Energy Use and C02 Output

The glass manufacturing industry is energy-intensive and thus by its very nature tends to produce quite a bit of CO2. In spite of this, the industry is a positive contributor to global efforts to reduce overall CO2 emissions from human economic activity. This is done not only by constantly applying the most efficient available methods and technologies to our manufacturing processes; a significant part of the glass industry's contribution also flows from the fact that our products can make buildings and houses far more energy-efficient than they traditionally have been, for example by using or blocking solar heat as the requirements may be, and through highly effective insulating properties of modern windows and glass facades.