Who is CiNER Glass?
CiNER Glass Ltd is a 100% family-owned business, headquartered in  
London and a major international conglomerate. This project would be our 
biggest new build investment outside Turkey to date and is part of a  
significant expansion programme across Europe and the USA. CiNER is 
also the world’s number one producer of natural soda ash, a key raw 
material in the production of glass.
If our plans receive the necessary planning approval, CiNER Glass 
intends to supply glass bottles to food and beverage producers  
across the UK from 2024 when the facility would begin operation. 
Why Wales?
South Wales is well positioned to serve the existing UK operations of  
our customers. 
There are no major container glass production manufacturers in Wales.  
In fact, there are none within a 300km (186 mile) radius of South East 
Wales. Our intention is to get as close to our customers as possible to  
cut the economic and environmental costs of transporting glass.
With good access to road and port infrastructure and a skilled local 
workforce makes Wales an obvious choice for CiNER’s expansion.
The UK has high volumes of imports of container glass. Wales is 
recognised as one of the world’s leading recyclers, but also exports a large 
proportion of its recycled glass. This recyled glass is also used in 
the construction industry.
Our vision is to build a centre of engineering excellence in glass 
technology in Wales, which can compete with the best in the world. 
Introduction to the Project
CiNER Glass UK is proposing to build a glass container 
manufacturing facility which utilises recycled glass, 
located within the Rassau Industrial Estate in Ebbw Vale. 
The project has the potential to be one of the largest 
single investments in Wales for some considerable time, 
and would create job opportunities and wider economic 
benefits for generations to come.  
Mrs Didem Ciner
Executive Board Member,
CiNER Glass Ltd
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Utilities
Waste
Cullet
Filter
Hot & Cold Pressing
LPG & RMS Building
Substation
Security
Batch
Silo
Warehouse
Chimney
Cullet Store
Dragon Glass Bottle Manufacturing Facility
What are we consulting on? 
CiNER Glass propose to construct and operate a glass container 
manufacturing facility within the Rassau Industrial Estate, to the north of 
Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales.
The facility, referred to in the planning documents as “Dragon Glass  
Bottle Manufacturing Facility”, would consist of a four-part operation for 
the production of glass containers: melting and forming; the handling of 
raw materials; inspection and packaging and warehousing.
The plant would consist of two glass manufacturing furnaces and 
associated chimney stacks with accompanying buildings, cullet (recycled 
glass) storage, raw material silos, waste stores, external hardstanding,  
attenuation ponds for the control of surface water, landscape planting, 
secure boundary fencing and vehicle and cycle parking including electric 
charging points.
According to the environmental and air quality modelling it has been 
calculated that the chimney stacks would be approximately 75m high 
with the cullet buildings, stores, batch building and silos, approximately 
40m in height.
Due to the nature of the glass furnaces, the facility will operate 
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The proposed development would be constructed over a period of 
approximately four years. The first phase of construction is proposed to 
commence in 2022 following approval of the planning application and 
lasting around two years. 
Construction of a second furnace will be undertaken alongside the 
operational aspects of the first furnace. The facility would then become 
fully operational by 2026 with both glass making furnaces in operation. 
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Who is CiNER Glass?
CiNER Glass Ltd is a 100% family-owned business, headquartered in  London and a major international conglomerate. This project would be our 
biggest new build investment outside Turkey to date and is part of a  significant expansion programme across Europe and the USA. CiNER is 
also the world’s number one producer of natural soda ash, a key raw material in the production of glass.
If our plans receive the necessary planning approval, CiNER Glass intends to supply glass bottles to food and beverage producers  
across the UK from 2024 when the facility would begin operation. 
Why Wales?
South Wales is well positioned to serve the existing UK operations of  our customers. 
There are no major container glass production manufacturers in Wales.  In fact, there are none within a 300km (186 mile) radius of South East 
Wales. Our intention is to get as close to our customers as possible to  cut the economic and environmental costs of transporting glass.
With good access to road and port infrastructure and a skilled local workforce makes Wales an obvious choice for CiNER’s expansion.
The UK has high volumes of imports of container glass. Wales is recognised as one of the world’s leading recyclers, but also exports a large 
proportion of its recycled glass. This recyled glass is also used in the construction industry.
Our vision is to build a centre of engineering excellence in glass technology in Wales, which can compete with the best in the world. 
Introduction to the Project
CiNER Glass UK is proposing to build a glass container manufacturing facility which utilises recycled glass, 
located within the Rassau Industrial Estate in Ebbw Vale. The project has the potential to be one of the largest 
single investments in Wales for some considerable time, and would create job opportunities and wider economic 
benefits for generations to come.  
Mrs Didem CinerExecutive Board Member,
CiNER Glass Ltd
Utilities
Waste
Cullet
Filter
Hot & Cold Pressing
LPG & RMS Building
SubstationSecurity
Batch
Silo
Warehouse
ChimneyCullet Store
Dragon Glass Bottle Manufacturing Facility
What are we consulting on? 
CiNER Glass propose to construct and operate a glass container manufacturing facility within the Rassau Industrial Estate, to the north of 
Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales.
The facility, referred to in the planning documents as “Dragon Glass  Bottle Manufacturing Facility”, would consist of a four-part operation for 
the production of glass containers: melting and forming; the handling of raw materials; inspection and packaging and warehousing.
The plant would consist of two glass manufacturing furnaces and associated chimney stacks with accompanying buildings, cullet (recycled 
glass) storage, raw material silos, waste stores, external hardstanding,  attenuation ponds for the control of surface water, landscape planting, 
secure boundary fencing and vehicle and cycle parking including electric charging points.
According to the environmental and air quality modelling it has been calculated that the chimney stacks would be approximately 75m high 
with the cullet buildings, stores, batch building and silos, approximately 40m in height.
Due to the nature of the glass furnaces, the facility will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The proposed development would be constructed over a period of approximately four years. The first phase of construction is proposed to 
commence in 2022 following approval of the planning application and lasting around two years. 
Construction of a second furnace will be undertaken alongside the operational aspects of the first furnace. The facility would then become 
fully operational by 2026 with both glass making furnaces in operation. 
Artist Impression
Location
The proposed development would cover a total area of 21.5ha (53.13 
acres) on a vacant plot within the Rassau Industrial Estate, on its  
eastern edge. There are built  facilities of the industrial estate to 
the north, south and west, to the east is open grassland leading to 
Carno Reservoir. 
The site is allocated within the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone and occupies 
a strategic location adjacent to the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road in 
the heart of the South Wales Valleys, approximately 700m to the north of 
Rassau village and 3km (1.9m) north of Ebbw Vale town centre.
The site itself was developed during the original works on the industrial 
estate, where an earthworks plateau was created with an access road for 
utilities entering the site. The area is overgrown and consists of  
grassland, scrub and some woodland.
The estate currently comprises of purpose-built light industrial /
manufacturing units with ancillary office accommodation. There are 
existing tall structures next to the proposed site including two wind 
turbines, with permission granted for a third; existing electricity pylons 
and industrial units with associated tall chimney stacks. 
The industrial estate is situated on the foot slopes of Mynydd  
Llangynidr, approximately 450m south of the Brecon Beacons 
National Park (BBNP) boundary.
The site is currently owned by Welsh Government and Blaenau Gwent 
County Borough Council (BGCBC) and will be purchased by CiNER 
Glass subject to planning approval being granted.
Environmental Impact Assessment
The scheme has been deemed an EIA development and will be supported by an Environmental Statement (ES) which outlines the construction and 
operational impacts. The scope of the ES has been consulted and agreed upon by BGCBC.
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Jobs & Training
CiNER Glass intend to harness the social value of this proposed  development in making a positive and long-term contribution to the  
future of Wales. Once fully operational, our Ebbw Vale plant will directly employ around 600 people. There would also be significant 
opportunities in-directly within the supply chain and with 400 – 500 jobs created during the construction phase of the project, with several 
hundred people working on site during the peak of construction.  
We are committed to providing training and employment opportunities for local people. We plan to develop a comprehensive programme  
of training and apprenticeships in order to build the workforce required to run our new facility at Rassau. We will also provide internships. 
Our preferred strategy is to employ people from the local community who do not have preconceived ideas about ‘old fashioned’ glass manufacturing, 
training them to become future glass experts.
Glass production is a modern and technically advanced industry, the process requires highly skilled and qualified people. As part of our training 
programme, many of our new employees will have the opportunity to learn from experienced staff working at our Park Cam glass production plant in 
Bilecik, Turkey. 
We want to work constructively in partnership with the Welsh and  UK Governments as well as other relevant stakeholders, such as local 
education institutions and organisations including Job Centre Plus, Careers Wales and others. 
The hope is that the size and scale of this project can act as a catalyst, to provide further innovation and investment in the Valleys and 
across Wales.How is this project being funded?
How is this project being funded?
This new facility would cost around £350m to complete and we are committed to using local sub-contractors wherever possible. The project 
will be funded by the CiNER Group, invested in order to meet the growing demand for glass containers in the UK market.
We have applied to the Welsh Government for a grant to facilitate the costs that would be incurred for abnormal costs related to developing the 
proposed site and we have applied to the Economic Futures Fund, also  administered by the Welsh Government.
 
