• a total population of 5.4 million• a land area of 338 145 km²• languages: Finnish (91%), Swedish (6%)• an average GDP per capita of 33 600 EUR• Forssa 120 km from Helsinki

Forssa

Finland

• Finland’s leading glass recycler• Trading since 1995• Based in Forssa in South-west Finland • Opened a new glass treatment plant in 2010• 120 000 MT per year capacity• Began foamed glass production in 2011• Capasity 150 000 cubic metres of aggregate • Operates its own fleet of 12 trucks

The company collects and treats• Packaging glass The majority of Finland’s packaging glass (for beverages) is part of a deposit system.Empty bottles are returned to 4000 shops for a refund of 0.10-0.30€/ bottle. • Float glass (window/automotive glass)Float glass is collected from Pilkington and other glass-cutting units.Uusioaines rents out containers to customers and makes regular collections.

Services

Products

- Flint cullet- Brown/ amber cullet- Green cullet- Float glass

- Foamed glass aggregate- Glass powder

Annually (2012) the glass treatment plant handles:

• c. 65 000 MT of packaging glass • c. 25 000 MT of float glass

The annual collectable glass input for Finland is:• c. 120 000 MT• the recycling rate is c. 80 % (based on

incoming flow)

2012 statistics• 55 employees• Estimated turnover of c. 13.5 million

Euros

•Clean, pure cullet 25 MT/h•Low moisture content•Accurate colour sorting•The filtering out of pyroceramics and crystalware•Sample-analysing system provides accurate feedback about the quality

The new glass-recycling plant

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Soil constructionFoamed glass is used as a lightweight aggregate for soil construction and frost insulation.

Foamed glass can be applied like other aggregates and doesn’t require any special machinery.

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Applications•Roads and streets•Yard areas•Pipe trenches•Sports grounds•Pedestrian and cycle paths•Railways•Harbours

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House buildingFoamed glass can be used for insulation, weight minimisation and under basements in house building. Foamed glass is a non-flammable product and does not contain organic matter.

It is very easy to build using foamed glass as it is lightweight and in granulated form. The installation on site can be done by trucks in big bags or loose in bulk.

Applications•Basements•Frost insulation•Lightweight filling•Foundations’ footings and underfilling•Roof construction•Terraces•Yards

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Weighing

screening

Cleaned crushedglass

Milling: Foaming:

drying

ball mill

semistorage

feeding

pre-crushing

storage of Powder

mixing

Glass powder Additive

paper

plastic

Foaming and cooling

furnace

Foamed glass production process

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Thank you very much !