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FURNACE TECHNOLOGY
Furnace technology
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times,” stated Thomas Doudoux,
Verallia Vauxrot plant manager.
The match ceremony, which
celebrates in both a festive and
solemn way the lighting of a
new furnace, dates back to the
times when furnaces were reli-
giously blessed. Though secu-
lar today, the event still features
a ‘godmother’, a member of
the plant team. The godmoth-
er of Vauxrot’s new furnace is
Elisabeth Demuyt, the plant’s
management assistant.
The Vauxrot facility employs
around 150 people. It produces
600,000 bottles a day.
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OF THE TOP THREE relationships in all regions. In
An independent group, Verallia 2016, Verallia achieved net sales
is one of the world’s top three of EUR 2.4 billion. O
manufacturers of glass packag-
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proposes innovative, custom-
ized and environmentally friend-
ly solutions. Verallia produced
around 16 billion glass bottles
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