Sustainability News

Pilkington Bauglasindustrie, a part of NSG Group, will be exhibiting its latest innovations at the World’s Leading Glass Trade Fair, the Glasstec 2024 show in Düsseldorf, Germany between 22nd – 25th October 2024.

On August 7th, Pilkington Brasil's Caçapava plant received a visit from the leadership of Banho Solidário Sampa, a social project sponsored by the company's Architectural Glass Department (Blindex) which provides baths to homeless people in the largest city in Latin America.

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.

The NSG Group, renowned for manufacturing glass under the Pilkington brand, will showcase its latest innovations at Glasstec 2024, the world’s leading glass industry trade fair, in Dusseldorf from 22-25 October 2024.

Blindex®, a reference in the Brazilian glass industry for over 70 years, was present at Glass South America, the International Glass Design and Technology Trade Fair, which took place in São Paulo, Brazil from the 12th to 15th of June.

The NSG Group will exhibit a range of high-performance glass products at the GreenTech show at the RAI in Amsterdam on 11-13th June 2024.

On 7 June, Pilkington Italia, part of NSG Group, will be among the partners of the BeOpen event organised in Caserta for the window and door sector.

Sound insulation is becoming more and more important for homeowners. They are increasingly looking to block out everything from traffic noise to barking dogs, or perhaps the neighbour’s new drum kit. Landlords and developers are also acknowledging the value of sound insulation in the home, especially for higher-end properties.

Pilkington Floatglas AB, together with the fire protection glass division of Pilkington Deutschland AG, will take part in Nordbygg 2024 in Stockholmsmässan from 23-26 April.

The NSG Group has been recognised as a leader on climate change action by not-for-profit charity CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project).

The NSG Group will exhibit a range of high-performance glass products at the HortiContact show at the Evenementenhal Gorinchem in Gorinchem, the Netherlands on 5-7th March 2024.

Pilkington Mirai™ architectural glass manufactured by the NSG Group, has been independently verified as having 52% less embodied carbon, certifying it as the lowest carbon glass of its kind.

Pilkington UK Architectural team recently completed a greenhouse cullet recovery project at the Watson Street site, showcasing a bright future for more sustainable glass production through recycling opportunities in the horticultural sector.

Reducing the risk of accidents and protecting against a deliberate attack is a vital task installers must undertake when specifying glass. From security to fire resistance, glass can be used to protect a building’s occupants while also allowing the creation of bold and attractive designs.

During the last edition of the MADE Expo in Milan, the Pilkington Italia team received an award for its electrically conductive NSG TEC™ glass.