Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France) announced that its ISOVER plant in Orange (France), Europe’s largest mineral wool manufacturing site, will benefit from a €15 million investment to rebuild its furnace in 2023. Saint Gobain previously announced investment to increase ISOVER’s production capacity.
The stake of the investment is not only to modernize the site’s industrial plant, it’s also to modify the manufacturing processes to make them more environmentally friendly by using notably 70% to 83% cullet in the furnace. For the record, ISOVER has set a target of 80% cullet in all its glass wools by 2025.
The ISOVER plant (Source: Saint-Gobain)
The project includes a complete reconstruction of the furnace that will be coupled with other structural work. This will enable the site to adapt to changes in the insulation market and produce more efficient and sustainable solutions with an ever more environmentally friendly manufacturing process.
A total of €120 million is expected to be invested starting from 2022 and over the next few years to increase ISOVER’s production capacities in France and allow to renovate the equivalent of 100,000 additional homes each year by 2025.