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GPD 2023

Youtube playlists looking back at Glass Performance Days 2023

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The Glass Performance Days 2023 were full of informative content on a wide variety of topics across the glass industry. If you were unable to make it to Finland last summer, you can get a feel for what the event was like by clicking here:

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Save the date!

Exhibitor registration for glasstec 2024 is now open

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Companies from the glass machinery and glass industries as well as the glass trades can now register for glasstec 2024. The world's leading glass trade fair will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 22 to 25 October 2024.

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Step Change Base Camp 2023

Glaston and Velux join forces for a more sustainable glass industry

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Glaston and the Velux Group recently announced their collaboration on Step Change Base Camp 2023 event at the Glass Performance Days 2023 to make the glass industry more sustainable and address global environmental challenges.

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Jorma Vitkala Award 2023

Submit nominations for JV Award candidates now

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The Jorma Vitkala Award of the Glass Performance Days (GPD) wants to honour an outstanding individual from the international glass industry for their outputs and contributions to the industry.

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Trade fair

BAU Munich celebrates a successful comeback

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After a break of more than four years, BAU 2023 was back in full swing. Around 190,000 visitors and 2,260 exhibitors from 49 countries used the trade fair event in Munich to network and catch up on the latest innovations.

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BAU Munich trade fair

"BAU will be the most important meeting place for the industry"

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The world's leading trade fair for architecture, materials, systems will present completely new window and facade constructions, innovative materials and new systems for industrial, commercial and residential construction in Munich - for the first time in April. What can visitors look forward to, what should you be aware of?

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Glass Alliance Europe

Call to European Commission for a cap on price of natural gas

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Natural gas is essential to the glass industry. And if energy costs continue to rise, this may put the competitiveness of the European glass industry at risk. So an alliance of leading players has just published an open letter calling on von der Leyen to take appropriate measures:

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Global materials supplies

Europe threatened by massive bottleneck in solar glass

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The EU is becoming dangerously dependent on China. When talking about the value chain in photovoltaics, the heaviest component of a solar module is consistently neglected: the solar glass. Guest article by Erich Merkle of Gridparity

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Covid-19:

China Glass 2022 postponed due to Covid

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The trade fair China Glass 2022 in Shangai has been postponed as a result of concerns in relation to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

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Bovone:

An automated machine for edge processing

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With the new ELB 11/45, the Italian glass processing machine manufacturer Bovone has launched a system for fully automatic edge processing. Here are the details of the new machine.

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2021 Fenestration Awards:

Thermoseal named Spacer Bar Manufacturer of the Year

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The Thermoseal Group has been awarded the 2021 National Fenestration Awards in the Spacer Bar Manufacturer of the Year category for the second year running.

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AGC Glass Europe:

New float glass line starts production

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The inauguration ceremony for the renovated AGC float glass line in Bor, Russia, took place recently. This float glass line had been shut down for cold repairs. Now the new float line has started production.

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glasstec 2022:

Registration for exhibitors at glasstec 2022 has started

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2022 will be the International Year of Glass (IYOG 2022). The importance of the material for our lives is to be made visible with worldwide activities and events. One highlight is glasstec, which will take place in Düsseldorf from 20 to 23 September 2022. Companies can now register online for the trade fair. Here you will find the direct link to the registration.

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glasstec 2021:

Engineered Transparency 2021 to be held as an online event

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As a result of the glasstec 2021 trade fair having to be cancelled, the accompanying conference Engineered Transparency will now be held as an online event.