30 June 2025
New hybrid furnace for luxury glass packaging
Verescence, a global leader in luxury glass packaging for the perfumery and cosmetics industry, and Fives, an international engineering group, have entered into a strategic partnership to decarbonize glass production in France.
The project includes replacing an existing furnace with a new hybrid oxy-gas technology at Verescence’s Mers-les-Bains site. It will be the world’s first glass hybrid furnace for cosmetics applications.
This innovative project is part of Verescence’s ambitious decarbonization roadmap, which includes significant investments to electrify the technologies and industrial equipment used in our sites, notably our furnaces, feeders, and lehrs.
Thomas Riou
CEO of Verescence
We are very proud to lead this major project at the Mers-les-Bains factory, the flagship site of our group. For our French operations, this marks a significant milestone, building on the actions undertaken by our teams since 2016 to reduce our CO2 emissions by 70% by 2030.
Hélène Marchand
General Manager France of Verescence
Eco-friendly glass technology
Prium® Eco-Flex, a new hybrid furnace, will be able to produce 150 tonnes of glass per day. It will run on a combination of oxy-gas and electricity, replacing up to 80% of fossil fuels with electrical power. This configuration will drastically reduce carbon emissions while maintaining the production of high-quality glass.
The new furnace will be equipped with an H.R.A.™ (Heat Recovery Area) system, developed by Fives, which enables the recovery of heat from waste gas directly into the furnace.
This solution increases the furnace’s energy efficiency by preheating the batch in a lowered superstructure section, leading to further efficiency gains.
Our hybrid furnace technology is designed to help glassmakers achieve ambitious environmental targets. It brings together flexibility, efficiency, and lower emissions, facilitating a green transition without compromising on performance or glass quality.
Alexandre Brusset
Vice President - Glass at Fives
By combining expertise, Verescence and Fives are setting a new benchmark to transform the industry through innovation and responsible growth.
About Verescence
Verescence is the global leader in glass bottle manufacturing for the perfumery and cosmetics industry. The company has a production capacity of 600 million bottles per year and employs 2,500 people across its sites worldwide. Verescence supplies its customers with glass through high-quality, environmentally friendly, and innovative solutions. The company has 130 years of glass expertise and a unique geographical footprint (4 glass production sites and 5 finishing sites in France, Spain, the United States and South Korea), making it the partner of choice for the world’s largest beauty market players.
For more information: www.verescence.com
About Fives Group
As an industrial engineering group with a heritage of over 200 years, Fives designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines in various sector, such as aerospace and special machining, aluminium, automotive and manufacturing industries, cement, energy, logistics, steel, and glass. In 2024, Fives achieved €2.3 billion of sales and employed close to 9,200 people in 25 countries.
For more information: www.fivesgroup.com
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