Global Warming And Sustainability Of The Glass Industry

In 2008, the EU glass industry had to face high energy costs and high carbon constraints in a world imposing tremendous reductions of green house gas (GHG) emissions. In the mean time, the glass industry has also to adapt the production to ever tighter environmental constraints such as the so-called EU IPPC Directive and REACH regulations. However, the climate change issue is also a chance for the glass industry because a growing market can be foreseen for more and more sophisticated glass products, which will allow energy saving and reduced CO2 emissions.