An exclusive conversation between the editor of FBP magazine & Mr. Rajesh Khosla, President & CEO of AGI glaspac

An exclusive conversation between the editor of FBP magazine & Mr. Rajesh Khosla, President & CEO of AGI glaspac

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Please give us a brief overview of AGI glaspac and its business operations in India.

Associated Glass Industries Ltd., (AGI) was established in the year 1972 with a capacity of 80 tonnes/day (TPD). In 1981, HSIL Ltd. acquired AGI, renamed AGI to “AGI glaspac” and upgraded the furnace capacity to 180 TPD. In 1996, AGI achieved its first ISO 9000 certificate. In 2000, the first new furnace (F2) was added, which increased the capacity to 450 TPD. In 2004, the second new furnace (F-3) was added to raise the capacity to 600 TPD. In 2009, a new greenfield plant was started at Bhongir with the third new furnace (F-4) of capacity 500 TPD, which raised the capacity to 1100 TPD. In 2011, we exported our first consignment. In 2012, the fourth new furnace (F-5) was added, which increased the capacity from 1100 TPD to 1600TPD with a colouringforehearth. It is also the largest container glass manufacturing facility at a single location in Asia. In 2016, electrostatic precipitators were installed to reduce SOX, NOX and CO2. In 2017, we introduced TPM, LEAN and Six Sigma. In 2019, AGI glaspac invested in natural gas to curb carbon emissions. We also installed machinery like end-of-theline packaging for robotic case packers, case palletisers, cullet washing systems, automated dry optical sorting systems, etc.

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