By identifying emerging social trends, keeping abreast of customer needs and constantly seeking out new technologies, we equip ourselves with the knowledge required to lead the next step-change. This helps us shape the future and solve some of tomorrow’s most pressing issues.

“Based on a fundamentally different chemistry to other commercially available approaches, our next generation technology is an innovation in the carbon capture sector. It is lower cost and environmentally benign as it does not rely on the use of amines.

Ahead of the introduction of the Future Home Standard in 2025, changes to the regulatory requirements for the energy efficiency of new dwellings from 2022 are expected to have an impact upon glass and glazing products.

Our commitment to innovation is clear to see; we push the limits, redefining what our customers expect humble glass can deliver, leading the industry and shaping the future.

Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, intends to use green hydrogen at its site and scale its production of low carbon glass from 2027, under pioneering new plans with Grenian Hydrogen.

Creating beyond-industry standard glass 24/7 would give Pilkington a huge advantage over any competition at the time. All pieces of glass which were made by the process between 1952 and 1959 were not perfect, which made the honing of this process so long and gruelling.

Artificial intelligence will understand our individual choices and predict what we do next, which could end up telling us how to improve and eventually taking over control of the vehicle.The growth of electric power for cars has been slower than forecast recently, but is still expected to continue.

Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has become the world’s first flat glass manufacturer to fire its furnace on 100% biofuel, as part of an industry trial to find sustainable alternatives to natural gas.

Over an annual cycle the building is designed to generate more energy than it consumes. The 400 sq m structure features working space for 25 people beneath a curved roof with laminated photovoltaic cells able to generate 22kW of electrical power at peak output.

To respond to climate change, we have set Science-Based CO 2 reduction targets and we actively work to shift to renewable energy and reduce CO 2 emissions in our manufacturing processes. Together with the further creation of environmentally-friendly products, the target forms the framework of the NSG Group's climate change strategy.