1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (158+ words) Published 29th April, 2026 by Jess Mills Nippon Electric Glass Malaysia (NEGM) has installed a solar power generation facility on the rooftop of its Selangor plant. The installation began operating on March 17th, 2026. This is NEGM's first solar power generation facility, with a…...

6+ day, 49+ min ago  (204+ words) Published 23rd April, 2026 by Jess Mills The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has launched a survey on a potential new duty on glass container imports from China and T'rkiye. The TRA is inviting businesses and consumers to share their views as…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (326+ words) Published 20th April, 2026 by Jess Mills Encirc welcomed First Minister Michelle O'Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little'Pengelly to its glass facility in Derrylin, Northern Ireland. The visit focused on economic impact, future investment, and the challenges facing energy'intensive industries in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (437+ words) Published 15th April, 2026 by Jess Mills The European Union has adopted new anti-dumping measures on imports of glass fibre reinforcements from Bahrain, Egypt, and Thailand. The move follows a formal investigation, which confirmed unfair trade practices by Chinese-owned companies operating in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (190+ words) Published 10th April, 2026 by Greg Morris Mr. Roberto Cabrera has been named as the Phoenix Award's Glass Person of the Year. Mr Cabrera is Vice President of Engineering and Technology at Vitro Architectural Glass and is the 54th recipient of the Phoenix…...

2+ week, 5+ day 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…...

2+ week, 6+ day 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…...

3+ week, 48+ min 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…...

3+ week, 1+ 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…...

3+ week, 4+ day 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....