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Glass for Europe joined the CLEPA delegation at the 77th session of the UN Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) in Geneva to contribute to discussions on headform testing on vehicles under UN Regulation 127.
On Tuesday 13 May, Glass Alliance Europe organised a policy event to explore ways in which the Clean Industrial Deal could better support the decarbonisation and competitiveness of the glass industry.
Industry and environmental organisations jointly call for measures to improve recycling in the future End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation
Over the past few weeks, the team at Glass for Europe has engaged in constructive dialogue with the European Commission services.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New production line to drive recycling rates towards 100%
AGC Glass Europe announces a major investment in a new insulating vacuum glass production line at its Lodelinsart site (Belgium).