  
  
Images from inside our Park Cam glass production plant in Bilecik, Turkey. 
We are committed to observing all current legislation on improving the  
environment and making a direct contribution to reaching the UK 
net-zero emissions target.  We want to contribute to the low carbon 
energy production, green tech and net zero initiatives being developed 
by the Welsh and UK Governments.
We think it is important to cut the number of miles bottles have to 
travel to reach the customer. From Rassau, it is envisaged that our 
bottles will not have to travel more than 200 miles to reach their 
intended destination. 
We believe, that as a country, Wales could collect more of its recyclable 
glass. Our aim is to be able to use this recycled glass and avoid  
the necessity for it to travel long distances.
The use of recycled glass makes a vital contribution to cutting energy 
consumption by at least a fifth, as recycled glass melts at a lower 
temperature. 
The new facility would use its waste heat for hot water generation,  
general heating and cooling of the plant.
We also want to see an innovative glass Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) 
developed across the whole of Wales. This would allow the 
recycling process to be much easier and provide higher quality recycled 
glass. This scheme would be the first in the UK and one of the first 
in Europe.
We aim to work with local material suppliers to reduce the 
transportation distances and associated emissions from freight. 
We will also develop strategies to encourage the use of low carbon 
transport modes, including active and public transport, a strategy for 
electric vehicle charging and sufficient cycle parking, in order to 
reduce emissions from transport.
Once operational, the facility will require delivery of raw materials to 
the site including sand and soda ash to produce glass alongside other 
raw materials required for the production process, including the 
use of recycled glass. 
The facility will also need to transport the finished product of 
glass bottles and containers. The existing industrial estate road 
network and the adjacent A465 provides sufficient capacity to 
accommodate these transport requirements.  
As viable low emission solutions for HGVs such as electric, biomethane 
and hydrogen become available, we will be looking at options to adopt 
these technologies at scale in our transport arrangements. 
Transport
The site has been selected for its excellent transport links, including the upgrade works on the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road, access to the M4 
and wider regional connectivity plus its close proximity to the skilled workforce of the local area. 
Glass production and 
the environment
Glass is infinitely recyclable, it is a green product which has an exciting and sustainable future and can play an essential role in creating a 
circular economy.  
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why do you want to come to build a glass  
 bottle manufacturing and recycling factory  
 in South Wales? 
 This area has all the right conditions for us  
 to make a substantial and long-term 
 investment. Currently Wales has to import  
 all of its container glass. This is costly and  
 most importantly environmentally 
 unsustainable.
2. What is your experience and track record  
 in glass bottle manufacturing and recycling?
 We already supply bottles to the UK food  
 and beverage industry. 
 Our intention is to get as close to the 
 customer to cut the economic and 
 environmental costs of transporting glass.
3. What will the glass you make here 
 be used for?
 
 We will make wine and beer bottles for the  
 UK food and drinks industry.  
 We already have several customers close  
 by we need to supply in the region.
 
Our equipment can produce containers         
 and bottles of most shapes and sizes. At   
 full capacity we hope to have the ability to  
 produce in total either 4 million beer 
 bottles or two million wine bottles a day. In 
 total this amounts to around 900 tons of glass  
 each day. 
4. What is the size and nature of your 
 investment? 
 Our planned investment in Wales amounts to a  
 total of around £350m.  
 We aim to bring innovation and cutting-edge  
 technology to revolutionise how glass will be  
 produced in the UK in the future. 
5. What are Ciner Glass’ ambitions to expand  
 elsewhere in Europe? 
 
 We are a UK headquartered business with  
 ambitious plans for international expansion. 
 We have just announced our plans for a new  
 plant in Belgium.
 In our judgement this is the right time to 
 expand our operations in Europe. In Turkey we  
 are the second biggest glass producer. 
6. How many jobs will be created?
 
 Around 600 jobs will be created directly at the  
 glass production and recycling facility when it  
 is fully operational. 
 We will also need a network of subcontractors  
 from all over Wales to supply us with large  
 amounts recycled glass on a regular basis.  
 Ciner Glass wants to play a constructive role in  
 supporting the future prosperity of Wales and  
 the UK.
7. Will you be employing local people? 
 What sort of training will you provide? Will  
 you be providing apprenticeships?
 
 Ciner Glass is committed to providing local  
 people with training and development 
 opportunities. We plan to develop a 
 comprehensive programme of training and  
 apprenticeships in order to build the workforce  
 required to run our new facility at Rassau.
 In Turkey, we took the decision to employ only  
	 a	small	percentage	of	our	staff	with	previous	
 experience in the glass industry but decided  
 to train for ourselves the hundreds of people  
 we needed from the local area. We will do the  
 same here in Wales. 
 
