Bormioli Pharma has announced new research and innovation projects through a series of initiatives carried out with an Open Innovation approach, combining internal resources with Research Centres, Universities and start-ups, the company aims to develop better performing and more sustainable glass products.

In particular, the collaboration with Istituto dei Materiali per l' Elettronica ed il Magnetismo (IMEM-CNR), within a new research centre dedicated to glass, is now underway to allow, through the funding of a three-year PhD scholarship, the development of new external and internal coatings able to increase the performance of glass, both from a chemical and mechanical point of view.

“Teas of the World are beautiful in Paşabahçe” to all tea lovers around the world, including those who drink with sugar or honey, from those who like it milky to those who like it spicy from samovar lovers to teabag fans, and some who brew in the glass.

Around the world, tea becomes a part of the country’s culture, shaped according to the traditions and rituals.

This comforting beverage is sometimes a reason to share friendship, hospitality and good memories.

Sometimes tea is the best reason to spare a few minutes all to ourselves. Inspired by these various moments, Paşabahçe doubles the pleasure of drinking tea with its distinctive glasses and mugs.

Saint-Gobain has entered into an agreement for the sale of its regional glass processing business Baltiklaas in Estonia to Polar Glass, a subsidiary of Barrus AS, the largest glued laminated timber manufacturer in Estonia and supplier to window and door producers.

Baltiklaas employs more than 200 people across two sites, located in Tartu and Mäo, with sales of around €25 million in 2021.

The transaction follows other divestments in glass processing since 2018 across Europe with total sales of around €300 million.

]It is part of Saint-Gobain’s continued business profile optimisation strategy, in line with the “Grow & Impact” plan objectives.

Encirc Italy, part of the Vidrala Group, is now supplying sustainable heat energy to meet the needs of the district heating network around its facility in Corsico, Italy.

The project, created in partnership with power company Atecc, is reducing the amount of CO2 being released into the atmosphere by more than 3,000tonnes /year within the region, improving air quality in the area and providing a sustainable supply of energy for the local populace.

Atecc, a company based nearby, partnered with Encirc Italy, previously known in the region as Vidrala Italia, to allow the residual heat from Encirc Italy’s operations to be used to power the local energy grid instead of fossil fuels.

Şişecam is acquiring the Italian company Refel, one of the world's leading refractory materials manufacturers.

Refractory materials are used in the construction of glass melting furnaces and is crucial for the commissioning of furnace investments in accordance with planned schedules. With this strategic acquisition, Şişecam aims to secure its refractory supply and avert supply chain-based risks for its new investment plans.

While deeply caring about the high quality AZS refractory requirements of the existing and prospective customers, Şişecam will maintain Refel’s competitive position through continuous high-quality service at a global scale.

Verescence Furnace 1 at the Mers-les-Bains plant in France will be the Group's first furnace to use this technology in 2025.

Pursuing a longstanding commitment to climate action, the company had already committed in 2020 to the R&D project VERCANE (carbon-neutral glass), supported by ADEME (the French Agency for Ecological Transition), aimed at identifying the different energy sources capable of powering glass production in a sustainable way, including electricity.

The progressive electrification of its seven melting furnaces in France, Spain, the United States and South Korea is a key step towards achieving the objective of reducing its CO2 emissions by 40% by 2034.

The centrepiece of Fosse Park in Leicester, a Crown Estate-owned scheme, is a retail terrace which is anchored at each end by a 90,000sq.ft major retail store.

Its whole length features double-height glass shopfronts, giving maximum uninterrupted views in and out by having no opaque framing or other support below 2.7m in height.

The towering wall of glass was made possible thanks to Pilkington Planar structural glazing, which uses low-profile stainless-steel bolts and glass fins to hold double-glazed units in place without the need for a traditional framing system.

The quality of the views was further improved by using low-iron Pilkington Optiwhite to give an almost completely colourless appearance to both the face glass and the 15mm thick supporting fins.

The Board of Trustees of the Ernst Abbe Fund has awarded Professor Alicia Durán, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) researcher, with the 2022 Otto Schott Research Award.

The award will be presented at the 26th International Glass Congress in Berlin on 3–8 July 2022.

The Otto Schott Research Award for outstanding scientific achievements was first presented in 1991.

Since then, this award has been presented every two years to recognise excellent researchers for their scientific and technological achievements in basic and applied research in the fields of glass, glass-ceramic and related advanced materials.

This research award is governed by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft and presented on an international basis.

NSG Group has announced its newly developed MAGNAVI, a high-modulus and high-strength glass fibre, that can be used as reinforcement for composites.

It has the highest level of mechanical properties available amongst all glass fibres, while keeping the radio-permeability and heat resistance that are inherent to glass.

MAGNAVI aims to provide a higher-grade solution in areas where conventional glass fibres or carbon fibres lack suitability.

The company has already started pre-production and will establish mass production capability at the Tsu Plant, Mie Prefecture, Japan in the second half of 2022.