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In connection with our recent article on the 25th anniversary of SentryGlas and how their ionoplast film interlayer for LSG, we also sat down with Christoph Troska of SentryGlas to look back – as well as ahead to the future:
A success story: over a quarter of a century ago, in 1998, the SentryGlas ionoplast film was launched on the market for the first time and has had a significant impact on structural glass construction with its increased load-bearing capacity, making new types of construction possible.
Kuraray Europe GmbH (KEG) has announced the establishment of a new subsidiary. Kuraray Europe Spain S.L. (KES) is based in Málaga, Spain, and will serve as a strategic hub for the management and coordination of business activities on the Iberian Peninsula.
The combination of Guardian Glass’ SunGuard High Durable coated glass with SentryGlas Xtra interlayers obtains a Document Technique d’Application (DTA) for the French market.
Strato EVA Carbon Free has earned International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus, a voluntary program for industries not subject to specific regulations but willing to certify their efforts and results in GHG Reduction.
Eastman Saflex recently shared the news that the Saflex Structural PVB interlayer has been approved by two building authorities in Germany and another one in France.
Satinal has obtained the highest EcoVadis score to date, going from Silver to Platinum. EcoVadis is an international platform that assesses the environmental and social performance of companies.
Italian interlayer manufacturer Satinal announces Strato Solar as its new division for the production of EVA, POE and TPO encapsulating films for solar panels.
Italian brand Strato has developed an EVA interlayer for safety glass lamination that is fully carbon-neutral and has been awarded a top international certification for sustainability. Click here for more details:
Making insulating glass from safety glass is a sensible decision to increase intrusion protection in shop windows or commercial buildings as well as in private homes. Here you will find 4 good reasons for using safety glass in IGUs.
Protecting one's trademarks is elementary for any market player, be it manufacturer, distributor or converter. Kuraray wants to clear up some confusion in the industry regarding the SentryGlas ionoplast interlayer brand. Here are the details.
Folienwerk Wolfen appoints GlassParts as exclusive distributor in the UK and Ireland for evguard, a laminating film, and evguard MPE, a multi-layer polyester insert for heavy impact and printed laminated safety glass applications.
The ongoing rise in the proportions of laminated safety glass used in glazed products is placing glass processors under increasingly tight constraints.
Recently, LSG interlayers specialist Eastman introduced Saflex FlySafe 3D, a new PVB interlayer that is very effective at keeping birds from colliding with glass facades. An exciting pilot project with 8 m long bird protection glass has now been installed in the Helios schools in Cologne, GLASWELT took a look on site.
Sporting venues are all about an unobstructed view of the playing field, while maintaining safety, of course. SentryGlas has what it takes.
Tvitec’s glass is one of the cornerstones of the radical urban transformation of the railway station in León in Spain. See here how Tvitec’s glazed and laminated solutions played a key role in making it a reality.
Kuraray’s PVB Division will from now on be called the Advanced Interlayer Solutions Division. With this change, the company realigns its glass interlayers business towards greater innovation.
Laminated glass is made of two pieces of regular or tempered glass sandwiched around a layer of clear plastic film (PVB).
Satinal’s technical team has spent the 2020 pandemic-year successfully installing the second EVA film production line in Italy. At the same time, new products were developed.
The SentryGlas Xtra (SGX) ionoplast layer from Trosifol is now also available in rolls and in a width of up to max. 2.7 m available. Read why the new format offers glass processors as well as facade builders more security and significantly more flexibility.