 Ciner Glass needs highly skilled engineers  
 drawn from across many technical disciplines,  
 including graduates of STEM subjects.  
 We aim to work in partnership with Welsh 
 universities, colleges and other skills providers.
8.	How	can	the	local	community	benefit	from	
 this investment?
 We believe our presence can help boost 
 economic regeneration across the Valleys for  
 many years to come. The operation of the  
 plant in Blaenau Gwent is planned for an initial  
 thirty years but it is designed to last for up to 
 sixty years. 
 We will require a wide range of services which  
 can only be supplied locally. It is our intention  
 to employ local companies to help develop and  
 service the site.
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9. What is your commitment to addressing local  
 people’s concerns? 
 We want to work closely with local people and  
 listen to their concerns. 
 Some Blaenau Gwent councillors visited  
 Turkey to inspect our site there in 
 February 2020.  
10. What is your track record as a  
 responsible employer?
 
 Ciner Glass is a responsible employer and is  
 dedicated to the highest safety standards. 
 We pride ourselves on our relations with our  
 employees and whether in the USA or Turkey,  
 work closely with all labour unions. 
 
 We are also proud of our record of working  
 with the local community in Turkey which is  
 based near our glass production facility.   
11. Can you explain why glass is an 
 environmentally friendly material?
 
	 Glass	is	infinitely	recyclable	and	carbon	
 friendly. It is a green product which has an 
 exciting and sustainable future. 
12. How environmentally sustainable will this 
 manufacturing and recycling facility be?
 Most of the glass used in the UK has to travel  
 thousands of miles to reach consumers. This  
 is a practice which is wasteful and costly. Our  
 bottles will only have to travel a maximum of  
 150 miles to reach their intended destination. 
 We also want to explore how to use heat  
 created by the glassmaking process to 
 produce additional energy which could be  
 made available to heat local homes. 
13. How important is using recycled glass to 
 your plans? How much recycled glass will  
 you use?
 
 Our glassmaking process is able to use 100%  
 recycled glass.
 As a country, Wales currently collects 60% of  
 its recyclable glass. Our aim is to be able to  
 use this percentage and more in the future.
 We also want to see the development of an  
 innovative glass Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)  
 across the whole of Wales. This scheme would  
	 be	the	first	in	the	UK	and	one	of	the	first	 
 in Europe.
14.Why does using recycled glass cut 
 energy consumption?
 
