Quality Improved with Reduced Segregation at Libbey Glass Libbey Glass - Toledo, Ohio The Need Libbey Glass is the leading producer of high quality, machine made glass tableware in North America. The soda-lime glass used for beverage glasses is primarily composed of silica, limestone, soda, and cullet (crushed, recycled glass). This mixture is referred to as “glass batch. ” The glass batch ingredients are weighed and blended before they are fed into a storage bin and then melted in a furnace. Molten glass is drawn from the furnace and delivered to molding and forming equipment, where the glass is progressively formed into finished tableware, heat treated, and cooled. A major furnace rebuild included a new batch charging system and replacement of the glass batch storage bin. The quality

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