We shape a carbon-neutral glass industry, for a brighter future

At SEFPRO, we provide future-proof refractory solutions to the glass industry. We are leaders in refractory materials and solutions that resist to everything, but adapt to change.

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Among the various ways to design a crown, material selection is done between fused cast or sintered, with a natural dominance of sintered material. In the context of industrial footprint contraction, we observe a tendency to get larger pull rate per furnace, and this leads to larger designs of spans for the crown, up to 7-9 m.

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Cast In Place, (CIP), SEFPROCare, cold repairs

Over time, your furnace face corrosion, erosion, and material loss, especially in complex structural configurations . Repair Cast In Place Alumina was designed precisely for these challenges. Its self-flowing, self-leveling formulation makes it ideal for cold repairs, restoring the shape and performance of glass-contact zones quickly and safely without full refractory replacement.

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SEFPRO CARE Hot bottom AZS asset, process, and content.

SEFPRO CARE® faced a remarkable challenge: performing China's first-ever "hot-state furnace bottom repair without shutdown" for a container glass manufacturer in Henan Province, China. A follow-up inspection four months later confirmed that the repaired section remains stable, successfully helping the client avoid massive losses from production stoppage.

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SEFPRO is committed to play its key role in the glass industry’s transition to carbon neutrality with ambitious goals, concrete actions for all three scopes of carbon emissions. Discover more about our actions and solutions to support our customers’ journey to carbon neutrality.

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Service phases

Service and reinforced support during your glass furnace lifetime

SEFPRO refractories experts have developed a range of services to ensure the highest level of premium glass quality and make the most of your furnace life.