 The use of recycled glass makes a vital 
 contribution to cutting energy consumption by  
	 at	least	a	fifth,	as	recycled	glass	melts	at	a	
 lower temperature. 
 Glass is traditionally melted at 1500 degrees.  
 Recycled glass melts at 1200 degrees.
15.  Has Ciner Glass made any commitment 
 to net zero emissions by 2030 or 2050? 
 Ciner Glass is committed to observing all 
 current legislation on improving the 
 environment and making a direct contribution  
 to reaching the UK net-zero emissions target.  
 That’s why we want to contribute to the low  
 carbon energy production, green tech and net  
 zero initiatives being developed by the Welsh  
 and UK Governments. 
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How to respond to this consultation
If you would like to respond to our proposals, 
either click on the link in the virtual exhibition 
or alternatively you can respond in the following ways. 
Email us at: 
cinerwales@secnewgate.uk 
Write to us at: 
FREEPOST REF: RTRB-LUUJ-AGBY
CiNER Wales Consultation
c/o SEC NEWGATE UK,
Skylight City Tower, 50 Basinghall
Street, London EC2V 5DE.
If you have any further questions or need 
help in submitting your response, please 
telephone the project during working 
hours. Freephone: 0800 035 3440
This 28-day public consultation is open 
for comments until: 
Thursday 19 August 2021 23:59
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Who is CiNER Glass?
CiNER Glass Ltd is a 100% family-owned business, headquartered in  
London and a major international conglomerate. This project would be 
our biggest new build investment outside Turkey to date and is part of a  
significant expansion programme across Europe and the USA. CiNER is 
also the world’s number one producer of natural soda ash, a key raw 
material in the production of glass.
If our plans receive the necessary planning approval, CiNER Glass  
intends to supply glass bottles to food and beverage producers across 
the UK from 2024 when the facility would begin operation. 
Why Wales?
South Wales is well positioned to serve the existing UK operations of 
our customers. 
There are no major container glass production manufacturers in Wales. 
In fact, there are none within a 300km (186 mile) radius of South East 
Wales. Our intention is to get as close to our customers as possible to 
cut the economic and environmental costs of transporting glass.
With good access to road and port infrastructure and a skilled local 
workforce makes Wales an obvious choice for CiNER’s expansion.  
The UK has high volumes of imports of container glass. Wales is 
recognised as one of the world’s leading recyclers, but also exports a 
large proportion of its recycled glass. This recyled glass is also used in 
the construction industry.
Our vision is to build a centre of engineering excellence in 
glass technology in Wales, which can compete 
with the best in the world. 
Introduction to the Project
CiNER Glass UK is proposing to build a glass container manufacturing facility which utilises recycled glass, located within the 
Rassau Industrial Estate in Ebbw Vale. The project has the potential to be one of the largest single investments in Wales for some 
considerable time, and would create job opportunities and wider economic benefits for generations to come.  
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Utilities
Waste
Cullet
Filter
Hot & Cold Pressing
LPG & RMS Building
Substation
Security
Batch
Silo
Warehouse
ChimneyCullet Store
Dragon Glass Bottle Manufacturing Facility
What are we consulting on? 
CiNER Glass propose to construct and operate a glass container 
manufacturing facility within the Rassau Industrial Estate, to the north of 
Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales.
The facility, referred to in the planning documents as “Dragon Glass Bottle 
Manufacturing Facility”, would consist of a four-part operation for the 
production of glass containers: melting and forming; the handling of raw  
materials; inspection and packaging and warehousing.
The plant would consist of two glass manufacturing furnaces and associated 
chimney stacks with accompanying buildings, cullet (recycled glass) storage, 
raw material silos, waste stores, external hardstanding, attenuation ponds for 
the control of surface water, landscape planting, secure boundary fencing 
and vehicle and cycle parking including electric charging points.
According to the environmental and air quality modelling it has been 
calculated that the chimney stacks would be approximately 75m high 
with the cullet buildings, stores, batch building and silos, approximately 
40m in height.
Due to the nature of the glass furnaces, the facility will operate 24 hours a 
day, 7 days a week.
The proposed development would be constructed over a period of 
approximately four years. The first phase of construction is proposed to 
commence in 2022 following approval of the planning application and lasting 
around two years. 
Construction of a second furnace will be undertaken alongside the 
operational aspects of the first furnace. The facility would then become fully 
operational by 2026 with both glass making furnaces in operation. 
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Location
The proposed development would cover a total area of 21.5ha (53.13 
acres) on a vacant plot within the Rassau Industrial Estate, on its  
eastern edge. There are built facilities of the industrial estate to the 
north, south and west, to the east is open grassland leading to 
Carno Reservoir. 
The site is allocated within the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone and occupies 
a strategic location adjacent to the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road in 
the heart of the South Wales Valleys, approximately 700m to the north 
of Rassau village and 3km (1.9m) north of Ebbw Vale town centre.
The site itself was developed during the original works on the industrial 
estate, where an earthworks plateau was created with an access road 
for utilities entering the site. The area is overgrown and consists of  
grassland, scrub and some woodland.
The estate currently comprises of purpose-built light industrial /
manufacturing units with ancillary office accommodation. There are 
existing tall structures next to the proposed site including two wind 
turbines, with permission granted for a third; existing electricity pylons 
and industrial units with associated tall chimney stacks. 
The industrial estate is situated on the foot slopes of Mynydd  
Llangynidr, approximately 450m south of the Brecon Beacons 
National Park (BBNP) boundary.
The site is currently owned by Welsh Government and Blaenau Gwent 
County Borough Council (BGCBC) and will be purchased by CiNER 
