AGC Continues to Expand Production of Low Embodied CO2 Glass
AGC Glass Europe has taken the next step in its Carbon Neutrality Roadmap by enabling another AGC production facility to produce Low-Carbon Glass. The Group’s holistic approach takes the entire value chain into account: decarbonising production processes, reducing CO2 emissions from the upstream supply chain and cutting other indirect emissions. AGC is effectively leveraging the more sustainable procurement of raw materials, the use of highly efficient melting furnaces that deploy innovative electroboosting technology, the increased use of recycling via intelligent pre-consumer cullet flows and optimised transport between AGC plants and customers.
Six months after its site in Moustier, Belgium, AGC Glass Europe started production of Low-Carbon Planibel Clearlite, a float glass whose CO2 footprint has been slashed by more than 40%. Now, the AGC site in Seingbouse, France has also started producing this same sustainable glass product, marking the next step in the planned long-term Group-wide rollout. With this additional production capacity now online, AGC has expanded its Low-Carbon Glass range to include a Low-Carbon variant of Stratobel (safety glass), Stratophone (acoustic glass), iplus (thermal insulation glass), Stopray and Energy (solar control glass), as well as toughenable coatings (T-coatings). The entire range is now available in all thicknesses from 3 to 10 mm.
