AGC announces new low-carbon glass
AGC Glass has announced a new glass range with a ‘significantly reduced carbon footprint’, to be launched by the end of 2022. The company will be revealing more details at Glasstec in Düsseldorf this September.
As part of a roadmap to carbon neutrality, AGC is said to be focusing on switching to new key technologies, sustainable raw materials, alternative energies and increased glass recycling to avoid process-related as well as indirect emissions.
AGC has already announced its commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050 and its interim target to reduce direct and indirect CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030.
“Achieving carbon neutrality requires a holistic transformation of our glass production,” said Davide Cappellino, president of AGC Architectural Glass Europe & Americas Company. “This ranges from sourcing and using sustainable raw materials and increasing cullet content, to the way the glass is melted using new technologies, alternative energies and a growing share of renewable electricity – without overlooking the design and use of our products to optimise the climate benefits they bring during their lifetime.”
According to AGC, the implementation of combined measures at several recently upgraded furnaces has made it possible to reduce the carbon footprint of part of the Group’s production.