Glass Alliance Europe

📸 Thank you, Céline Carré, for sharing this “photo souvenir,” and my heartfelt gratitude to Benoit BAZIN, Chairman & CEO of Saint-Gobain, for the opportunity to meet in Brussels and engage in a stimulating discussion on the #EuropeanGreenDeal. 🌱🇪🇺 A (personal) key takeaway from our exchange ➡️ The push for sustainable products in material- and energy-intensive sectors, like housing, holds immense potential to help tackle some of Europe’s most pressing challenges. By supporting demand for these solutions, we can: 🔹 Enhance #EnergySecurity 🔹 Tackle the #HousingCrisis 🔹 Combat #ClimateChange 🔹 Strengthen #StrategicAutonomy across interconnected value chains 🔹 Boost #Competitiveness, creating local jobs and revenues When produced #locally, the return on investment becomes even more compelling. Now, it’s up to the new European Commission to activate this pathway and defend the business model of its Green Deal in Europe.

The next European Commission has just been approved by the European Parliament! Today the second von der Leyen Commission received 370 votes in favour, 282 voting against and 36 abstentions. We are ready to collaborate with the new European Commission on many of the priorities which have been set out for the new term. We share the renewed urgency to strengthen European competitiveness and to make decisive strides towards net-zero emissions target and promoting energy efficiency in buildings. Read our Manifesto for 2024-2029 setting out what we see as the priorities of the #flatglass sector for the next few years. https://lnkd.in/ejMPKjDR Stéphane Séjourné ; Wopke Hoekstra ; Maroš Šefčovič ; Jessika Roswall ; Dan Jørgensen #Glass #Glazing #Sustainability #EnableSustainableTransformation #CleanIndustrialDeal #AffordableHousing #DecarbonisationAcceleratorAct #CircularEconomyAct

Flat glass is… 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 🔬 Flat glass producers in Europe continue making strides to generate new 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬. New ranges of high-performance glazing enable us to better insulate from the cold, and to regulate how much heat and daylight gets in or out of an office building or a home. With 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, the glass and glazing sector can enable Europeans to enjoy maximum comfort, daylight, and energy efficiency. Product innovation continues to 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 of glass further in many areas: enhancing safety, security, acoustic protection, digitalization, and supporting sustainable living and mobility. The flat glass sector’s own production practices are also becoming more sustainable. All these efforts – reducing carbon emissions from production, proposing low-carbon glass product ranges, optimizing production sites and using more renewable energies – underscore the sector's commitment to sustainability and innovation.

#flatglass #glass #glazing

⁉ Emissions reductions vs. emissions displacement. While the eyes of climate experts are understandably focused on the final hours of COP29 Azerbaijan, I would advise taking some time also to read two reports issued this week. The first report by Carbone 4 provides detailed figures on CO2 emissions embodied in trade. After the USA, the EU is the second largest net importer of emissions, with 1.76 billion tonnes imported versus 0.72 billion tonnes exported. #Metals are among the top sectors contributing to this. The second report on the #carbon market by the European Commission finds that (production related) emissions in the EU dropped by 16.5% in 2023 vs. 2022. The largest contribution came from electricity and heat (minus 24%). Emissions from energy intensive industries declined by 7.5% "due to a combination of a reduced output and efficiency gains". To better appreciate the contribution from output reduction, I extracted publicly available figures on 2023 vs. 2022 production from The European Steel Association (EUROFER), Cefic and CEMBUREAU (representing more than 70% of manufacturing sectors under ETS): 🔻 Steel: -7.5% (historically lowest production) 🔻 Chemicals: -8% 🔻 Cement: -6.3% 🚨 This shows a dangerous trend of #decarbonisation through #deindustrialisation that needs to be reverted as soon as possible. The two reports and sources of production figures in the comment below 👇

Die #Glasindustrie ist für den Erhalt ihrer Wettbewerbsfähigkeit darauf angewiesen, dass Teile der Stromkosten dauerhaft stabilisiert werden. Die Vorhaben von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz, die #Strompreiskompensation auf die Glasindustrie zu erweitern und sie weiter von der #Netzentgeltreduzierung profitieren zu lassen, begrüßen wir. Jetzt sind machbare Vorgaben erforderlich, da die Glasindustrie durch den vollkontinuierlichen Schmelzprozess nur sehr wenig Potenziale hat, die Stromabnahme flexibel zu gestalten. #Wirtschaftsgipfel

Venerdì 25 ottobre si è tenuto a Roma il convegno promosso da Assovetro dal titolo “La transizione ecologica del vetro: Innovazioni e Tecnologie per decarbonizzare l'intera filiera produttiva”. Nel corso della giornata diversi esperti del settore, insieme al Presidente di Assovetro Marco Ravasi, si sono confrontati sul presente e futuro della filiera nel processo verso la transizione verde. Se ti sei perso l'evento ecco alcuni highlights!

Collected glass doesn’t need to be transported long distances to reach an end-market. 🍾 That’s one of the key takeaways from our study on exports: glass packaging is consistently recycled in the country where it was collected. On average, 92% of glass is recycled domestically, and more than 99% remains in the EU. 📊 👍 By pushing the uptake of secondary raw materials into the economy from waste collected in the EU, the glass collection & recycling value chain brings positive value to the EU’s Circular Material Use Rate 🚛🌱 Discover our brand-new study “Exports for Recycling of Glass Packaging” here: https://lnkd.in/eJwAaAss 🔗 #CloseTheGlassLoop #CircularEconomy #GlassPackaging #GlassExports #GlassRecycling  

Il 25 ottobre si terrà a Roma il convegno promosso da Assovetro dal titolo “La transizione ecologica del vetro: Innovazioni e Tecnologie per decarbonizzare l'intera filiera produttiva”.   Nel corso della giornata diversi esperti, coadiuvati dall’intervento del Presidente di Assovetro Marco Ravasi, si confronteranno sul contributo della filiera alla transizione verde.   Le conclusioni sono affidate al Ministro delle Imprese e del Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso.   La partecipazione è gratuita previa registrazione al seguente link https://lnkd.in/d66X2quk   L’evento sarà disponibile anche in diretta streaming sul canale YouTube di Withub: il link della diretta sarà condiviso il giorno dell'evento

🔗 Décarbonation de la filière verre : des avancées pour un avenir durable ! L’industrie du verre s’engage dans une stratégie ambitieuse de décarbonation. Grâce à l’électrification des fours, l’utilisation d’énergies décarbonées et une meilleure gestion du recyclage, elle réduit son empreinte carbone tout en garantissant la qualité du verre recyclé à l’infini. Avec des investissements majeurs dans des technologies comme les fours hybrides, l’avenir du verre est définitivement tourné vers la durabilité ! 🌍💡 Lire l'article : https://lnkd.in/g-fZ7RJz #Décarbonation #Recyclage #IndustrieVerre #TransitionÉnergétique #Verre 📸 Verallia - Franck DUNOUAU