NSG Group has pioneered a new glass range with 50 percent less embodied carbon when compared to standard float glass ‒ representing the lowest carbon product of its kind on the market.
NSG Pilkington offers now Pilkington Mirai™, a low carbon alternative to regular float glass, with no difference in performance, quality or aesthetic appearance. Pilkington Mirai™ has been pioneered using a combination of alternative fuel, high recycled glass content and green electricity sources.
Kristian Chalmers, Global Strategic Commercial Manager at the NSG Group, said, “The launch of Pilkington Mirai™ represents the beginning of an exciting journey. The new range will be instrumental in providing architects with the solutions they need for reducing the carbon intensity of their projects.
“The market leading glass can be combined with other high-performance low emissivity, solar control and acoustic coatings in the Pilkington product family ‒ enabling building owners and design professionals to pro-actively reduce embodied carbon while meeting other building performance and compliance requirements. ”
Leopoldo Castiella, Head of Architectural Glass Global at the NSG Group, said, “Pilkington Mirai™ is a sign of the glass industry’s continued progress towards decarbonisation for the benefit of the broader built environment. Cutting half of the embodied carbon of glass, without compromising on performance or aesthetical attributes, is a major technical feat born out of great collaboration.
“The new range presents a simple, more sustainable alternative that enables building designers to make immediate improvements on the carbon impact of their projects. Bringing forward solutions like this is central to the mission of NSG Group of changing our surroundings while improving our world.”
Sustainability in glassmaking
The company’s ambition is to work together to combat climate change, strive for social equality, and to protect the environment.
Last year, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) re-certified the NSG Group’s increased ambition aims to reduce its emissions by 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2018 levels.
The company further aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and continues to work pro-actively to make a positive impact on the environment through activities such as its world-first proof-of-concept trials of alternative fuels in glass making. This specific program led to the development of Pilkington Mirai™.