Pilkington saves 15,000 tonnes of carbon

Summary

Glassmaker Pilkington UK says its recently-installed rolled glass line at the Greengate plant in St Helens has saved 15,000 tonnes of carbon in its first year of operation.

In 2024 Pilkington, part of the Japanese NSG Group, closed its Watson Street furnace and production line at which had been in operation for almost 200 years. It decided to move production onto one site at the nearby Greengate site.

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