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What is the future of facade construction in the Nordic countries? This is one of the questions to be addressed at the unique Nordic Façade Forum seminar, which will bring together the world's leading experts in façade design and construction in Helsinki on Monday, 9 June 2025.

NSG Group and Pilkington Lahden Lasitehdas Oy will participate in the Glass Performance Days 2025 (GPD 2025), held in Tampere this June. The event brings together leading glass industry experts, innovators, and designers from around the world.

NSG Group has launched a new range of glass products focused specifically at the horticultural market.

Carpe Futurum is Latin for Seize the Future – it is also the name of Sweden’s latest biopower plant in Uppsala – and Pilkington Profilit™ is helping this spectacular, climate smart, sustainable project achieve its renewable agenda.

NSG Group recognizes the world has changed and that health and safety are at the forefront of everyone’s mind. In response to these challenges, NSG Group is excited to announce the launch of Pilkington SaniTise™.

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.

NSG Group will roll out the third edition of its prestigious Glass in Architecture book at this year’s Glasstec trade fair in Dusseldorf on 22nd – 25th October 2024.

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.

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.

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

NSG Group has pioneered a new glass range with 50% less embodied carbon when compared to standard float glass* ‒ representing the lowest carbon product of its kind on the market.

NSG Group will participate in the high-level construction seminar High-Rise 2023 in Helsinki on June 13, 2023.

On Thursday, June 1st, the fourth edition of the "Transparency with Women" event was held, featuring a lecture by presenter, entrepreneur, and model Ana Hickmann. The event also featured other inspiring women such as Valéria Sanseverino, a therapist who pursued her dream at age 50, Jolanta Lessig, European Marketing Communications Manager of Architectural Glass business line at NSG Group, and Ana Júlia Kachan, President of the Second Ethics Court of the OAB/SP.

For the uninitiated, Padel is a combination of tennis and squash. It is the fastest growing racket sport in the world with a court that is surrounded on all sides by a combination of mesh panels and glass – an essential element, not only for spectator enjoyment, but also for speed of play.

Imagine a high-tech world that combines the beauty and design possibilities of glass with the complete absence of the wires required for our everyday technology – a vision that has been made possible through a collaboration between NSG Group and innovative product design company Cohda.

Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has developed Pilkington AviSafe™ - a new glass with a special coating designed to help prevent birds from colliding with the windows and facades of buildings.

Pilkington Nederland, part of the NSG Group, has once again achieved the prestigious Cradle to Cradle Certified® Silver certification for a wide range of insulating glass products during its recertification. We are proud of this achievement!

Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has launched a new glass production line at its Greengate Works site in St Helens as part of a multi-million-pound investment to safeguard the future of rolled texture glass manufacturing in the UK.

NSG Group has launched Pilkington Suncool™ Q – its latest offering in a range that provides the most advanced solutions in new high performance solar control.

NSG Group, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of architectural, automotive and technical glass, launched its new global website for the renowned Pilkington brand as part of the organization’s wider digital transformation initiative. The platform delivers an improved, user-centric online experience for visitors to the site.

NSG Group is celebrating the 200-year anniversary of Pilkington – honouring a legacy of engineering brilliance that has transformed the way the world builds, travels and lives, while looking ahead to an even more innovative and sustainable future.

The NSG Group has introduced Pilkington Mirai Øne™, a new architectural float glass offering over 35% less embodied carbon compared to its standard float glass, aimed at supporting lower-impact material choices in the built environment. It forms part of Groups wider sustainability commitments, including investments in alternative fuel trials, carbon capture technology to reduce furnace emissions, and recycling initiatives under their makechange™ platform.

Current trends confirm the central role of glass in contemporary design, from coloured glass to decorative finishes and extra-clear glass.