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©Niklas Schnaubelt; Doris Niederwimmer (Director Human Resources & Administration), Oliver Pichler (CFO), Gottfried Brunbauer (CEO) and Markus Lininger (Director Engineering & Production Assembly) at the award ceremony for "Austria’s Best Managed Company"

LiSEC recognised with two top awards

26 Nov

LiSEC was named "Austria's Best Managed Company 2025" and took second place in the large companies category in Lower Austria at the prestigious Austria's Leading Companies Award.

Delivery of Biomethane by Tanker Truck ©Grégory Bianchi

Environment

Saint-Gobain Glass tests local biomethane for flat glass production

24 Nov

Saint-Gobain Glass is taking a major step toward low-carbon manufacturing with successful trials of locally produced biomethane in flat glass production.

Solarban

Vitro Architectural Glass Commemorates Additional Solarban® Glass Milestones

21 Nov

Vitro Architectural Glass is marking a landmark year as several of its most influential Solarban® products reach major performance and innovation milestones.

Events

Kuraray to Present at Zak World of Façades Saudi Arabia as Final Event of 2025

26 Nov

Kuraray will conclude a successful year of global industry engagement at the 205th Edition of Zak World of Façades Saudi Arabia, taking place on December 9, 2025, at Voco Riyadh.

Conference

Important Update: NGA Glass Fabricator Conference (GFAB) Date Change

26 Nov

Inaugural event for glass fabricators to take place June 14-17 in Chicago

Glasstec

Last Chance for Early Bird Rates at glasstec 2026

26 Nov

Be part of the world's leading trade fair for the glass industry from 20 to 23 October 2026.

Awards

Maltha Portugal wins prestigious PME Excelência Award

26 Nov

Maltha Portugal, part of Renewi’s glass recycling operations, has earned the PME Excelência Award, one of Portugal’s highest business distinctions.

Events

Big 5 Global opens in Dubai

25 Nov

Industry leaders, economists and policymakers converged at the Big 5 Global Leaders’ Summit to examine how markets are shifting and what it will take to keep construction supply chains resilient

Internet

EnduroShield Launches Redesigned Website to Enhance User Experience

25 Nov

EnduroShield has unveiled a completely redesigned website, enduroshield.com, aimed at providing a faster, more intuitive experience for glaziers, fabricators, building managers, and architects.

Glass For Europe

Glass for Europe and other construction products industries jointly release a paper on environmental declarations

25 Nov

Glass for Europe calls for consistency in environmental declarations under the 2024 Construction Products Regulation.

Glass Fair

Şişecam Participated in Eurasia Glass Fair

25 Nov

Şişecam took its place at the Eurasia Glass Fair with its innovative, value-added products that combine energy efficiency, design flexibility, and smart technologies.

Webinar

Joint webinar: Decarbonisation of European Glass Industry

25 Nov

The three EU-funded projects H2GLASS, EVERGLASS & GIFFT invite you to participate in our joint webinar about the decarbonisation of the glass industry.

Careers

Christian Bako appointed new CEO of Saint-Gobain Germany & Austria

25 Nov

Internationally experienced manager to lead more than 8,000 employees starting December 1, 2025 – Raimund Heinl to retire after nearly 40 years with Saint-Gobain.

Announcements

ASSA ABLOY acquires International Door Products in the US

25 Nov

ASSA ABLOY has acquired International Door Products (“IDP”), a US manufacturer of standard and custom fire-rated steel door frames.

First Solar inaugurated its new fully vertically integrated manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The $1.1 billion facility spans approximately 2.4 million square feet and is about 11 times the size of the New Orleans Superdome.

Solar Glass

First Solar Inaugurates New $1.1 Billion AI-Enabled Louisiana Manufacturing Facility

25 Nov

The $1.1 billion facility spans approximately 2.4 million square feet and is about 11 times the size of the New Orleans Superdome.

Announcements

2026 FTI Board of Directors: Call for Nominations

25 Nov

The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) is pleased to invite members to submit expressions of interest to serve on the Board of Directors for 2026.

Awards

Glass Focus Awards 2025 – Celebrating excellence in glass

24 Nov

The winners of the 2025 Glass Focus Awards were revealed as industry leaders gathered for a special event at the Manchester Marriott Hotel.

