Emirates Float Glass LLC (EFG) held a groundbreaking ceremony at its 320,000 sq m plot in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD).

Leading dignitaries from government departments and business houses including investors, glass processors, fabricators, building developers, consultants and contractors attended the function. 
Khalid Kalban, MD and CEO of Dubai Investments, thanked what he described as the excellent support provided by the Higher Corporation of Specialised Economic Zones (HCSEZ) and the management team of ICAD, which helped in expediting the project construction activities. 
The float glass production plant, being constructed at a cost of $193 million, will have an annual capacity in excess of 160,000 tonnes of architectural, automotive, pyrolytic, coated and special products. The design engineering has been completed by the turnkey contractor for the project - IANUA of Italy and licensor PPG Industries, USA.  The 600 tonnes per day manufacturing facility will incorporate state-of-the-art technology features, leveraging the advancement of glass science and technical developments by PPG Industries worldwide.
The detailed roadmap towards the completion of this project has been drawn with the involvement of various participating agencies to accomplish the commencement of operations and overall schedule.
Kalban said, “With the setting up of such facilities in glass and related segments, the glass division of Dubai Investments will endeavour to satisfy the varying needs of regional consumer demands and offer the best in quality, availability and delivery.”
Emirates Float Glass will be the first company to commence manufacturing activities at ICAD II.  Considering the proposed plans of investment in ICAD II by various industries, it is envisaged that the industrial zone will house diversified manufacturing units, which in a large way will complement each other.
“EFG is another milestone towards the major initiatives of Dubai Investments to build a conglomerate with a whole basket of product ranges in glass applications and emerge as a leader in the glass solutions business in the region,” said Kalban.
“The projects, besides having strategic importance to the UAE’s industrial development, would also help leverage the industrial growth of upstream and downstream manufacturing facilities aligned to this business segment and usher in an era of rapid investment opportunities in manufacturing,” he added.