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Guardian Glass has published new Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its portfolio of processed and unprocessed flat glass produced in Thailand.
The Parliament’s draft resolution points out the difficulties facing energy intensive sectors, primarily high energy prices and decarbonisation challenges and calls for rapid action on energy prices, permitting, trade defence and carbon leakage.
On 24 March, MEP Bruno Tobback (S&D, BE) and his team visited AGC’s float glass plant in Mol. Bruno Tobback was Minister of Environment and Pensions in the Belgian federal government from 2004 until 2007.
On March 12, Glass for Europe Board members met in the association’s new offices in Brussels for their first meeting of the year.
Juan Pou, Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Vigo and coordinator of the EVERGLASS project, shares his passion for laser technology applied to glass recycling.
After years of collaboration, Glass for Europe has become an official member of Construction Products Europe in 2025.
The European Commission has launched an Industrial Action Plan to strengthen the automotive sector’s competitiveness, resilience, and sustainability.
The Clean Industrial Deal and Energy Action Plan, presented on February 26, lack concrete measures to address the flat glass sector's crisis.
Saint-Gobain Glass and Eckersley O’Callaghan unite to drive the market toward low-carbon façades.
With a focus on the future, Olympic Glass has invested in a combined float and laminated glass cutting line from LiSEC.
GMIC advances electric melting research with a $3M DOE grant to cut glass production emissions by 85%+. Key progress: Cold-Top Furnace setup, successful tests, and glass formulation refinements.
EFI Group's NovaSklo to build a €240 million Kyiv glass plant to supply reconstruction of Ukraine.
In 2025, Glass for Europe is joining a new industry alliance to promote manufacturing investment, innovation, job creation, and economic growth in Europe.
Maltha Glass Recycling, a leading European recycler and Renewi subsidiary, announces a successful pilot test with Saint-Gobain.
On 12 February 2025, AGC and Saint-Gobain officially inaugurated the Volta production line in the presence of local authorities, stakeholders and representatives of both companies.
Glass for Europe presents recommendations on the Construction Products Regulation’s new proposed environmental standards.
As the EU tackles the housing crisis, Glass for Europe highlights energy efficiency as key to affordability, offering recommendations to support sustainable, cost-effective homes.
On 29 January, the European Commission unveiled its Competitiveness Compass, a strategic roadmap marking the first major step of its new mandate.
Saint-Gobain Glass France recently carried out a successful trial at its Aniche plant, integrating a bioliquid from the wood industry as an alternative energy source in the manufacture of flat glass for the building sector.
This Tuesday January 28th, Glass for Europe had the pleasure of visiting SOLTECH NV’s facilities accompanied by French Member of the European Parliament, Marina Mesure.
Last year, Diageo and Glass Futures announced an expansion of their partnership into key regions such as India to explore effective routes for decarbonising the global glass industry.
Glass for Europe presents its recommendations for the Clean Industrial Deal to ensure competitiveness and sustainability in the flat glass sector.
Thomas Wesian, Product Manager at Binder+Co AG, Germany, was a speaker at glass trends live at glasstec 2024, where he spoke about the AI-optimised and data-driven future of recycling.
Glass for Europe outlines key recommendations to align industrial competitiveness with ambitious decarbonisation goals.
The Spanish company Hornos Industriales Pujol, closes an excellent year in sales of its glass laminating oven Pujol 100 PVB+, with a new sale confirmed in Czech Republic to the company GTB Glass.