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What does cullet mean?

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Noun
  1. Scrap glass which is melted down for reuse.
  2. A small central plane in the back of a cut gem.
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It should be noted, however, that signs of saturation of the market for collected cullet have been reported.
The activity data of the products relate to gross production including rejected products and cullet from the kilns and shipment.
To ensure a continuous supply of material for the melting furnace, a reliable level measurement is required in the cullet silos.
In addition to the mineral ingredients such as those listed above, a glass batch traditionally consists of 25 to 60 percent cullet.
Colour-sorted glass is crushed and sold to glass manufacturers as cullet, an essential ingredient in glassmaking.
The optical sorting system separates white from colored cullet to be melted in light-tint batches.

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