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With ‘AGC Recycle Glass’, AGC Glass Europe is now launching a new service to strengthen flat glass recycling. The new company actively collects glass waste from processing plants and end-of-life insulating glass from refurbishment projects. The used glass is processed and remelted in the flat glass production process. To this end, AGC works with a network of transporters, recyclers, waste disposal companies and dismantling companies.
The situation concerning tariffs in the US is currently unpredictable. Against this background, the question arises as to whether it would make sense for European suppliers for the glass industry to establish additional branches elsewhere in North America, e.g. in Canada, a highly developed and mature market. And with tariffs also impacting Canada, it may be in the country’s interest to open up to the wider world. Our expert Val Voznyi lives in Canada and has answers.
The London skyscraper 8 Bishopsgate combines a striking tiered design with high-tech sustainability features – from active facades with intelligent glass to energy reuse systems. Its use of AGC Interpane glazing and cradle-to-cradle materials helps it earn top environmental certifications.
Lisec announces that the company has received the bronze medal from EcoVadis for outstanding sustainability performance. This award is a milestone on the road to greater sustainability and underlines Lisec’s commitment to the environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
With its spectacular architecture, the luxury hotel ‘Koenigshof, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Munich’, designed by the Spanish architectural firm Nieto Sobejano, provides an exciting counterpoint to the historic buildings on Munich's Stachus. The architects chose highly selective functional glass from Saint-Gobain for the glazing of the five-star hotel.
The European Commission has unveiled its Clean Industrial Deal, promising to accelerate decarbonisation and boost competitiveness in energy-intensive industries. But does it go far enough? Industry leaders warn that without urgent action on energy costs and carbon leakage, the flat glass sector faces an uncertain future.
The Turkish glass and chemicals group Şişecam can look back on a successful 2024. Despite global economic uncertainties, the company was able to increase its turnover and push ahead with strategic investments. Here are the latest company figures for 2024.
The Glass Performance Days (GPD) 2025 will take place from 10 to 12 June at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. The world's largest glass conference brings together specialists and entrepreneurs from the glass industry to present and discuss the latest technologies, products and innovations.
Lisec’s GSA system – GSA-CF for float glass and GSA-CL for laminated glass – automates glass crushing and cullet disposal, ensuring a seamless production process. Key benefits include enhanced safety, reduced labour costs, automated cullet management and optimised workspace efficiency. Here is a short video with more info.
Next Energy Technologies, a pioneer in organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology, has upgraded its production line to produce 1.0 by 1.5 metres (40 by 60 inches) laminated transparent windows employing the Next OPV coating and manufacturing process. These new units are the largest transparent OPV windows produced anywhere in the world. Find out more on this here.
The Italian machinery manufacturer Forel has established its own subsidiary, Forel North Europe GmbH, to strengthen its market position in Germany and Northern Europe. Leading the new branch is Stéphane Soudais, a well-known industry expert who will represent Forel in this key region.
What began as a modest operation with just 400 employees focused on fulfilling Turkey’s essential glass needs has evolved into a global leader. Today, Şişecam operates 45 production facilities across four continents and employs over 24,000 staff worldwide. A short history.
Maltha Glass Recycling, a European company in glass recycling and a subsidiary of Renewi, recently announced the success of a groundbreaking pilot project in collaboration with Saint-Gobain. See here for more details.
Glass facades are an integral part of modern architecture, but often pose a danger to birds as they do not recognise reflective or transparent glass surfaces as an obstacle. To minimise this risk, the glass facade of the Futurium in Berlin was fitted with bird protection glass. Find out here which product was used.
Effective as of 1 January 2025, AGC Interpane (a 100% affiliate of AGC Glass Europe) expands its activities through the acquisition of one of Europe´s largest manufacturers of safety glass, Sicherheitsglastechnik Oelsnitz GmbH (SGT), as well as the Verwaltungsgesellschaft Schuler & Weiß OHG and its subsidiary SG Transport GmbH in Germany.
Saint-Gobain Glass has been named the winner of the “Sustainability initiative of the Year” category at the prestigious G24 awards. The G24 Awards, which take place annually in London, recognise outstanding achievements in the glass industry.
The Contraflam 90-1 fire-resistant glass from Vetrotech Saint-Gobain sets new standards in fire-resistant glass technology. With an innovative single-chamber foaming technology, the glass combines exceptional light transmission, low weight and sustainability.
Şişecam celebrates its 89th anniversary. Founded in Turkey in 1935 with 400 employees, the company has developed into a global corporation over the decades. With its innovative strength and advanced technologies, Şişecam is now one of the leading players in its market segments (glass and chemicals).
Fineo by AGC is the first and only European manufacturer to receive the world's first voluntary CE marking for its vacuum insulation glass, making it much easier for planners, architects and building owners to use.
Founded more than 30 years ago near Porto in Portugal, Vitropor has since then outgrown its three locations and consolidated them into one new production site. In 2001, the company purchased a Glaston laminating line and a new ProE tempering line to replace its older HTF line. Find out here how the upgrade has helped.
The Danish window manufacturer Dovista has decided in favour of using ‘low-carbon glass’ from AGC Glass Europe in order to offer correspondingly more sustainable end products this year. Learn more why that matters here:
Using a laser printing process, Hegla boraident from Halle in Germany offers a solution for making window and facade glass visible to birds. At glasstec 2024, the company presented the BIRDfriend Mobile, a device that can be used to retrofit existing glass surfaces with protection against bird strike.
At glasstec 2024, Hegla presented a new sorting system for the first time, which enables the continuous provision of insulating glass units in the shipping sequence. The sorting solution also includes combined drying and sorting compartments for finished insulating glass units. Find out how the system works here.
As of 19 October 2024 it is official: Vandaglas GmbH becomes Doering Glass GmbH. The company has been operating successfully under new management since August 2024 and is now part of the family-run CSSP Holding. With locations in Berlin and Radeburg, Germany, Doering Glass strengthens its market presence and builds on the decades-long tradition of the Döring Glas brand.
In an exclusive video interview with GW-News, Paolo Alberto Sardano, General Manager of the Flat Glass Division & Bottero Glass Industry, provides exciting insights into the latest innovations that Bottero will be presenting at glasstec as well as the company's strategic direction. The CEO Talk is a new format for GW-News.
