AGC Glass Europe closes International Year of Glass with introduction of Low-Carbon Glass

To meet growing market demand and minimize the environmental impact of its production processes, AGC Glass Europe is launching Low-Carbon Glass, which has a significantly smaller CO₂-footprint.

"In 2022 - the year designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Glass - AGC highlighted glass and our passion for this noble material. We also took an important step toward climate neutrality during the past year and are now delighted to close 2022 with the launch of our Low-Carbon Glass, to offer customers glass that - from raw material extraction to final installation - produces over forty percent less CO2 than our standard float glass," said Davide Cappellino, President of AGC Architectural Glass Europe & Americas Company.


To achieve this impressive CO₂-reduction, each link in the value chain was closely scrutinized and addressed. This included reducing direct CO₂-emissions from glass production processes were reduced and that all CO₂-emissions from electricity generation, the supply chain before all processes and other indirect emissions were reduced. AGC's holistic approach to sustainably producing Low-Carbon Glass covers six key areas:

1. sustainable supply of raw materials
2. use of highly efficient float furnaces
3. increased use of glass cullet (recycled glass)
4. use of green energy sources
5. Optimized transportation between Group sites for the purpose of finishing processes.
6. optimized transport of finished products

With this intensive process, AGC developed Low-Carbon Planibel Clearlite, CO₂-poor float glass whose CO₂-footprint with 40% has been reduced, to only 7 kg of CO₂ per m² (4 mm thick).

AGC's first Low-Carbon Glass has been successfully produced at its production site in Moustier, Belgium, and is now available and in stock. Starting in 2023, AGC's production site in Seignbouse, France, will also produce Low-Carbon Glass.

Low-Carbon Planibel Clearlite is available for AGC's main functional glazing products:

• Laminated safety glass: Low-Carbon Stratobel and Low-Carbon Stratophone
• Heat-insulating glass: Low-Carbon iplus 1.0 and Low-Carbon iplus 1.1
• Solar control glass: Low-Carbon Stopray and Low-Carbon Energy

These new Low-Carbon Glass products offer the same aesthetics, quality and technical performance you have come to expect from AGC's traditional float glass products.

For more information, visit: www.agc-yourglass.com.