On completion in 207, the new GroGlass glass tinting factory in Riga will be able to process up to 1.2M/sqm of glass/pa to help Dutch tomato growers improve crop yields. At a ceremony 12/Oct 2006, the director-general of the Latvian-Dutch joint venture, A Kelbergs & Riga Mayor A Aksenoks,immured a time capsule in the new plant's foundation stone. Kelbergs said the new plant was the largest high-tech investment in Latvia since the restoration of independence. The glass-processing factory was launched with backing from the Latvian Invest/Dev. Agency & EU funds;total investment amounts to LVL 16M. The plant will coat glass with a special anti-reflective layer that will increase light transmission by about 8%. The processed glass will be exported to the Netherlands, which is one of the world leaders in vegetable growing, & where lack of light is the main obstacle.
