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In its new informative paper, Glass for Europe introduces the issue of bird collisions with glass surfaces and the wide range of technologies developed by the flat glass industry to prevent them and preserve biodiversity.
Sternfenster has installed its new Forel high-speed automatic glass line, promising increased output, greater accuracy, and will future-proof the trade fabricator for an expected increase in demand for triple glazing, according to the company.
From 29 April to 3 May, Glass for Europe has attended the ICG – International Commission on Glass Spring School 2024.
On 25 April, the Glass for Europe secretariat visited Orion Laser Tech to learn about their technology for bird-friendly glass production.
On 16 April, Glass for Europe participated in a workshop on the “Extended Producer Responsibility in the Construction Sector” organised by the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE).
In addition to the five-part video series, Glass for Europe is thrilled to unveil a two-pager Manifesto outlining its priorities and policy recommendations for the 2024-2029 mandate of the European institutions.
On 20 March 2024, Glass for Europe held its annual General Assembly in Brussels, bringing together senior executives and committee chairs from EU-based float manufacturers.
On the Global Recycling Day (18 March), Glass for Europe launched a new webpage dedicated to flat glass recycling.
Pilkington Nederland BV has recently taken a significant step forward in quality assurance by incorporating the Sparklike Laser Portable™ into their production process.
Glass for Europe is pleased to observe that the EC has acknowledged glass as an example of a material for which research and innovation must be supported to enable greater wellbeing in buildings.
The plenary session of the European Parliament has voted in favor of the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, one of the final texts of the ‘Fit for 55’ package.
Structured around three main questions, the Q&A helps to approach the issue of carbon from different angles.
The new video is the last one in a five-part series that constitutes Glass for Europe’s manifesto, titled ‘A Mandate to Focus on Enabling Sustainable Transformation.’
Glass for Europe issues this explanatory paper to bring clarity to all actors in the flat glass value chain about the use of interleaving polymer powders in the flat glass sector.
On 19 February, Glass for Europe invited its National Partners to attend a workshop to analyse the political agreement reached on 7 December on the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
Glass for Europe participated in the Glass Conference organized by the National Glass Association (NGA) from February 5 to 8 in Charleston (SC).
On 6 February, the European Commission presented its proposal for an ambitious 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
British Glass releases policy position document outlining contributions and challenges of UK glass sector.
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre started the year with the publication of a study on Techno-economic and environmental assessment of construction and demolition waste management in the EU.
To better direct all sustainable investments, the EU taxonomy criteria for windows must be further refined.
Glass for Europe has produced a paper on the possibilities and constraints related to the practices of reuse and remanufacturing of flat glass.
On 13 December, a political agreement was reached by the EU Parliament, the Council of the EU, and the EU Commission, on the revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).
Executives from Glass for Europe member companies introduce the challenges and opportunities faced by Europe’s flat glass sector and present concrete policy priorities for the next mandate.