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FunGlass is exploring innovative ways to recover hard-to-recycle glass waste, combining advanced processing technologies with glass science to support a more sustainable and circular glass industry.
Saint-Gobain and AGC are joining forces to deploy a world-first, large-scale hybrid electric furnace at Saint-Gobain's Avilés plant in Spain, set to cut CO₂ emissions from flat glass production by around 50%.
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Saint-Gobain reported a return to growth across all Regions in the first half of 2026, with robust second-quarter momentum, an EBITDA margin of 15.4%, and continued progress on its "Lead & Grow" strategy.
Completion of the new $30 million testing center marks the latest major investment in the region, another milestone in the transformation of the Innovation Hub North America campus.
Saint-Gobain is strengthening its AI leadership by partnering with Microsoft to accelerate sustainable construction, boost productivity, and support the next generation of low-carbon data centers.
The VOLTA pilot furnace marks a decisive milestone in the demonstration of hybrid melting for flat glass, following one full year of continuous operation.
Saint-Gobain Glass expands its COOL-LITE® family with the launch of COOL-LITE® SKN 155 and SKN 155 II, highly selective solar control coatings engineered for today’s high performance façades.
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For many installers, waste removal has traditionally been viewed as little more than a necessary operational task, arrange a skip, clear the site, move onto the next job.
At glasstec 2026 circularity is one of the key three Hot Topics. Exhibitors will show how glass products are developed to be more suitable for recycling, how insulation glass units are separated automatically and how new sources of cullet can be…
Glass for Europe organised a workshop on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
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HEGLA’s IG2Pieces system has been nominated for the prestigious Fensterbau Innovation Award, highlighting its contribution to advancing circular solutions in the glass industry.
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.
Japan’s first demonstration project for circular recycling of window glass from home renovation by Sekisui House, Daiei Kankyo and AGC
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