Recycling is very high on the agenda of Europe’s flat glass manufacturers, and they are calling on policymakers to follow suit. The new video of Glass for Europe’ 2024-2029 manifesto introduces the conditions to create a closed-loop recycling system which can contribute to save raw materials and reduce carbon emissions in glass production. Flat glass
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The European Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 of 25 September 2023 ‘restricting synthetic polymer microparticles on their own or intentionally added to mixtures’ entered into force in October 2023. Its purpose is to ban the placing on the market of mixtures containing synthetic polymer microplastics. The ban from placing on the market does not apply to
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February 2024 The REACH Restriction on Microplastics and the use of interleavants in the flat glass sector Explanatory paper The European Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 of 25 September 2023 ‘restricting synthetic polymer microparticles on their own or intentionally added to mixtures’ entered into force in October 2023. Its purpose is to ban the placing
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On 20 February, the EU Industry Summit took place in Antwerp in presence of over 75 industry top executives, representatives of nearly 20 different manufacturing sectors, European trade unions as well as European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo. The flat glass sector participated to this event with
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On 19 February, Glass for Europe invited its National Partners to attend a workshop to analyse the political agreement reached on 7 December on the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). If the agreement is yet to receive final endorsement by the Council of the EU and the European Parliament’s plenary session,
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Glass for Europe participated in the Glass Conference organized by the National Glass Association (NGA) from February 5 to 8 in Charleston (SC). The event brought together over 100 industry professionals from the USA and Canada to discuss regulatory and technical issues affecting the glass manufacturing and fabrication sector in North America. As part of
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On 6 February, the European Commission presented its proposal for an ambitious 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. It initiates discussions on the necessary measures to create an environment conducive to significant CO2 emissions reduction, aligning with Europe’s 2050 climate-neutrality objective. However, the challenges of achieving this goal while maintaining global competitiveness for European industries cannot be overlooked.
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The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) started the year with the publication of a study on Techno-economic and environmental assessment of construction and demolition waste (CDW) management in the EU. CDW accounts for almost 40% of waste generated in the EU. Part of it is flat glass coming from windows, glass doors, and curtain
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On 24 January, in line with its June 2023 communication, the European Commission has presented a new package of initiatives to strengthen the European Union’s economic security. Combining a high level of ambition on sustainable policies with a competitive European-based industry is among the top challenge for the EU in the next years. To contribute to
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Over four days, from 15 to 18 January, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU organised the Renovation Week in Brussels. The event could not have been more topical as on 15 January, Members of the European Parliament from the Industry & Energy committee adopted the political agreement on the revision of the
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To mark the start of the Renovation week organized by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Glass for Europe releases the second video of its policy Manifesto, focusing on the importance and benefits of windows and glazing upgrades in buildings. This 15 January is an important date to highlight the importance and
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On 15 December, Glass for Europe contributed to the Stakeholder Request Mechanism on the EU Taxonomy launched by the Platform on Sustainable Finance and the European Commission. The EU taxonomy is a classification system which aims at providing clarity on what environmentally sustainable activities are and under which circumstances. Since the regulation entered into force
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