Latest news of our decarbonisation journey

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Official start of Volta project: Cold repair of AGC plant in Barevka

The existing AGC furnace for the manufacturing of patterned glass in Barevka, Czech Republic has been stopped for the announced cold repair. The line will be refurbished with a complete new melting design, expected to reduce very significantly its direct CO2 emissions.

Volta: accelerating the flat glass industry’s decarbonization

Watch this video to learn more about the Volta project, covering the context, objectives, technical solutions and the ongoing cold repair.

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Design of a hybrid mid-sized pilot furnace for flat glass

AGC and Saint-Gobain are collaborating on the design of a pilot breakthrough flat glass line that is expected to significantly reduce its direct CO2 emissions.

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Now available : Low-Carbon Pyrobel Glass

With a view to meeting growing market demand and reducing the environmental impact of its production processes, AGC Glass Europe announces the launch of Low-Carbon Pyrobel Glass, its new fire-resistant glass product featuring significantly reduced embodied carbon.

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AGC Glass Europe announces collaboration with DOVISTA to supply Low-Carbon Glass for specific projects

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Partnership AGC Glass Europe & ROSI

AGC Glass Europe and photovoltaic recycling pioneer ROSI announce strategic partnership to advance circularity in the glass industry

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AGC Recycle Glass

The average cullet ratio in our raw materials is close to 30% today and AGC Glass Europe aims to increase this ratio to 50% by 2030. Therefore AGC launched "AGC Recycle Glass", a program for delivering flat glass circularity.

ISO 50001 Certification

In the Architectural Glass Division, all factories belonging to the Upstream Operations (raw glass production) have been ISO 50001 certified or are in the process of being certified by the end of the year 2024.

Measuring our carbon footprint

Our carbon footprint is assessed on a yearly basis. We report and account for our corporate GHG emissions across our entire value chain.

Our carbon footprint in 2023