Glass subject to planning approval being granted.
Environmental Impact Assessment
The scheme has been deemed an EIA development and will be  
supported by an Environmental Statement (ES) which outlines the  
construction and operational impacts. The scope of the ES has been 
consulted and agreed upon by BGCBC.
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Glass production and the environment
Glass is infinitely recyclable, it is a green product which has an 
exciting and sustainable future and can play an essential role in 
creating a circular economy. in Wales. 
We are committed to observing all current legislation on improving 
the environment and making a direct contribution to reaching the UK 
net-zero emissions target.  We want to contribute to the low carbon 
energy production, green tech and net zero initiatives being developed 
by the Welsh and UK Governments.
We think it is important to cut the number of miles bottles have to 
travel to reach the customer. From Rassau, it is envisaged that our 
bottles will not have to travel more than 200 miles to reach their 
intended destination. 
We believe, that as a country, Wales could collect more of its recyclable 
glass. Our aim is to be able to use this recycled glass and avoid  
the necessity for it to travel long distances.
The use of recycled glass makes a vital contribution to cutting 
energy consumption by at least a fifth, as recycled glass melts at a 
lower temperature. 
The new facility would use its waste heat for hot water generation,  
general heating and cooling of the plant.
We also want to see an innovative glass Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) 
developed across the whole of Wales. This would allow the recycling 
process to be much easier and provide higher quality recycled glass. 
This scheme would be the first in the UK and one of the first in Europe.
Transport
The site has been selected for its excellent transport links, including 
the upgrade works on the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road, access to 
the M4 and wider regional connectivity plus its close proximity to the 
skilled workforce of the local area. 
We aim to work with local material suppliers to reduce the  
transportation distances and associated emissions from freight. We will 
also develop strategies to encourage the use of low carbon transport 
modes, including active and public transport, a strategy for electric 
vehicle charging and sufficient cycle parking, in order to reduce 
emissions from transport.
Once operational, the facility will require delivery of raw materials to 
the site including sand and soda ash to produce glass alongside other 
raw materials required for the production process, including the use of 
recycled glass. 
The facility will also need to transport the finished product of glass 
bottles and containers. The existing industrial estate road network and 
the adjacent A465 provides sufficient capacity to accommodate these 
transport requirements.  
As viable low emission solutions for HGVs such as electric, biomethane 
and hydrogen become available, we will be looking at options to adopt 
these technologies at scale in our transport arrangements. 
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Jobs & Training
CiNER Glass intend to harness the social value of this proposed  
development in making a positive and long-term contribution to the  
future of Wales. Once fully operational, our Ebbw Vale plant will 
directly employ around 600 people. There would also be significant 
opportunities in-directly within the supply chain and with 400 – 500 
jobs created during the construction phase of the project, with several 
hundred people working on site during the peak of construction.  
We are committed to providing training and employment opportunities 
for local people. We plan to develop a comprehensive programme  
of training and apprenticeships in order to build the workforce required 
to run our new facility at Rassau. We will also provide internships. 
Our preferred strategy is to employ people from the local community 
who do not have preconceived ideas about ‘old fashioned’ glass  
manufacturing, training them to become future glass experts.
Glass production is a modern and technically advanced industry, the 
process requires highly skilled and qualified people. As part of our  
training programme, many of our new employees will have the  
opportunity to learn from experienced staff working at our Park Cam 
glass production plant in Bilecik, Turkey. 
We want to work constructively in partnership with the Welsh and  
UK Governments as well as other relevant stakeholders, such as local 
education institutions and organisations including Job Centre Plus, 
Careers Wales and others. 
The hope is that the size and scale of this project can act as a catalyst, 
to provide further innovation and investment in the Valleys and 
across Wales. How is this project being funded?
This new facility would cost around £350m to complete. The project 
will be funded by a combination of loans and funding from the CiNER 
Group, invested in order to meet the growing demand for glass 
containers in the UK market. 
We have applied to the Welsh Government for a grant to facilitate the 
costs that would be incurred for abnormal costs related to developing 
the proposed site and we have applied to the Economic Futures Fund, 
also administered by the Welsh Government.
How is this project being funded?
This new facility would cost around £350m to complete and we are 
committed to using local sub-contractors wherever possible. The 
project will be funded by the CiNER Group, invested in order to meet 
the growing demand for glass containers in the UK market.
We have applied to the Welsh Government for a grant to facilitate the 
costs that would be incurred for abnormal costs related to developing 
the proposed site and we have applied to the Economic Futures Fund, 
also administered by the Welsh Government.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why do you want to come to build a glass  
 bottle manufacturing and recycling factory  
 in South Wales? 
 This area has all the right conditions for us  
 to make a substantial and long-term 
 investment. Currently Wales has to import  
 all of its container glass. This is costly and  
 most importantly environmentally 
 unsustainable.
2. What is your experience and track record  
 in glass bottle manufacturing and recycling?
 We already supply bottles to the UK food  
 and beverage industry. 
 Our intention is to get as close to the 
 customer to cut the economic and 
 environmental costs of transporting glass.
3. What will the glass you make here 
 be used for?
 
