Saint-Gobain Glass Announces Investment Of Over £15M In Uk Magnetron Coating Plant

The magnetron coater, the first of its kind in the UK, represents an investment in excess of £15m for Saint-Gobain Glass. The new plant will be dedicated to manufacturing high performance soft coat low-E glasses for the UK and Irish markets. Production of glasses from the SGG PLANITHERM range is expected to start at Eggborough by the end of 2003. This major investment has been made in response to the dramatic growth in sales of Saint-Gobain low-E glasses due to recent changes to Building Regulations.