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Australian researchers from Curtin University have developed an environmentally friendly method for creating glass with unique properties. The new technology allows the production of glass that repels water and has antimicrobial properties using a salt solution and ultrasound.

Dear colleagues, we are publishing news about the member of the Association StekloSouz of Russia, Siberian Glass LLC (Sibsteklo): General Director of Siberian Glass LLC Anton Mor won the nomination "Headliner in the implementation of programs to reduce the negative impact on the environment (E)" of the national award "Headliners of ESG Principles - 2024". The project "Reducing the environmental burden through the use of glass waste and the production of a super-light bottle" was submitted to the competition. The award ceremony took place on the campus of the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg State University.

Dear colleagues! The Association "StekloSouz" of Russia announces the start of registration for participation in the International Industry Competition "Leader of the Glass Industry - 2025".

Dear colleagues, we are publishing news about the member of the Association StekloSouz of Russia, Sibirskoye Steklo LLC (Sibsteklo): In the context of a personnel shortage, Sibirskoye Steklo LLC (Sibsteklo, the largest glass container manufacturer in the Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts, an asset of RATM Holding) is building a system that allows retaining valuable employees and attracting new ones.

Production of diffuse glass for the greenhouse industry has ceased in Europe, as major German manufacturer GMB-Interfloat has closed its plant and AGC has also stopped supplying. The sector is under pressure from the solar market crisis, high energy prices and low price competition from Chinese and, potentially, Indian glassmakers.

The Russian Environmental Operator will hold explanatory webinars for business representatives on extended producer responsibility (EPR), reporting on the disposal of waste from the use of goods, and the register of recyclers. The series of webinars will end one month before the end of the reporting period.

On March 12, at the Expocentre Fairgrounds, the Smart City project will become a platform for dialogue between leading developers, government officials, and suppliers of innovative solutions, where they will discuss key issues in the development of apartment buildings and the urban infrastructure of the future.

Gus-Khrustalny District celebrated the 180th anniversary of a glass factory. The Meshchera forests of Vladimir Province, rich in timber and quartz sand, became fertile ground for the development of glassmaking. In 1844, Alexander Karpovich Rameykov filed a petition to establish the Ivanishchevskiy Factory near the village of Staraya Akinfiyeva, which began operations on February 28, 1845.

The Association StekloSouz of Russia congratulates Mikhail Nikolaevich Tokarev (LLC Stanki Mira) on his birthday on March 3, 2025! Anatoly Ivanovich Shebanov (JSC Kamensky Glass Container Plant) on March 1, 2025!