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Selected developments in glass, ceramics and material circularity, with summaries and links to the original sources.
Glass Alliance Europe and FEVE are calling for revised EU state-aid rules to reflect the technologies currently available to glass manufacturers. Their statement highlights hybrid furnaces, combining natural gas with electricity or other energy sources, as a practical route to progressive decarbonisation.
At its 2026 congress, the European Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Federation discussed carbon costs, access to decarbonisation technologies and pressure on manufacturing competitiveness. CET called for emissions benchmarks that reflect ceramic tile production and stronger action on unfair trading practices.
Published in July 2026, Close the Glass Loop’s latest figures put the EU glass packaging collection rate for recycling at 82.2% in 2024. The update stresses both collection volumes and material quality, with separate collection and investment in recycling facilities supporting the return of recovered glass to new containers.
In its position on the forthcoming EU Circular Economy Act, FEVE identifies greater use of high-quality cullet as an available way to reduce energy use and emissions in container glass production. The federation calls for better separate collection, improved cullet quality and stable, transparent markets for recovered glass.
