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showed what the business can achieve by changing raw materials, energy sources, and production methods.“ Pilkington Mirai™ reduces embodied carbon by 52 percent.”
Yet technical achievements must make commercial sense. That realization led to the next product in the range.“ Pilkington Mirai Øne™ delivers a 30 percent reduction in embodied carbon at a much more acceptable cost level for the market.”
Alongside lower-carbon products, Pilkington UK is ramping up circular manufacturing by increasing its use of cullet( broken / waste glass). This approach reduces carbon and cuts reliance on virgin raw materials. Still, no initiative has drawn more attention than the company’ s work with hydrogen.
Pilkington UK became the first glass manufacturer to run a live float-glass furnace using 100 percent hydrogen fuel, a milestone that opened a new pathway toward lowercarbon glass production. Bringing this
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