FT: Glass standards upgraded

Date: 17 December 2001
Source: FT

Date: 17 December 2001

Standardised safety glass will soon be compulsory for all vehicles, either made locally or imported, to ensure the safety of motorists by minimising the impact of broken windscreens.

According to a new regulation drafted by the Transport Ministry, the standardised safety glass must be accredited by either the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) or the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).Windshields, in particular, must be made with laminated safety glass.The new draft regulation will be in force immediately for imported vehicles and in 2003 will apply to locally assembled vehicles.However, the regulation will not apply to vehicles that have been registered before it comes into force.Industry Ministry officials said TISI had set three standards for windscreen safety glass.Some industry analysts argue that the new regulation would confuse producers and cause problems in the automotive industry.

The Cabinet Secretariat Office acknowledged that the regulation might affect auto assemblers in the short term, as producers would still have some stocks of unregistered vehicles ready for domestic sale and export that might not have the safety glass.

600450 FT: Glass standards upgraded glassonweb.com

Others also read

Guardian Glass has published new Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its portfolio of processed and unprocessed flat glass produced in Thailand.
Folienwerk Wolfen GmbH is proud to announce its sponsorship of Glass Performance Days (GPD) 2025, taking place in June in Tampere, Finland.
Precision Glass Industries (PGI) is proud to announce the opening of its second location, a cutting-edge 135,000-square-foot fabrication campus in Conroe, Texas.
The visit strengthened the partnership between Junior Glass and Evalam, fostering new collaboration opportunities, particularly in the Italian market.
The European Commission has launched an Industrial Action Plan to strengthen the automotive sector’s competitiveness, resilience, and sustainability.
Kuraray is set to make a strong return to Riyadh, reaffirming its commitment to the Saudi market.

Add new comment

From industry

İçmeler Mah. D-100 Karayolu Cad. No:44A,
34947 Tuzla,/İstanbul
Turkey

Polígono Industrial El Bayo, parcela I, 19
24492 Cubillos del Sil León
Spain

Ottergemsesteenweg 707-Zuid
9000 Ghent
Belgium

52 Corniche El-Nil, AL-SHARIFAIN Tower 10th Floor,
Maadi,
Cairo Governorate
11728
Egypt

NEWS RELATED PRODUCTS

Kuraray Europe GmbH
Glaston Corporation
Wenfrod Glass Processing Co. (Tempered Glass Factory Turkey)