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In recent months, Glass for Europe’s environment experts have worked on a harmonised definition of recycled content for flat glass.
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The EU Council has just adopted its General Approach on the End‑of‑Life Vehicles Regulation, setting mandatory targets to dramatically improve the recovery and recycling of automotive glass.
FGIA hosted two sessions that reviewed the evolution of two different product types: security screens and vacuum insulated glass (VIG).
Following the publication of the Clean Industrial Deal and in anticipation of upcoming legislation, Glass for Europe has engaged with policymakers to highlight the significant decarbonisation challenges facing the flat glass industry.
The Step Change program once again places bold ideas and fresh thinking at the forefront of the glass industry at GPD 2025.
The EPPA Annual Summit 2025 brought together high-level representatives from EU institutions, the European Investment Bank, research organisations, and the European window profile industry.
Amid global calls for the adoption of green materials on World Environment Day, Glass Futures and AGI Glaspac are delighted to use the auspicious occasion to announce a pivotal collaborative sustainability agreement.
As the sole refractory expert in the EU-funded HEATERNAL project, Calderys has selected materials for the thermal energy storage unit, now moving toward assembly and testing ahead of its 2026 completion.
NGA is proud to announce the publication of a new technical resource, Overcoming Challenges of Circularity and Architectural Glass Recycling.
Daylight meets design in the new Activo center, where OKAWOOD enhances comfort, energy efficiency, and well-being on the shores of Bremen’s Werdersee.
Glass Futures is transforming the future of glassmaking — leading global decarbonisation efforts, creating skilled jobs in St Helens, and shaping a cleaner, more sustainable industry from the ground up.
Craft trades continue to shape the glass sector to this day – despite digitalisation and automation. How education dovetails with creativity and technology is explained by Gunther Fruth, head of the “Glasfachschule Zwiesel” college in this interview.
Saint-Gobain Glass and VEKA Recycling have joined forces in a pioneering partnership to transform post-consumer glass recycling in the UK fenestration industry.
To guarantee long-term performance and customer trust, Weihai Blue Star turned to non-invasive gas measurement with Sparklike Handheld—setting new standards in insulating glass quality.
At glasstec 2026 held in Düsseldorf from 20 to 23 October 2026 solutions for current and future challenges in the glass industry will be centrestage once again. The Hot Topics read: Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Digital Technologies,…
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has updated guidance for the dimensional tolerances of insulating glass units (IGUs) produced for installation in fenestration products.
AI is increasingly being used in manufacturing by major flat glass producers with a view to optimising processes, reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions and securing competitiveness long term.
The cooperation between the GPD and glasstec creates new synergies for the international glass industry. In an interview, Glaston explains how both formats benefit from each other - and what added value this means for the industry.
Digitalisation and the use of Artificial Intelligence have revolutionised many sectors of industry. In both fields utilisation and integration differ due to the corporate structures and the specific requirements and applications.
In the new Limespark Primary School in Öhringen, OKALUX insulating glass helps create a bright, glare-free environment that supports focused learning and energy efficiency - especially in the integrated sports hall.
The topic of thin glass especially for new applications in architecture attracted a great deal of interest among trade visitors at the past glasstec and its special show “glass technology live”.
Glaston has received technology and equipment orders from Regency Glass, a well-known producer of high-quality IGUs in the UK.
At Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science, OKATECH glass helps bring transparency and texture to a space where design meets discovery.