Saint-Gobain has become the first player in the world to achieve zero carbon production of flat glass.
This technological feat was achieved last week by using 100% recycled glass (cullet) and 100% green energy, produced from biogas and decarbonized electricity. It was implemented for one week in Saint-Gobain's flat glass manufacturing plant in Aniche, northern France.
By mobilizing the network of partners developed by Saint-Gobain, the focus was placed on circularity, with the use of 100% cullet from end-of-life glass from renovation or demolition sites and from production offcuts. The Group's industrial and research teams succeeded in adjusting all of the furnace's technical parameters to this dual challenge of operating with 100% recycled material and 100% biogas, while ensuring the right optical quality of the glass. This pilot production demonstrates Saint-Gobain's capacity for innovation throughout the value chain.
This achievement is a clear demonstration of Saint-Gobain's commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. It complements the Group's investment announced last year to build the world's first carbon neutral plasterboard plant in Norway. It further strengthens the Group’s position as the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction and its leading role in helping to build a carbon-neutral economy.
17.05.2022, Saint-Gobain
此网站新闻材料的版权属于公司或第三方的新闻提供者，其所有权利保留。所有新闻材料对其访问者只能限于其本人使用，并且使用此材料的风险由其使用者独自自行承担。严禁对新闻材料进行再次发布和其它商业利用. 作为商业贸易的用途。如果新闻材料由第三方提供，当应用此新闻材料时，每个使用者都同意遵守，并且受此特定的项目的约束。Glass Global并不代表及认可新闻材料中所包含的内容及新闻中的外部网站的内容的准确性及可靠性。
Should the content or the design of these sites violate third parties rights or legal prescriptions, we kindly ask you to send us a respective message without invoice or cost. We guarantee that passages where the claim is considered as justified will be removed immediately, without any necessity to involve any lawyer into this issue. We will reject any claim caused by submission of a honorary note in this regard without any prior contact and confirmation of the issueby us and we reserve the right ssue counter claim ourselves because of violation of aforesaid conditions.