 We will make wine and beer bottles for the  
 UK food and drinks industry.  
 We already have several customers close  
 by we need to supply in the region.
 
Our equipment can produce containers         
 and bottles of most shapes and sizes. At   
 full capacity we hope to have the ability to  
 produce in total either 4 million beer 
 bottles or two million wine bottles a day. In 
 total this amounts to around 900 tons of glass  
 each day. 
4. What is the size and nature of your 
 investment? 
 Our planned investment in Wales amounts to a  
 total of around £350m.  
 We aim to bring innovation and cutting-edge  
 technology to revolutionise how glass will be  
 produced in the UK in the future. 
5. What are Ciner Glass’ ambitions to expand  
 elsewhere in Europe? 
 
 We are a UK headquartered business with  
 ambitious plans for international expansion. 
 We have just announced our plans for a new  
 plant in Belgium.
 In our judgement this is the right time to 
 expand our operations in Europe. In Turkey we  
 are the second biggest glass producer. 
6. How many jobs will be created?
 
 Around 600 jobs will be created directly at the  
 glass production and recycling facility when it  
 is fully operational. 
 We will also need a network of subcontractors  
 from all over Wales to supply us with large  
 amounts recycled glass on a regular basis.  
 Ciner Glass wants to play a constructive role in  
 supporting the future prosperity of Wales and  
 the UK.
7. Will you be employing local people? 
 What sort of training will you provide? Will  
 you be providing apprenticeships?
 
