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The Bundesverband Glasindustrie e.V. (BV Glas) is disappointed with the electricity price package published today by the German government.

Glass industry disappointed: electricity price package in no way a help

09.11.2023

The Bundesverband Glasindustrie e.V. (BV Glas) is disappointed with the electricity price package published today by the German government.
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ESMA Academy

Brand new course: Inkjet for glass applications

12.09.2023

ESMA Academy on 14-16 November 2023 explains and reviews inkjet’s strengths such as sustainable output, personalisation capabilities, precision and quality properties.
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50th Rosenheim Window and Facade Conference

50th Rosenheim Window and Facade Conference October 11th + 12th, 2023

05.09.2023

CO2 reduction in existing buildings and dealing with climate extremes are the focus of this year's 50th Rosenheim Window Days on October 11th and 12th, 2023.
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New glass with supreme toughness

04.09.2023

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth, together with partners in China and the USA, have produced an oxide glass with unprecedented toughness.
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A sample of LionGlass

New glass cuts carbon footprint by nearly half and is 10x more damage resistant

24.08.2023

Worldwide, glass manufacturing produces at least 86 million tons of carbon dioxide every year. A new type of glass promises to cut this carbon footprint in half.
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New ways for the recycling of flat glass

Flat glass - life cycle and recycling

11.07.2023

How can we succeed in improving the eco-balance of the flat glass industry? The 33rd meeting of the Industry Working Group Research & Technology in April 2023 dealt with sustainability in the construction industry, a soft start for flat glass reuse with IG2Pieces and the recycling of PV modules.
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Lars Wismer

glasstec and A+A under new management: Lars Wismer to become new Director

15.11.2022

As of 1st of December 2022 Lars Wismer (49) will lead the team of glasstec, the world’s leading trade fair for the glass sector, as well as A+A, International Trade Fair for Safety, Security and Health at Work.
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Facade Engineering Trends: Digitalisation is the key to transformation

27.07.2022

Construction will have to change fundamentally over the coming decades due to the requirements brought on by climate change, dwindling resources and the energy transition. glasstec discussed the major trends in facade engineering with Dipl.-Ing. Jochen Hölscher, Managing Director of the medium-sized façade construction company Hölscher.
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Join key industry players at GlassPrint 2023

27.07.2022

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Flat Glass Recycling: Current State of Play

07.06.2022

The construction sector is the biggest consumer of resources and energy in Germany. There are still too many valuable and dwindling resources used for new construction and hardly any “real” material cycles based on the "closed-loop recycling" model are used when buildings are demolished. The ift Rosenheim and the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC have studied how flat glass...
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