TREND TOPIC - URBANISATION

More than half of the world's population already lives in cities and urbanization continues to progress rapidly. In 2050, two thirds of all people will live in metropolitan areas - a total of around 6.4 billion. Increasing urbanization, our enormous consumption of raw materials and the pressures on the environment pose major challenges for research and development, but also for the strategic and innovative capabilities of politics, business and society. 

New living and working concepts are required for a growing population in extreme conurbations. Which glass products will society need in the future? What role will digitalization and connectivity play as a result of new developments in high-speed Internet? Special glass opens up new opportunities in many places and provides the right products for the construction, communication and mobility needs of our growing population. glasstec 2021 will present future-oriented solutions and visions with glass.