Emirates Float Glass (EFG) LLC, founded by Dubai Investments PJSC, is setting up a 600 tonnes per day state-of-the-art float glass plant in the UAE.

EFG’s licence agreement with PPG Industries will provide the float glass company with process and product technology services, process assessment and product licensing rights. IANUA SPA has been awarded the lump sum turnkey contract to construct the plant in a 320,000 sq m plot under the construction agreement.
Signing the agreements were Khalid Kalban, managing director and CEO, Dubai Investments, William Klingensmith, vice president of PPG Industries’ float glass division, and Dr Andrea Greinschgl, technical director, IANUA SPA.
“The selection of PPG Industries as the technology partner indicates the strong resolve on EFG’s part to produce high quality products for its customers,” Kalban said. “The float glass line will start production in 2007 and within 2 to 3 years we plan to expand by setting up a number of related manufacturing facilities including an additional float line, a coating line and related products.”
Klingensmith said PPG would assure both short-term and long-term success for EFG through the transfer of state-of-the art technology for the production of a wide range of high-end float glass products. 
PPG Industries, founded in 1883, is a global supplier of glass, coatings, fibre glass and chemicals. The company has about 50 production facilities in the United States and about 108 worldwide, including subsidiaries, joint ventures and equity affiliates. 
Dr Greinschgl said the PPG and IANUA team of engineers had already commenced  basic design activities.  IANUA has been involved since 1975 in designing and building machinery and plants used in glass manufacturing around the world. 
Dubai Investments owns two major glass-processing units in UAE and has announced its intentions to acquire a third plant in Saudi Arabia.