Asahi Glass to Build Third Float Glass Furnace in the Czech Republic.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 11, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Asahi Glass announced plans August 10 to build a new float glass Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating the molten glass on a bed of molten tin. This method gives the glass uniform thickness and very flat surfaces. Modern window glass is float glass. furnace furnace, enclosed space for the burning of fuel. There are many kinds of furnaces, the type depending upon the fuel and the use to which the heat produced within it is put. Most familiar are the furnaces used in the heating of buildings. in the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. . Asahi Glass will invest 14.5 billion yen to establish a third furnace in Czech. Construction of the new furnace, with a capcity of 700 tons per day, is scheduled to begin from the end of 2006 and its volume production around the beginning of 2008. Beligian-based Asahi Glass subsidiary Glaverbel S.A. conducts business activities in the Czech Republic through Glaverbel Czech A.S., established in 1990. Asahi Glass can utilize the land and production system owned by the Czech sub, which will speed up the construction work, reduce the cost of investment, and use accumulated ac·cu·mu·late v. ac·cu·mu·lat·ed, ac·cu·mu·lat·ing, ac·cu·mu·lates v.tr. To gather or pile up; amass. See Synonyms at gather. v.intr. To mount up; increase. expertise and existing human material resources, while sharing a common language and a corporate culture. By concentrating three float glass furnaces at a single site in one base, Asahi Glass hopes to benefit from advantages of scale in terms of performance and flexibility of production. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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