3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (204+ words) Published 9th April, 2026 by Jess Mills Heinz-Glas has inaugurated an all-electric glass melting furnace at its plant in Kleintettau, Germany. The furnace was launched last week and will use CO2-free electricity. The project took approximately 14 weeks, starting with the draining and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (205+ words) Published 8th April, 2026 by Greg Morris Japan's Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) has named its ultra-thin glass developed for speaker diaphragms as Sonarion. With the Sorarion brand, NEG aims to enhance its presence in the high-end audio market, deliver new acoustic experiences…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (415+ words) Published 8th April, 2026 by Jess Mills Researchers at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology in Germany have developed an all-electric melting process for the production of amber glass on a laboratory scale. Currently, the production of amber glass in Germany…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (161+ words) Published 8th April, 2026 by Jess Mills The German Society of Glass Technology (DGG) has unveiled the programme for its 99th Glass-Technology Conference. The event will take place 23 June 2026 at the Congress Centrum W'rzburg, Germany. Following a successful Call for Papers, the 2026 programme…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (311+ words) Published 3rd April, 2026 by Greg Morris It is the first time a major mining company has joined Responsible Glass, which strengthens upstream representation and ensures the role of raw material extraction, processing and sourcing is embedded within the industry's sustainability framework....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (346+ words) Published 1st April, 2026 by Jess Mills British Glass has issued a report detailing concerns over the design of the current packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (p EPR) policy in the UK. British Glass submitted the report to the Department for Environment, Food…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (244+ words) Published 20th March, 2026 by Greg Morris Ardagh's hybrid furnace technology is to be used to produce glass bottles for Germany's Mast-J'germeister. The green bottles for the beverage group are to be manufactured at the Ardagh Glass Packaging facility in Obernkirchen, Germany....

3+ week, 19+ hour ago  (490+ words) Published 18th March, 2026 by Greg Morris Bowling Green State University researchers are embarking on a project to leverage artificial intelligence to enhance process controls and energy efficiency in glass melting. The three-year project is part of the Northwest Ohio Glass Innovation…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (207+ words) Glass International Vidrala plans "180 million Spanish glass investment Published 18th March, 2026 by Greg Morris Vidrala is planning a "180 million investment project for its Caudete glass production plant in Albacete, Spain. It said the project will strengthen sustainability and energy efficiency at…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (120+ words) Published 16th March, 2026 by Greg Morris Time is running out to secure an in-person or online place at the Next Generation Industry Conference, being staged on Wednesday 18 March 2026 by Glass Futures. Speakers and contributors include experts from Sisecam, Siemens, NVIDIA, Lucideon,…...