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These BAT conclusions concern the industrial activities specified in Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU, namely:

• 1. 3.3.

     Manufacture of glass including glass fibre with a melting capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day;

• 1. 3.4.

     Melting mineral substances including the production of mineral fibres with a melting capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day.

These BAT conclusions do not address the following activities:

• Production of water glass, covered by the reference document Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals – Solids and Other Industry (LVIC-S)

• Production of polycrystalline wool

• Production of mirrors, covered by the reference document Surface Treatment Using Organic Solvents (STS)

Other reference documents which are of relevance for the activities covered by these BAT conclusions are the following:

The techniques listed and described in these BAT conclusions are neither prescriptive nor exhaustive. Other techniques may be used that ensure at least an equivalent level of environmental protection.