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SCHOTT Produces Optical Glass with 100 Percent Hydrogen

This is a major step towards climate-friendly specialty glass production.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The next milestone on the way to climate-neutral production has been reached: After successfully testing glass production with 100 percent hydrogen on a laboratory scale last spring, SCHOTT has now completed the much anticipated industrial-scale application. For three days, the Mainz-based specialty glass expert melted optical glass in a furnace using the new technology for the first time – exclusively heated by hydrogen, completely free of natural gas. So far, SCHOTT has been conducting i...

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