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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“Ecodesign considerations have been embraced for many years and are at the core of the flat glass sector’s present and future development efforts”, said Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe, in an audio statement commenting the release of the paper “Sustainability in the flat glass sector”. Flat glass products are created with ecodesign
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Sustainability in the flat glass sector Eco-design for Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR) and flat glass products The Eco-design for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)[1] has been conceived by the European Commission as an instrument to support Europe’s move towards carbon-neutrality by 2050. It proposes to regulate product design, manufacturing, and recycling to reduce products’ environmental
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On April 26, Glass for Europe participated in Glass Print 2023, Europe’s only dedicated event for the decoration of glass which gathers together international glassmakers, decorators, end-users, brand owners and leading suppliers. Luca Oggianu, Public affairs and Communication Manager at Glass for Europe, opened the second day of activities with a keynote speech dedicated to
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On 18 April, Glass for Europe was in Eindhoven to participate in the Glass Trend’s event “Smart Sustainable Glass Manufacturing”. The event tackled one of the key challenges of the flat glass industry: increasing the sustainability of its products by limiting CO2 emissions. Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe, presented “the 2050 flat
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Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System Directive (EU ETS) with 413 votes in favour to 167 against (57 abstentions). With a large majority of 487 votes in favour, it also passed the introduction of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which aims at supporting EU industries at
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On March 27 and 28, Glass for Europe was in the US for the Glass & Glazing Advocacy Days organised by NGA – National Glass Association. During the Advocacy Days, representatives from the American glass industry meet with members of Congress and agency officials to discuss top policy priorities and to showcase how the industry
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On March 24, Glass for Europe introduced MEP Christian Doleschal, rapporteur on the revision of the Construction Products Regulation, to the world of flat glass during a visit to the NSG plant in Weiherhammer (Germany). A float plant is the perfect setting to understand the flat glass sector’s realities and the link between manufacturing and
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Automotive glass can contribute to reducing the environmental impact of vehicles. High-performance glazing technology can lower mobile air-conditioning energy loads, and subsequently cut CO2 emissions of Combustion Engine Vehicles or increase the range of Electric Vehicles. In the paper “Advanced glazing systems to curb air-conditioning energy consumption”, released today, Glass for Europe outlines the impact
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