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Glass for Europe reacted to today’s vote on the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme and the proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism with a video message from its Secretary General, Bertrand Cazes.
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On May 5th 2022 Glass for Europe hosted its 2nd workshop on flat glass recycling.
On Friday 28 April, Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe, participated as a speaker to the 4th Innovative Glazing Global Summit.
Glass for Europe has run calculations based on public data and energy performance models used by and developed for the European Commission. This paper presents the results of these calculations.
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Yesterday, 30 March, the European Commission released new proposals aiming at making sustainable products the norm in the EU.
On March 24, during Glass for Europe’s General Assembly, Joana Arreguy, Glass Industrial Director at Saint-Gobain, was elected Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Glass for Europe.
Improvements needed to the recast of the Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD)
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Philippe Bastien is the Chairman of Glass for Europe and Regional President AGC Glass Europe.
Glass for Europe launches today a new section of its website and a video on the role of glass in sustainable buildings.
The EPBD has contributed to improving the energy performance of European buildings and our associations ARGE, European Aluminium, EPPA, ES-SO, EuroWindoor and Glass for Europe are strong supporters of this framework.
On February 17th, Glass for Europe answered to the public consultation on “Commercial vehicles – weights and dimensions (evaluation)”.
In both the European Parliament and the Council, the legislative debate on the fit for 55 package becomes more intense.
Today, the Chairman of Glass for Europe Philippe Bastien was at the Palace of Nations in Geneva for the opening ceremony of the International Year of Glass.
”Upgrade your living space: modernization with PVC windows”: New European renovation brochure and microsite to be published at the beginning of the year.
Research trials into low carbon alternative fuels for glass furnaces are currently ongoing as part of Glass Futures’ Government funded Industrial Fuel Switching Phase 3 programme.
European flat glass manufacturers promotes the dismantling, collection and recycling of end-of-life building glass (from windows, glazing and other products) to ensure that end-of-life flat glass does not end up in landfill.
The European flat glass sector association releases today its recommendations on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
The European flat glass sector association releases its recommendations on the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme Directive.
The European flat glass sector takes as its role to produce the materials essential for renovating Europe’s buildings, for supporting the clean mobility transition and for increasing the share of renewable solar energy in Europe.