Decarbonisation, Circular Economy as well as AI & Digital Technologies drive transformation in the glass sector. glasstec 2026 will highlight these developments in Düsseldorf from 20 to 23 October and bring the international industry together to network over solutions, innovations and investments. Even at this early point in time there are signs of high international attendance with leading glass industry companies from 48 countries announcing their participation.
The world’s leading trade fair provides the ideal setting for directly comparing innovations and solutions, strengthening personal contacts and establishing new business relationships.
glass technology live (gtl) will be among glasstec’s central “ports of call” once again in 2026. In cooperation with the technical universities of Delft, Darmstadt, Dresden and Bochum gtl will showcase research projects, technology developments and innovative applications that will pave the way for industrial implementation.
This special show demonstrates how current research translates into market-relevant solutions and highlights the impetus it provides for the future of the glass industry.
The glasstec conference will feature an expert programme with an international focus. Experts from industry, science, research and practice will pick up on current trends, debate challenges and introduce potential solutions for the future of the glass industry.
The programme will include the glass trends sessions, CircuClarity Two, the architecture forum, glass melting pot, the Start-Up sessions and “Handwerk Live” organised by the “Bundesinnungsverband des Glaserhandwerks – BIV” (Federal Association of Glazier Trades). A new programme feature is the networking format Women in Glass. Another debut will be the special show “sicher – innovativ – nachhaltig” (safe, innovative, sustainable) presented by glasstec jointly with ift Rosenheim, moving resilient and security-critical glass solutions for buildings and critical infrastructure centre stage.
Daniel Feische, Director of glasstec and the Glass Technologies Portfolio, said, “glasstec brings the international glass sector together precisely at a point in time where orientation and personal exchange are in particular demand. Here innovations encounter concrete applications, research meets with practice and international decision-makers with new business partners. It is this combination that makes the world-leading trade fair the platform for investment decisions and the further development of the industry.”