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Melter Costs and Savings by Plant - Industrial Glass Division

(In $ Millions—over an 8-year period)
AUTO GLASS
(Findlay, OH)		 New Installation Modifications to
Existing Melters
New Gas Furnace All-Elec. Melter 100% Oxy Melter Oxygen Boosting Electric Boosting
Acquisition Costs 25.0 20.0 22.0 4.75 3.25
Pollution Control (Savings) — (4.00) (3.2) (3.19) (3.44)
Energy Penalty — 13.1 6.3 4.85 9.7
Net Cost   25.0 29.1 25.1 6.41 9.51

GLASS PIPING
(Lynchburg, VA)		 New Installation Modifications to
Existing Melters
New Gas Furnace All-Elec. Melter 100% Oxy Melter Oxygen Boosting Electric Boosting
Acquisition Costs 15.0 10.3 13.1 2.82 1.88
Pollution Control (Savings) — (2.4) (1.9) (1.92) (2.06)
Energy Penalty — 7.9 3.8 2.91 5.81
Net Cost   15.0 15.8 15.0 3.81 5.63

SPECIALTY GLASS
(Towson, MD)		 New Installation Modifications to
Existing Melters
New Gas Furnace All-Elec. Melter 100% Oxy Melter Oxygen Boosting Electric Boosting
Acquisition Costs 10.0 6.8 8.8 1.88 1.25
Pollution Control (Savings) — (2.0) (1.2) (1.28) (1.38)
Energy Penalty — 5.25 2.5 1.94 3.88
Net Cost   10.0 10.05 10.1 2.54 3.75

ALANBROOKE GLASSWORKS
(Birkerhead, England)		 New Installation Modifications to
Existing Melters
New Gas Furnace All-Elec. Melter 100% Oxy Melter Oxygen Boosting Electric Boosting
Acquisition Costs 18.0 12.2 15.8 3.38 2.25
Pollution Control (Savings) — (3.6) (2.2) (2.32) (2.48)
Energy Penalty — 9.5 4.5 3.49 6.98
Net Cost   18.0 18.1 18.1 4.55 6.75