Glass for Europe released today a position paper outlining several enforcement issues of the ban on imports of flat glass coming from Russia. Despite the ban imposed following the invasion of Ukraine, flat glass originating from Russia continues to enter the EU, which raises concerns about potential circumvention practices. Cases of flat glass of fraudulent
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Ban on imports of flat glass from Russia, trade flows and circumvention practices The import of float glass, HS codes 7005, originating from Russia has been banned since the first round of economic sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine[1]. Yet, our industry witnesses flow of flat glass, of utmost probability from Russian origin, that continues
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On the second day of the Glasstech Mexico fair, Bertrand Cazes, Glass for Europe’s Secretary General, gave a speech on “Drivers of added-value glazing in buildings, Europe’s experience and way forward”. In his speech, Bertrand Cazes presented the European glass industry’s vision which aims at generating sustainability, growth and added value across the whole glazing
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On July 11, the European Parliament adopted its position on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive. The final text is drawing a delicate balance between the regulatory incentives for the reduction of emissions and the consideration of the individual circumstances of each installation. It is thus keeping the range of emissions associated to best
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In the last two days, the European Parliament adopted its first reading position on two essential pieces of legislation that govern the placing on the market of construction products. First, under the impetus of MEP Christian Doleschal, the European Parliament proposes to modernizes and simplifies some rules and processes governing the CE marking of construction
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Today marks the launch of an informative video campaign signed by Glass for Europe which highlights the positive impact of glazing technologies on summer comfort. This campaign aims to raise awareness about the transformative potential of modern glazing in enabling EU buildings to adapt to a changing climate, reduce energy needs, and curb CO2 emissions,
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This week, Glass for Europe was in Tampere, Finland, for the Glass Performance Days (GPD), the international forum dedicated to the development of the global glass industry which hosted over 500 participants for its 2023 edition. On Wednesday, Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe, closed the activities of the first day with a
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Glass for Europe attended the first stakeholder workshop on the SUNRISE project. SUNRISE (multiSensor sorting tools in a circular economy approach for the efficient recycling of PVB interlayer material in high-quality prodUcts from laminated glass construction and demolition waStes) is a project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme. It aims at
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Today, Glass for Europe dedicated its second 2023 workshop to “the logistic of glass racks and stillages” in the EU. Participants discussed the challenges and opportunities of developing schemes to manage the movements of glass racks, confirming that the issue is a shared concern in the flat glass value-chain. UDTPV, the French association of flat
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On 22 May, glass and glazing national associations gathered in Brussels for the Annual meeting of the National Partners Group of Glass for Europe. During the meeting, participants examined EU legislations currently under review such as the Energy Performance of Building Directive and the Construction Product Regulation. The representatives of flat glass transformers and processors
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The flat glass industry is steadfastly dedicated to optimising its contribution to the objectives of the Net-Zero Industry Act and to strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of the EU. Products such as solar glass for photovoltaic (PV) and high-performance glazing for buildings are essential to decarbonise the energy sector and reduce energy needs. In the
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May 2023 The Net-Zero Industry Act needs to be beefed-up to attract industrial investments in net-zero sectors A full value-chain approach, sizeable support to net-zero technologies and energy-efficiency to increase resilience and achieve the EU climate neutrality goal. Glass for Europe shares the European Commission’s goal to boost European manufacturing capacity in net-zero technologies
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