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rebuilt the glass melting furnace with lead times of 6 to 12 months, at a minimum in normal times,” its position paper explains. Glass Fibre Europe warns the economic and social impact of such a situation would not only be dramatic to the glass fibre sector, but would also have a cascading effect on all the glass reinforced plastic or composite material supply chains. Temporarily limiting manufacturing activity by
Above: Glass fibre reinforce- ment producers want to be sure they can keep furnaces running
continuously during the current energy crisis
filament glass fibre manufacturing requires steady state, continuous operation to keep the glass melted,” the association says. “Cutting the energy supply, even temporarily, to a glass fibre installation would irreversibly damage the industrial equipment. Shall an interruption occur for more than a few hours (20 hours), the furnace temperature drops, the molten glass solidifies, cracks appear in the furnace with the associated risk of glass leakages and injuries to the employees. To restart, it is imperative to repair or
keeping the melted glass warm (‘hot hold’) is not fit for purpose either, since the energy savings would be at best marginal, it says. Glass Fibre Europe says it is calling on the authorities “to include in the energy contingency plans the continuous supply of energy to the continuous filament glass fibre installations and to consult the manufacturers in case of potential energy shortages.”
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