1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Products -Flint cullet -Brown/ amber cullet -Green cullet -Float glass -Foamed glass aggregate -Glass powder

5. 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

6. 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

8. vaahtolasi -foam glass The benefits of Foamit light weight aggregate Small unit weight Good thermal conductivity Good bearing capacity Low capillarity Non-flammable Does not contain organic material Reusable

9. infrakentaminen Soil construction Foamed 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.. Applications Roads and streets Yard areas Pipe trenches Sports grounds Pedestrian and cycle paths Railways Harbours

10. talonrakennus House building Foamed 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

11. infrakentaminen. Weighing screening Cleaned crushed glass 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 metal

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