USGlass - October 2008 - USGlass Magazine

Distribution&Production
PPG Resumes Operations in
Wichita Falls Following Flood
After flooding forced the temporary
closure of PPG Industries’
glass manufacturing operation
in Wichita Falls, Texas, on August 19
(see September 2008 USGlass, page 18),
some operations have resumed.
Float glass line number one was fully
operating shortly after the storm, and
the tempering line was brought back
online at the beginning of September.
Efforts to restore production on float
glass line number two have taken additional
time, with an expected return to
service by the end of this month.
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Charles Hanley, director of production,
PPG Performance Glazings, praised
plant employees, who began restoration
efforts immediately. “Since the flooding,
our people have worked around the
clock to restore operations. The threat
uncontrolled water poses to a glass plant
is significant, and we’re pleased that
workers’ efforts to restore operations
have proceeded without injury.”
Texas Governor Rick Perry approved
disaster assistance for Wichita County
following the flooding. The plant’s basement
was flooded, affecting vital equipment
and electrical controls that manage
vessels operating at temperatures
between 1,000 and 3,000 degrees
Fahrenheit.
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Gordon Aluminum
Recovers from Facility Fire
Gordon Aluminum Industries Inc.
experienced a fire at its facility in
Schofield, Wis., on August 23. No one
was injured.
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