Video

New Turomas Corporate Video

24 Nov

More than 40 years after its beginnings, TUROMAS continues to be driven by the same purpose that inspired the company on day one: to innovate, create, and move forward alongside the glass industry.

Environment

Saint-Gobain Glass tests local biomethane for flat glass production

24 Nov

Saint-Gobain Glass is taking a major step toward low-carbon manufacturing with successful trials of locally produced biomethane in flat glass production.

Tempering Furnace

NorthGlass Announces Successful Start-Up of B-Series Flat Tempering Furnace in Ethiopia

24 Nov

NorthGlass has announced that its B-series upper convection flat tempering furnace, delivered to a customer in Ethiopia, has officially entered production.

HIGHLIGHTS

Vitro Glass Brings Eucalyptus-Inspired Design to UCSD Housing

25 Nov

Vitro’s Solarban® 72 Acuity® and Solarban® 90 glass help create a bark-inspired façade for UC San Diego’s Pepper Canyon West student housing.

K11 Musea. Victoria Dockside. Hong Kong.

How Cricursa shaped the 475 glass tubes for the iconic K11 facade

19 Nov

Extreme Curves. 9 meters high, one meter in diameter, and millimeter precision

(From left to right) : Beytullah Şahin-Şişecam Chief Production Officer / Silparat Watthanakasetr-BGC CEO

Strategic Collaboration Between Şişecam and BGC

19 Nov

Şişecam and BG Container Glass Public Co., Ltd. (BGC) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster innovation and sustainability in the glass industry.

Forel at GlassBuild America 2025

17 Nov

The 2025 edition of GlassBuild America has concluded in Orlando, marking a record-breaking year for North America’s leading glass industry exhibition, which welcomed the highest number of exhibitors and visitors to date.

NorthGlass Chairman Gao Xueming Receives Wallpaper “Outstanding Person of the Year” Award

17 Nov

NorthGlass Chairman Gao Xueming has been awarded Wallpaper*’s “Outstanding Person of the Year” for his pioneering contributions to the glass deep-processing industry.

From Sampling to Full Control: Automated Gas Measurement with Sparklike Laser Integrated

13 Nov

Sparklike Laser Integrated™ is a fully automated, non-destructive gas measurement system designed to be integrated directly into insulating glass (IG) production lines.

NorthGlass Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation and Growth

13 Nov

NorthGlass marked a major milestone in October 2025, celebrating three decades of excellence in glass deep-processing equipment and looking ahead to a future of innovation and collaboration.

Şişecam’s Consolidated Net Sales Reached 162 Billion TRY in the First Nine Months of the Year

12 Nov

Şişecam announced its financial results for the nine months of 2025. In this period, consolidated net sales reached 162 billion TRY.

FEATURED NEWS

Glassbuild America

Resounding Success for Pujol & Evalam at GlassBuild America Boosts Pujol Group’s Expansion in the United States

17 Nov

Pujol & Evalam celebrate a remarkable success at GlassBuild America, reinforcing Pujol Group’s momentum and expansion in the U.S. market.

Glassbuild America

Fenzi Group Celebrates Its Success at GlassBuild America 2025

14 Nov

Fenzi Group, together with Fenzi North America and Tecglass, successfully concluded its participation in GlassBuild America 2025, the leading event for the glass industry held from November 4–6 in Orlando.

Warm-edge Technology

Thermoseal introduces new banding machine to increase efficiency

13 Nov

Thermoseal Group boosts efficiency and export readiness with a new automated banding and collating machine for its Thermobar spacer bars.

Insulating Glass Machinery

NEW Forel Innovation: Triple Thin- IGU with Flexible Spacer

12 Nov

Forel introduces a new manufacturing solution for Triple Thin IGUs with Flexible Spacer, combining advanced automation, precision, and efficiency for next-generation insulating glass production.

Laminating Line

R.C.N. Solutions and Vetreria Ascolese, a long-term business relationship

7 Nov

R.C.N. Solutions celebrates its long-standing partnership with Vetreria Ascolese — a company that combines tradition, innovation, and excellence in glass manufacturing.