Insulation industry news from Global Insulation

Latvia: Valmieras Stikla Škiedra has completed the installation of a new E-glass melting furnace at its Valmiera glass fibre plant in Valmiera municipality. The company says that the furnace will reach full-capacity production in October 2021, ahead of schedule. Installing the furnace was one of the company’s 2021 strategic development goals, with the aim of strengthening its position among regional glass fibre products suppliers.

It said “The switch to investment and growth is now the logical step. We have already started further investment projects in order to meet the market requirements in 2022.”