Glass for Europe reacts to the European Parliament vote on the Industrial Emissions Directive

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 available techniques in the legislation, taking into account the span of effects they can have depending on a series of factors. It is also providing some space to innovation, which is by nature unpredictable and cannot be strictly regulated.

Glass for Europe has been working in an open dialogue with the European Parliament whereby it has shared its insights on the industrial realities and the local conditions of installations, with the firm belief that those must be duly considered to ensure regulatory feasibility.

‘The European flat glass industry is investing in its manufacturing facilities to align the production processes to the EU Green Deal objectives, which require a major industrial transformation’ explains Iva Ganev, Manager Environment and Climate Policy at Glass for Europe. ‘The on-going revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive is therefore of utmost importance as it concerns our sector’s ability to operate industrial installations with minimal impacts on the environment.’

The next step towards the adoption of the revised Industrial Emissions Directive will be the interinstitutional negotiations, during which this delicate balance needs to be preserved. Glass for Europe will closely follow these negotiations and continue bringing the flat glass sector’s input so that the required industrial transformation can be successfully operated.