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Fives partners with VICAL on 200-metric-tonne-a-day all-electric glass furnace to cut CO₂ emissions

PUBT·09/30/2026 10:09:03
Fives partners with VICAL on 200-metric-tonne-a-day all-electric glass furnace to cut CO₂ emissions
  • Fives outlined an ESG-linked decarbonization project to supply VICAL with an all-electric container-glass furnace in Costa Rica.
  • The Prium E-Melt cold-top vertical melter is designed to cut CO₂ emissions versus conventional glass-melting technology.
  • Planned capacity is 200 metric tonnes per day, producing flint glass or green glass.
  • VICAL CEO Rolando Charpentier called it the world’s largest all-electric furnace for container glass, citing Costa Rica’s 99% renewable electricity.
  • Fives will also deliver hot-end equipment, including a working end, forehearth system.


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