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This project let Pilkington UK modernize production, cut emissions, and boost efficiency.“ In the first year of production, we saved 15,000 metric tons of carbon emissions by moving from the old furnace to the new arrangement.”
Cowley Hill Works, also in St Helens, is part of a broader strategy to expand coating capabilities. Pilkington UK has produced online coatings at Greengate Works and offline coating at Cowley Hill Works for years, but has recently added a new wet-chemistry process to boost glass performance and help customers meet tougher building standards.“ We’ re the only manufacturer in the area with both online and offline coating capabilities, and we’ re now preparing to add a third coating technology.”
Pilkington UK’ s decarbonization efforts go beyond manufacturing to product development. Pilkington Mirai™ grew out of
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www. heatingservicesnw. co. uk work focused on cutting embodied carbon without sacrificing performance. The result showed what the business can achieve by changing raw materials, energy sources, and production methods.“ Pilkington Mirai™ reduces embodied carbon by 52 percent.”
Yet technical achievements must make commercial sense. That realization led to the next product in the range.“ Pilkington Mirai Øne™ delivers a 30 percent reduction in embodied carbon at a much more acceptable cost level for the market.”
Alongside lower-carbon products, Pilkington UK is ramping up circular manufacturing by increasing its use of cullet( broken / waste glass). This approach reduces carbon and cuts reliance on virgin raw materials. Still, no initiative has drawn more attention than the company’ s work with hydrogen.
Pilkington UK became the first glass manufacturer to run a live float-glass furnace using 100 percent hydrogen fuel, a
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