He paid tribute to the Luckey staff and said: 'Without their hard work and sacrifice we wouldnвЂ™t be where we are today. 'We certainly didnвЂ™t do it alone we did it with a lot of collaboration and teamwork from many partners.' Luckey Plant Manager Dan Knecht it was 'an amazing achievement to get to the point where we are today.' The facility has created 150 new jobs as well as several jobs in the construction sector during the building of the plant. вЂњSpecifically this 500,000ft2 is site is part of an overall $380 million investment by NSG to support the growing solar market that our business had the opportunity to serve.вЂќ

He said: вЂњThis project represents a key milestone for us in our strategy of growing our business by meeting the unique requirements of our customers and making sure we are adding value to their businesses. The lighting was officially conducted by Richard Altman, Regional Director for Architectural Glass and Solar at NSG Pilkington. The facility has a melting capacity of 600 tons per day conductive oxide (TCO) coated glass to supply the solar market. The official lighting ceremony took place yesterday at the 500,000ft2 facility.

NSG Pilkington North America has ignited the furnace at its greenfield Luckey, Ohio, USA plant.

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