Glass for Europe

📢 The #FlatGlass and #Glazing industry stands at a critical crossroads. Immediate, targeted action is essential to ensure the sector remains a competitive supplier of advanced, strategic #materials for the EU - while continuing its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions. With the #CleanIndustrialDeal set to be published next month, we must ensure that it delivers meaningful support for our industry’s transformation and competitiveness. Our recommendations focus on three key priorities: 🌍Care for industrial competitiveness to support decarbonisation efforts 🤝Boost strategic sectors as flat glass manufacturing with support measures 🏢Give sustainable construction the central role it deserves in a new industrial policy Read more about our proposals below ⤵️ #Competitiveness #EnableSustainableTransformation #IndustrialStrategy European Commission ; Ursula von der Leyen ; Stéphane Séjourné ; Teresa Ribera ; Wopke Hoekstra ; Dan Jørgensen

The #solar #pv #glass industry in Europe is in great turmoil... The production of solar glass meets all criteria to qualify as a strategic net zero technology under the EU Net Zero Industry Act #nzia Will the #nzia implementing act come soon enough? Will it include PV glass? or will Europe be too slow at reacting once again? #flatglass #photovoltaic

🎉✨ Happy New Year from Glass for Europe! ✨🎉   The EU industrial #competitiveness promises to be on everyone's mind in 2025 with many initiatives expected.💡   We are therefore delighted to kick off the year with the launch of our brand new video showcasing the incredible added value of the entire flat #glass and #glazing value chain.   Here’s to a prosperous, innovative, and sustainable 2025 – together! 🥂 📽️ Watch the video below ⤵️   #AdvancedMaterial #ValueChain #FlatGlass #Glazing #SMEs #GlassTransformation

🎄Merry Christmas from all of us at Glass for Europe! 🎁 This holiday season, stay warm inside ☃️ and enjoy the view 🪟

The last issue of 2024 of the Glass for Europe's newsletter is out. This is your read if you want to know all the latest relevant news from the EU impacting the #flatglass and #glazing sector. This issue contains a special focus on the Construction Products Regulation #CPR and how the sector must prepare for the new upcoming rules on #CEmarking. You can check some of the articles directly on the Glass for Europe website but don't miss out anything next time and subscribe to receive this quarterly newsletter straight into your inbox. https://lnkd.in/e3um-eVG #glass

The EU's new 🏗️Construction Products Regulation🏗️ has now been officially cited in the Official Journal of the European Union. Here is the full text, and why it matters: ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eWqaZPCm The revised CPR is meant to solve certain deadlocks in the standardisation process and align the sector with EU digital and sustainability objectives. It will enter into force on 7 January 2025, with most provisions applying from 8 January 2026, and older provisions remaining in place until January 2040. Glass for Europe is committed to supporting its members in preparing for this new regulatory reality. We want to ensure that this new CPR can achieve its purpose by solving current standards citation issues, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬. https://lnkd.in/eEajsiTJ

Glass cannot be recycled if shredded with other components. For automotive glass to be recycled into glass , dismantling and sorting needs to take place before shredding. 🚗 That is why the glass recycling, interlayer, and glass manufacturing industries are jointly calling on policymakers today to 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐧𝐝-𝐨𝐟-𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 all around Europe 🤝 We are proud to join forces with FEVE, FERVER, and Kuraray to co-publish a 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐄𝐧𝐝-𝐨𝐟-𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (ELVR). 💪 The EU Commission’s proposal on glass dismantling in the ELVR would be an excellent legislative lever to increase the availability of high-quality automotive glass cullet and boost recycled content in glazing. ♻️ Creating this availability of end-of-life automotive glass is essential to boost circularity and sustainability in glass manufacturing and improve the recycling of end-of-life vehicles. Check out our full statement here: https://lnkd.in/eu-rf9SD

#Efficiency and #Sustainability were the keywords of this week! The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) organised the third edition of the Energy Efficiency Day at the European Parliament. An opportunity for MEPs from different political groups to recall the importance of retaining high ambitions for #EnergyEfficiency over the next five years. Seán Kelly MEP stressed the special attention needed for #buildings which are "at the heart of the EU energy transition". On the same day, the #SustainableConstructionTalks took place for the first time in Brussels. Saint-Gobain's Chairman & CEO Benoit BAZIN underlined that sustainable solutions such as #LowCarbonGlass are already available! Innovation in the construction sector must therefore come from scale and speed. We were glad to contribute to these lively debates and look forward to further contributing! Read more about these two events on our website. Link available in comments. Annalisa Corrado ; Jutta Paulus ; Yvan Verougstraete ; Monica Frassoni ; Marcos Ros Sempere ; Pau Garcia Audi ; Adrien Bullier ; Oliver Rapf ; Sorcha Edwards ; Jennifer Johnson ; Hélène de Troostembergh ; Charlotte Kan #EEDayEU #SustainableConstructionTalks #Glass #Glazing #Sustainability #LowCarbon #AffordableHousing #CleanIndustrialDeal

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝! The Paris cathedral will officially reopen its doors on 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 7, marking the culmination of a five-year restoration journey following the devastating fire. One of the highlights of this restoration? The cathedral’s 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝-𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬, which have retrieved their former glory. Stained glass has been a cornerstone of architectural beauty for centuries, showcasing how craftsmanship and technology have evolved over time. Today, #flatglass continues to shape our world, serving as a key material for modern architectural innovation, from energy-efficient facades to advanced glazing technologies. #Restoration #Craft #Glazing #StainedGlass

Flat glass is… Irreplaceable 🪟 Flat glass is a 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭, and serves an irreplaceable function in our daily lives. A building without windows would either be a dark bunker or a rainy wind tunnel. A car without windshields would be so dangerous we’d have to wear helmets on the highway. A phone without a touch screen would cease to be smart. Flat glass is unique because of its 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. It can be bent, laminated, tempered and shaped, or invisibly coated to fit our needs. This serves to provide high energy-efficiency, safety, security, and IT integrations such as in cars to contribute to automated driving. With all its unique properties, flat glass is an irreplaceable material in many 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 like touch screens, digital displays, solar panels, buildings and cars, self-cleaning glass or special hygienic glazing used in hospitals.