modern float glass plant in Brazil. The new plant is designed for a nominal production of 800/tpd and will produce glass for both the architectural and automotive markets. Fives Stein will deliver and integrate the complete glass manufacturing process, starting from batch plant to cutting line and glass handling systems. the equipment will incorporate the most recent technologies for high glass quality, yield and energy-efficiency. The company will minimize their environmental impact by the use of a recently developed melting and fining technology, the L.E.M. (Low Energy Melter), a result of Fives Stein's R&D activities, which reduces the furnace energy consumption and the plant greenhouse gas emissions by 20%.
