International Cookware Plots Latest Furnace Rebuild

International Cookware,French tableware glass specialist,is plotting a furnace rebuild next summer. The company has been at the forefront of decarbonisation for 25 years.

While construction of a furnace rebuild at International Cookware’s glass manufacturing facility may not be for another seven months, it doesn’t mean that Johann Brunie and his team are not already busy.

Preparation work on the new oven has already begun, with discussions about the schedule, modelling of how the furnace will look and, importantly, the environmental aspects of the investment.

His team has already had discussions with modelling experts from Glass Service in the Czech Republic about the rebuilt furnace. The talks focused on the geometry of the new oven and ways to improve the modifications.

The glass maker has already placed refractory orders with its long term partner, French compatriot Sefpro, ahead of the construction next year.

The project has received funding from the France Relance project, a French government scheme to help boost domestic industry as it recovers from the lockdowns caused by the pandemic. Grants are given to companies which have decarbonisation strategies and that have aims to reduce their emissions.