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produce 60,000 tons of con- container glass products. What commenced operations in 2011
tainer glass per annum, this plant started as a single glass plant at Nigel. With one furnace, this
has commenced production with supplying the beer and beverage plant has an installed capacity of
a capacity of 40,000 tons per industries has evolved into the 116,000 tons per annum.
annum. Production could be company that supplies 80 per Consol’s major customers
increased to 60,000 tons per cent of South Africa’s glass con- include leading beverage and food
annum depending upon market tainers products. companies operating in Africa,
conditions. The company inaugurated its such as Anheuser-Busch InBev,
“We’re using South Africa as second container glass plant in Diageo, Distell, East African
a springboard to get into the rest 1956 at Bellville. This plant has Breweries, Namibia Breweries,
of Africa, starting with acquir- four furnaces with an installed Heineken and Tiger Brands.
ing a glass-making business in capacity of 282,000 tons per
Kenya, and another in Nigeria,” annum of container glass. Consol NAMPAK GLASS
says Johan du Plessis, Senior Glass’s third production plant Nampak Glass is one of two
Executive at Consol Glass. commenced operations in 1982 container glass manufactur-
Consol’s Wadeville production at Clayville. With four furnaces, ers in South Africa, and has
facility commenced operations in this plant has an installed capac- a market share of approximate-
1946. This plant has two fur- ity of 302,000 tons of container ly 20 per cent of the domestic
naces with an installed capacity glass products. Consol’s fourth market. Nampak Glass operate
of 155,000 tons per annum of and last plant in South Africa three furnaces and nine produc-

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