GLASS PRODUCTION BY HALM: EVERYTHING FROM A SINGLE SOURCE
“[…] At the beginning, many people could not imagine that this glass can take a great deal and is more robust than any other glass straw. But its durability after many months and even years has proved them all wrong.”
Fabian Erdmann, project manager at Le Carrousel
How a HALM glass straw is made
A HALM glass straw starts out as a glass batch that is melted in the furnace at over 1,200 °C and then drawn out by gravity. The unique formula of the HALM glass straw is based on the production of thermometer glass, which is manufactured to the highest standards of precision and durability. This gives a HALM straw greater strength, so it withstands even extreme stress, such as the hectic day-to-day of a hospitality business.
Once the HALM glass straw has taken shape, both ends are flame-polished to give it its typical rounded mouthpieces, which contribute to the unique drinking experience. In the final step, the glass is annealed in the oven: this removes stresses and ensures the strength of the HALM glass straw. It is precisely this last process that is often missing at glass straw manufacturers from the Far East, whose products are therefore mostly of inferior quality.
The complete package for your glass straw
With HALM you have not only an experienced sales partner at your side, but also a producer with its own glassworks.
Our own exclusive production facility has over 60 years of experience in the glass industry. Thanks to our decades of experience in manufacturing thermometer glass, we have succeeded in producing exceptionally sturdy and therefore safe glass tubes. And it is not only production that is entirely in our hands: we also design, finish, pack and ship ourselves. That is the only way we can guarantee you consistently high quality over the long term.
At HALM we make environmentally friendly glass production possible
Sustainability in glass production: is that even possible?
We have decided to work to the highest possible environmental standards for industrial glass production. HALM glass production not only uses renewable energy in the form of green electricity, it is even certified under the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). Our glassworks is the only glass production facility in Germany to hold this demanding environmental label. We are convinced that a product is only sustainable if it is also produced sustainably.
Once a HALM straw is finished, it has a service life of many years, unlike a single-use straw, which is used for just 10 minutes on average before it ends up in the bin. It not only withstands up to 4,000 dishwasher cycles, it is also extremely sturdy: if a glass with a HALM in it falls, the glass is more likely to break. And should a HALM break after all, it can, unlike a borosilicate straw, simply be recycled with waste glass and so does not become additional waste.