 Ciner Glass is committed to providing local  
 people with training and development 
 opportunities. We plan to develop a 
 comprehensive programme of training and  
 apprenticeships in order to build the workforce  
 required to run our new facility at Rassau.
 In Turkey, we took the decision to employ only  
 a small percentage of our staff with previous 
 experience in the glass industry but decided  
 to train for ourselves the hundreds of people  
 we needed from the local area. We will do the  
 same here in Wales. 
 
 Ciner Glass needs highly skilled engineers  
 drawn from across many technical disciplines,  
 including graduates of STEM subjects.  
 We aim to work in partnership with Welsh 
 universities, colleges and other skills providers.
8. How can the local community benefit from 
 this investment?
 We believe our presence can help boost 
 economic regeneration across the Valleys for  
 many years to come. The operation of the  
 plant in Blaenau Gwent is planned for an initial  
 thirty years but it is designed to last for up to 
 sixty years. 
 We will require a wide range of services which  
 can only be supplied locally. It is our intention  
 to employ local companies to help develop and  
 service the site.
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9. What is your commitment to addressing local  
 people’s concerns? 
 We want to work closely with local people and  
 listen to their concerns. 
 Some Blaenau Gwent councillors visited  
 Turkey to inspect our site there in 
 February 2020.  
10. What is your track record as a  
 responsible employer?
 
 Ciner Glass is a responsible employer and is  
 dedicated to the highest safety standards. 
 We pride ourselves on our relations with our  
 employees and whether in the USA or Turkey,  
 work closely with all labour unions. 
 
 We are also proud of our record of working  
 with the local community in Turkey which is  
 based near our glass production facility.   
11. Can you explain why glass is an 
 environmentally friendly material?
 
 Glass is infinitely recyclable and carbon 
 friendly. It is a green product which has an 
 exciting and sustainable future. 
12. How environmentally sustainable will this 
 manufacturing and recycling facility be?
 Most of the glass used in the UK has to travel  
 thousands of miles to reach consumers. This  
 is a practice which is wasteful and costly. Our  
 bottles will only have to travel a maximum of  
 150 miles to reach their intended destination. 
 We also want to explore how to use heat  
 created by the glassmaking process to 
 produce additional energy which could be  
 made available to heat local homes. 
13. How important is using recycled glass to 
 your plans? How much recycled glass will  
 you use?
 
 Our glassmaking process is able to use 100%  
 recycled glass.
 As a country, Wales currently collects 60% of  
 its recyclable glass. Our aim is to be able to  
 use this percentage and more in the future.
 We also want to see the development of an  
 innovative glass Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)  
 across the whole of Wales. This scheme would  
 be the first in the UK and one of the first  
 in Europe.
14.Why does using recycled glass cut 
 energy consumption?
 
 The use of recycled glass makes a vital 
 contribution to cutting energy consumption by  
 at least a fifth, as recycled glass melts at a 
 lower temperature. 
 Glass is traditionally melted at 1500 degrees.  
 Recycled glass melts at 1200 degrees.
15.  Has Ciner Glass made any commitment 
 to net zero emissions by 2030 or 2050? 
 Ciner Glass is committed to observing all 
 current legislation on improving the 
 environment and making a direct contribution  
 to reaching the UK net-zero emissions target.  
 That’s why we want to contribute to the low  
 carbon energy production, green tech and net  
 zero initiatives being developed by the Welsh  
 and UK Governments. 
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How to respond to this consultation
If you would like to respond to our proposals, 
either click on the link in the virtual exhibition 
or alternatively you can respond in the following ways. 
Email us at: 
cinerwales@secnewgate.uk 
Write to us at: 
FREEPOST REF: RTRB-LUUJ-AGBY
CiNER Wales Consultation
c/o SEC NEWGATE UK,
Skylight City Tower, 50 Basinghall
Street, London EC2V 5DE.
If you have any further 
questions or need help in 
submitting your response, please 
telephone the project during 
working hours, freephone: 
0800 035 3440
This 28-day public consultation is 
open for comments until: 
Thursday 19 August 2021 23:59
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Jobs & Training
CiNER Glass intend to harness the social value of this proposed  
development in making a positive and long-term contribution to the  
future of Wales. Once fully operational, our Ebbw Vale plant will directly 
employ around 600 people. There would also be significant 
opportunities in-directly within the supply chain and with 400 – 500 
jobs created during the construction phase of the project, with several 
hundred people working on site during the peak of construction.  
We are committed to providing training and employment opportunities for 
local people. We plan to develop a comprehensive programme  
of training and apprenticeships in order to build the workforce required 
to run our new facility at Rassau. We will also provide internships. 
Our preferred strategy is to employ people from the local community who 
do not have preconceived ideas about ‘old fashioned’ glass manufacturing, 
training them to become future glass experts.
Glass production is a modern and technically advanced industry, the 
process requires highly skilled and qualified people. As part of our training 
programme, many of our new employees will have the opportunity to learn 
from experienced staff working at our Park Cam glass production plant in 
Bilecik, Turkey. 
We want to work constructively in partnership with the Welsh and  
UK Governments as well as other relevant stakeholders, such as local 
education institutions and organisations including Job Centre Plus, 
Careers Wales and others. 
The hope is that the size and scale of this project can act as a catalyst, 
to provide further innovation and investment in the Valleys and 
across Wales.
How is this project being funded?
How is this project being funded?
This new facility would cost around £350m to complete and we are 
committed to using local sub-contractors wherever possible. The project 
will be funded by the CiNER Group, invested in order to meet the growing 
demand for glass containers in the UK market.
We have applied to the Welsh Government for a grant to facilitate the 
costs that would be incurred for abnormal costs related to developing the 
proposed site and we have applied to the Economic Futures Fund, also  
administered by the Welsh Government.
 
