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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
Environmental aspects
are manifold and have increased change to green energy results in
over the past years. “We know a reduction by 51 per cent across
that there is no planet B – Being 10 defined indicators on water,
aware of the high energy con- soil and air. In the French site, a
sumption related to glass produc- second milestone in the field of
tion, we have invested consist- sustainability has been achieved
ently in technologies and facilities by developing an innovative glass
which help compensate our car- finishing technology, the so called
bon footprint,” says Feith. Quali Glass Coat 2.0 which helps
In September 2018 the Glass avoid more than 550 tons of CO2
Group gained international rec- per year – compared to a stand- STÖLZLE GLASS GROUP
Georg Feith - CEO
ognition for its manifold CSR ard liquid paint decoration. Just
efforts and has been awarded imagine, this would mean com-
SILVER by ECOVADIS. pensating the CO2 emissions of includes three Biomass power
430 flights Paris-NY-Paris. plants, located in Austria, as well.
RENEWABLE ENERGY ALSO These plants generate 170,000
FOR STOELZLE MASNIÈRES STÖLZLE GLASS GROUP MWh of green electricity and
PARFUMERIE Stölzle Glass Group belongs 450,000 MWh of green ther-
Since 2018, the French site to the privately owned CAG mal energy per year from local
Stoelzle Masnières Parfumerie Holding, which operates in vari- biomass. Summed up this cor-
has been using solely electric- ous fields, such as glass and responds to two thirds of the
ity from renewable origins in aluminium packaging, roof con- total energy consumption of all
the plants premises. The aver- struction etc. six European glassworks of the
age environmental benefit of this Since 2018, the Holding Stölzle Glass Group.

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