AGC (AGC Inc., Headquarters: Tokyo; President: Yoshinori Hirai), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals, and other high-tech materials, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AGC Glass Europe S.A. (Headquarters: Belgium), has inaugurated the refurbished flat glass production line at the AGC Barevka plant in Teplice, featuring a significantly reduced carbon footprint, starting in February. This breakthrough project, called the “Volta R&D Project,” carried out in collaboration between AGC and Saint-Gobain, features a pilot furnace using a world's first innovative flat glass production technology. The project was financially supported by the EU Innovation Fund.

AGC and Saint-Gobain officially inaugurated the Volta production line in the presence of local authorities,
stakeholders and representatives of both companies. (February 12, 2025, Dubí, Czech Republic)

For further information, please visit the dedicated website of AGC Glass Europe.
Design of a hybrid mid-sized pilot furnace for flat glass (Volta project) | AGC Glass Europe

The AGC Group, in its medium-term management plan AGC plus-2026 , has defined “Deepening of Sustainability Management” as one of its key strategies and set a goal of achieving “Carbon Neutrality by 2050.” Going forward, the AGC Group will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable global environment through its unique materials and solutions.

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Past releases on carbon reduction initiatives;
AGC and Saint-Gobain Partner for the Decarbonization of Flat Glass Manufacturing ｜ News ｜ AGC
AGC Glass Europe Announces New Float Glass Range with Reduced Carbon Footprint ｜ News ｜ AGC
AGC Glass Europe announces new float glass range with reduced carbon footprint