From sand to flat glass Sustainable sourcing of high-quality sand for industrial use Europe’s flat glass is characterized by its strong local roots: from raw materials to production, transformation, installation and end-of-life management, it provides economic activity and jobs across Europe. It is estimated that 90% of the raw material used to produce Europe’s flat
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A revisit of ‘The new industrial strategy for Europe’ is urgently needed after the COVID19 outbreak An EU recovery programme to boost Europe’s industrial base and meet the New Green Deal ambitions This position paper from Glass for Europe was initially meant to provide input to European decision-makers at the time of fine-tuning and
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‘Hot hold’ operations in the flat glass sector An exceptional yet essential option to cease production and preserve the industrial equipment This paper intends to inform policymakers on the rationale and implications when flat glass manufacturers decide to switch a flat glass melting plant into ‘hot-hold’. While having recourse to this industrial option is exceptional,
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Position paper on the European Green Deal: operationalising the decarbonisation agenda Europe’s flat glass industry welcomes the release of the European Green Deal and the Commission’s ambition to actively operationalize a decarbonisation agenda across all relevant policies. The European flat glass sector takes it as its role to produce at a competitive price the materials
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Long term greenhouse gas emissions reduction To achieve its temperature objectives, the Paris Agreement also includes a long term ambition to achieve a balance between emissions and removals of greenhouse gases by human activities in the second half of this century. In your opinion, what are the biggest opportunities and challenges The EU needs to
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A renewed Industrial Strategy for Europe: Joint Reaction from Industry Associations Europe is the cradle of the manufacturing industry and has been at the forefront of industrial revolutions and technological innovations. The industry directly employs over 34 million people across all Member States, in supply chains comprising hundreds of thousands of SMEs and larger suppliers.
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