 
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Location
The proposed development would 
cover a total area of 21.5ha (53.13 
acres) on a vacant plot within the 
Rassau Industrial Estate, on its  
eastern edge. There are built  
facilities of the industrial estate to 
the north, south and west, to the 
east is open grassland leading to 
Carno Reservoir. 
The site is allocated within the Ebbw 
Vale Enterprise Zone and occupies 
a strategic location adjacent to the 
A465 Heads of the Valleys Road in 
the heart of the South Wales Valleys, 
approximately 700m to the north of 
Rassau village and 3km (1.9m) north 
of Ebbw Vale town centre.
The site itself was developed during 
the original works on the industrial 
estate, where an earthworks plateau 
was created with an access road for 
utilities entering the site. The area 
is overgrown and consists of  
grassland, scrub and 
some woodland.
The estate currently comprises of 
purpose-built light industrial /
manufacturing units with ancillary 
office accommodation. There are 
existing tall structures next to the 
proposed site including two wind 
turbines, with permission granted 
for a third; existing electricity pylons 
and industrial units with associated 
tall chimney stacks. 
The industrial estate is situated on 
the foot slopes of Mynydd  
Llangynidr, approximately 450m 
south of the Brecon Beacons 
National Park (BBNP) boundary.
The site is currently owned by Welsh 
Government and Blaenau Gwent 
County Borough Council (BGCBC) 
and will be purchased by CiNER 
Glass subject to planning approval 
being granted.
Environmental Impact Assessment
The scheme has been deemed an EIA development and will be supported 
by an Environmental Statement (ES) which outlines the construction and 
operational impacts. The scope of the ES has been consulted and agreed 
upon by BGCBC.
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We are committed to observing all 
current legislation on improving the  
environment and making a direct 
contribution to reaching the UK 
net-zero emissions target.  We want 
to contribute to the low carbon 
energy production, green tech and 
net zero initiatives being developed 
by the Welsh and UK Governments.
We think it is important to cut the 
number of miles bottles have to 
travel to reach the customer. From 
Rassau, it is envisaged that our 
bottles will not have to travel more 
than 200 miles to reach their 
intended destination. 
We believe, that as a country, Wales 
could collect more of its recyclable 
glass. Our aim is to be able to use 
this recycled glass and avoid  
the necessity for it to travel 
long distances.
The use of recycled glass makes a 
vital contribution to cutting energy 
consumption by at least a fifth, as 
recycled glass melts at a lower 
temperature. 
The new facility would use its waste 
heat for hot water generation,  
general heating and cooling of 
the plant.
We also want to see an innovative 
glass Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) 
developed across the whole of 
Wales. This would allow the 
recycling process to be much easier 
and provide higher quality recycled 
glass. This scheme would be the first 
in the UK and one of the first 
in Europe.
We aim to work with local material 
suppliers to reduce the 
transportation distances and 
associated emissions from freight. 
We will also develop strategies to 
encourage the use of low carbon 
transport modes, including active 
and public transport, a strategy for 
electric vehicle charging and 
sufficient cycle parking, in order to 
reduce emissions from transport.
Once operational, the facility will 
require delivery of raw materials to 
the site including sand and soda ash 
to produce glass alongside other 
raw materials required for the 
production process, including the 
use of recycled glass. 
The facility will also need to 
transport the finished product of 
glass bottles and containers. The 
existing industrial estate road 
network and the adjacent A465 
provides sufficient capacity to 
accommodate these transport 
requirements.  
As viable low emission solutions for 
HGVs such as electric, biomethane 
and hydrogen become available, we 
will be looking at options to adopt 
these technologies at scale in our 
transport arrangements. 
Transport
The site has been selected for its excellent transport links, including the 
upgrade works on the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road, access to the M4 
and wider regional connectivity plus its close proximity to the skilled 
workforce of the local area. 
Glass production and 
the environment
Glass is infinitely recyclable, it is a green product which has an exciting 
and sustainable future and can play an essential role in creating a 
circular economy.  
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