• Vitro Cristalglass inaugurates furnace capable of tempering largest dimension glass sheets in Spain.
• The company opens a new avenue of competitive advantage with this one of a kind furnace in the Spanish Peninsula.

Vitro executives and local authorities in the opening day.

In the first semestre of this 2007 Vitro Cristalglass, Vitro’s subsidiary in Europe, inaugurated its new furnace in the La Rozada facility, located in the vicinity of Villadecanes, Leon. This furnace is the only one in the Spanish Peninsula with the capacity to temper the largest dimension laminated glass sheets and the third in Europe.

Vitro Cristalglass is now tempering and thermo-hardening laminated glass sheets in large format (6.000 X 3.300 meters) and in thickness of 6mm and 19mm. Through this process standard flat glass is transformed into a higher resistance glass that withstands greater stress forces coming from high impact or drastic temperature changes.

According to José Cubillo, Vitro Cristalglass’ President, with the installation of this new furnace, the company opens a new avenue of competitive advantage by fulfilling the needs of the strictest requirements of the market place and becoming one of the few companies in Europe capable of producing this type and quality of glass.

“This new strategic investment by Vitro allows us to generate new jobs in the community, optimize our production capacity and, in a broader sense, support economic activity in the surrounding communities while satisfying the needs of our current and future customer base” stated.

Vitro Cristalglass is part of Vitro’s Flat Glass business unit and is the industry leader in the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of specialty glass for the construction industry in Spain and Portugal.

Vitro Cristalglass is comprised of eleven business centers:

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