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Recresco Glass Recycling Incorporated Into The BA Glass Group

Recresco Glass Recycling Incorporated Into The BA Glass Group

BA Glass and the Gent Family have reached an agreement to integrate the glass recycling operations of Recresco into the BA Glass Group. This transaction represents the association of a leading glass packaging manufacturer with a glass recycling operation which is managed by a team with several decades of proven experience.

For several years, the BA Group has been setting ambitious CO2 reduction targets, incorporating a sustainability roadmap into both its operational and market strategies. The incorporation opens the possibility to develop the Group’s current recycling operations supported by the extensive knowledge of Recresco’s team through collaboration.

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21/12/2023

Glass for Europe Sets Out Case for Reuse, Remanufacturing and Recycling of Flat Glass

Glass for Europe explores flat glass recovery.

When it comes to end-of-life flat glass management, several options can be envisioned to process used glass most sustainably. Glass for Europe has produced a paper on the possibilities and constraints related to the practices of reuse and remanufacturing. The paper also highlights the potential of flat glass recycling as a sustainable end-of-life management option.

The paper addresses how ‘reuse’ and ‘remanufacturing’ can be defined when discussing flat glass products and explains the technical feasibility and the challenges of these processes for glass in buildings. A detailed analysis of end-of-life options for a large panel of float glass types is provided and the main criteria to evaluate feasibility for reuse/remanufacturing are outlined

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21/12/2023

SCHOTT Pharma Invests In A New Production Facility In Serbia

Numerous representatives from the region attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a new SCHOTT Pharma site in Jagodina, Serbia (Photo: SCHOTT Pharma/Sasa Krstic).

Amid growing market demand, SCHOTT Pharma continues expanding its global manufacturing network and has decided to invest a double-digit million euro amount in a new production site for pharma drug containment solutions and delivery systems in Jagodina in central Serbia.

"With this move, we are strengthening our presence in Europe, improving our competitiveness, and increasing our manufacturing flexibility to meet the needs of our customers in the region," explains Andreas Reisse, CEO of SCHOTT Pharma. The ramp-up for the manufacturing of ampoules for the pharmaceutical industry is expected to start in the course of 2024.

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21/12/2023

C-Capture Starts Europe's First Carbon Capture Trial In The Flat Glass Industry

Pilkington UK are the first flat glass manufacturer in Europe to trial carbon capture technologies.

C-Capture, developers of next generation technology for carbon dioxide removal, has begun Europe's first carbon capture trial on a mainstream flat glass manufacturing plant. The trial underway in St Helens, is at XLR8 CCS project partner's Pilkington UK glass manufacturing site. It is the first demonstration of a carbon-capture technology on an industrial flat glass furnace in Europe.

The trial forms part of the company's national project, ‘XLR8 CCS - Accelerating the Deployment of a Low-Cost Carbon Capture Solution for Hard-to-Abate Industries'. The project aims to demonstrate that a low-cost carbon capture solution is a reality for difficult-to-decarbonise industries in the race to net zero.

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21/12/2023

UK Five Day CelSian Training Course For 2024

The CelSian glass course covers raw materials to the glass forming process.

CelSian will be delivering a five-day General Glass Technology training course in UK on 13-17 May, venue to be confirmed but planned to be in Yorkshire. The training course is an excellent introduction for new entrants to the glass industry and a perfect refresher for those with more experience. It contains a global overview of key glass making technologies from raw materials to the glass forming process.

At the end of the training attendees will have a clear view of the industrial glass production process, understanding of the current and future challenges, and plenty of ideas to optimize processes. This comprehensive course was developed in cooperation with the National Committee of the Dutch glass industry (NCNG).

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21/12/2023

PPWR: Glass Bottle Makers Disappointed With Member States’ General Approach

The Council of the EU has failed to recognise the contribution that circular packaging can make in their position on the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation.

Unlike the European Parliament, the Council of the EU has failed to recognise the contribution that circular packaging can make to competitiveness and sustainable growth in in their position on the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The European Container Glass industry urges co-legislators to address waste reduction targets fairly, protect distinctive packaging designs, and be more ambitious on recyclability and separate collection during the upcoming negotiations.

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21/12/2023

AGC's Thermal Comfort Panoramic Roof

AGC thermal comfort roof, the view from inside the Toyota C-HR.

AGC has developed a thermal comfort laminated glass roof covered with a Low-E coating combined with IR-coating which has been adopted for the new Toyota C-HR launched in 2023. The roof offers the biggest possible transparent opening to increase light in the cabin while keeping unique thermal comfort performances.  

The combination of the laminated technology with IR-cutting and low-E coatings allows the reflection of infrared rays in the summer while keeping heat inside the cabin in winter. As a result, the sunshade can be eliminated contributing to a safe and comfortable drive with more head-room while offering a large transparent view to the sky.

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21/12/2023

Schott Ships First Mirror Blanks To Chile

Hexagonal Zerodur M1 segments at Schott’s Safran facility in Poitier before departing for Chile (Safran).

The European Southern Observatory will have an extra special holiday package. The first 18 mirror blanks for the Extremely Large Telescope's main mirror have shipped from France to their final destination in Chile.

The M1 mirrors are the product of an international collaboration. At Schott in Mainz a grand total of 949 mirror segment blanks made of our Zerodur glass-ceramic are being produced. From there they travel to a dedicated facility in Poitiers, France for cutting and polishing. The optics experts at Safran reduce the surface irregularities to less than 10nm, less than 1/1000 the width of a human hair.

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21/12/2023

Corning Fusion5Glass

Corning Fusion5 is used as the outer layer of auto windscreens.

Corning Fusion5 Glass is the world’s first auto exterior glass designed to help deliver windshields that are lighter in weight, with superior durability and better optical performance, compared to conventional windshields. The glass forms the outer ply of a laminated windscreen.

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21/12/2023

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