Today, Glass for Europe has published a position paper discussing the rules on declaring environmental characteristics of construction products under the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR). The paper: Highlights the issues with current plans to use ‘worst-case’ scenarios both in terms of impact on the quality of the data and the burdens for the flat
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This Tuesday January 28th, Glass for Europe had the pleasure of visiting SOLTECH’s facilities accompanied by French Member of the European Parliament, Marina Mesure. Ms Mesure sits in the Industry & Energy committee of the European Parliament and during the last term worked on the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. SOLTECH is a
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Glass for Europe is thrilled to announce that we have moved to a new location! Our new offices can be found on the 6th floor of Avenue des Arts 3-4-5. After 15 years in our offices in Rue Belliard, we are very excited to be moving to a new, bigger and brighter home. It is
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Ahead of the publication of the Clean Industrial Deal – expected on 26 February – Glass for Europe presents its recommendations for this initiative, which should link the EU’s industrial climate transformation to ambitious competitiveness. The Clean Industrial Deal was announced by the Commission President at the start of her second term. This initiative is
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January 2025 An Affordable Housing Plan combining energy efficiency and affordability The European flat glass sector is key for the EU’s decarbonisation goals. Its products reduce the energy consumption of buildings and improve occupants’ health and wellbeing. Flat glass is also essential to renewable solar energy generation and clean mobility. In all its applications, flat
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September 2023 A Circular Economy Act to support flat glass closed-loop recycling systems Supporting the flat glass sector to enable sustainable transformations in advanced materials Flat glass products are essential to Europe’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions, helping to save energy in buildings, supporting the transition to clean mobility and contributing to the efficient generation
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January 2025 Clean Industrial Deal Supporting the flat glass sector to enable sustainable transformations in advanced materials The European flat glass sector is key to achieving the EU’s decarbonisation goals. Its products help to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, support the transition to clean mobility, and contribute to efficient renewable solar energy generation. In
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Glass for Europe is excited to announce the release a new video highlighting the contribution of its members all throughout the value chain of flat glass manufacturing. The video aims to explain the variety of actors involved in the sector, from global leaders to small businesses. Particular focus is paid to the thousands of SMEs
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A new study run by Compass Lexecon, the European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition, and the Enel Foundation confirms that the decarbonization of flat glass manufacturing through energy still faces many economic and technological challenges. The study categorizes glass as a ‘hard-to-abate’ industrial sector, though potential solutions are being developed and tested by
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On 18 December, the plenary session of the European Parliament approved by a large majority the creation of a special committee to address the growing housing crisis across the European Union. This decision reflects the urgent need to tackle challenges related to access to decent, sustainable, and affordable housing – a priority that the flat
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Last week, Glass for Europe was present in Ho Chi Minh City for the annual GlassTech & Fenestration Asia. The trade fair presents an invaluable platform to connect European partners with the growing Southeast Asian market. The fair was filled with meetings and enriching discussions with a variety of suppliers from the glass and glazing
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The first week of December was marked with two important events to discuss the role of energy efficiency and sustainable construction for the next five years. On 4 December, the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) organised the third edition of Energy Efficiency Day at the European Parliament. The Members of the European Parliament who
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