Pilkington Mirai™ - See the world differently. Mirai, meaning 'future' in Japanese, was developed to mark the start of the next generation of low-carbon glass products to help meet stricter sustainability requirements in the built environment.

Pilkington Mirai™ has 52% less total embodied carbon when compared to standard float glass produced by the NSG Group. The glass offers the lowest carbon alternative to regular float glass on the market, with no difference in performance, quality, or aesthetic appearance.

Mirai™: Pilkington Mirai™ is a low carbon glass manufactured using a combination of alternative fuel, high recycled glass content and 100% renewable electricity.

Pilkington Microwhite™ is an ultra-thin extra clear float glass made to exacting standards, suitable for a variety of applications. Pilkington Mirai™ offers identical quality, performance and aesthetics as Pilkington Optifloat™ Clear, but with only half the impact on the environment.

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Founded in 1918, NSG Group acquired the leading UK-based glass manufacturer Pilkington plc in June 2006. Today, the Company has combined sales of just over JPY 627 billion, with manufacturing operations in 28 countries and sales in 105 countries, employing some 27,000 people worldwide.

Pilkington Microwhite™ is an ultra-thin extra clear float glass made to exacting standards, suitable for a variety of applications. Pilkington Mirai™ offers identical quality, performance and aesthetics as Pilkington Optifloat™ Clear, but with only half the impact on the environment.

Pilkington Mirai™ can be offered as a low carbon alternative to regular float glass, with no difference in performance, quality, or aesthetic appearance. It’s been pioneered using a combination of alternative fuel, high recycled glass content, and green electricity sources.

Over the past fifty years the Group can claim to have been responsible for almost every major advance in glass technology. Pilkington glass innovations include: Pilkington AviSafe™ - new bird-safe glass.

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.