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Glass can be molten indefinitely without losing quality – a property that makes it a key material for circularity. But the distance to cover towards a genuine circular economy varies by glass segment.
Young innovative companies can benefit from attractive funding conditions at glasstec through the BMWE Grant Scheme.
GIMAV strengthens its partnership with Messe Düsseldorf to further enhance Glasstec as a leading international platform for the European glass industry.
Thomas Claude Sauer, Managing Director of EXXOSQEL and glasstec 2024 speaker, explains how a novel surface treatment “heals” micro-cracks at a molecular level — a breakthrough for lightweight design and glass industry decarbonization.
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Innovation meets opportunity. The Start-Up Zone at glasstec puts emerging glass technologies on a global stage.
Tobias Rist of Fraunhofer IWM explains how an innovative laser process enables precise glass shaping, new structures and improved load-bearing performance for architecture and industry.
NSG Group is proud to announce its participation as a founding member of ResponsibleGlass, a newly established global initiative promoting sustainability in the glass industry.
Be part of the world's leading trade fair for the glass industry from 20 to 23 October 2026.
Şişecam participated in the RE+ fair, held in Las Vegas on September 8–11, 2025, presenting its latest products in building-integrated photovoltaics roof and façade solutions (BIPV).
NovaSklo signed an agreement with Pilkington Technology Management Limited (NSG Group), the global leader in glass manufacturing technologies.
Şişecam will be participating in the RE+ fair, taking place on September 8–11, 2025, in Las Vegas, where it will present the latest advancements in building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems.
A head start through networking and innovation: glasstec in Düsseldorf has been the world’s leading trade fair for the international glass industry for decades.
NSG Group is pleased to announce that Pilkington Polska Sp. z o.o., a member of NSG Group, plans to install an advanced architectural glass coating line at its facility in Sandomierz, Poland.
With glasspex INDIA and glasspro INDIA, one of the world’s most dynamic glass markets is opening its doors to innovation, investment and networking.
Balancing daylight and design with bird safety is a growing challenge in modern architecture.
This milestone proves the potential of the technology: it is sustainable, scalable, attractive, and ready to transform the built environment.
NSG Group has launched a new rolled glass production line at Pilkington UK’s Greengate Works, marking a key step in sustainable glassmaking.
On 1 September 2025, Daniel Feische will move to the Occupational Safety & Health and Glass Technologies portfolios as the Director and will be fully responsible as of 1 December.
Pilkington UK has launched a new glass production line at its Greengate Works site in St Helens as part of a multi-million-pound investment to safeguard the future of rolled texture glass manufacturing in the UK.
The Step Change program once again places bold ideas and fresh thinking at the forefront of the glass industry at GPD 2025.
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.
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,…