"We are proud of this award and appreciate the recognition of our consistently pursued sustainability strategy," said Oliver Bridger, Head of Sales in the UK. "The award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team."

Plansee has been supplying the NSG Group with molybdenum glass melting electrodes for many years. In Europe in particular, the glass industry is under pressure to become more sustainable, as glass production is an energy-intensive process.

Nowadays, conventional glass furnaces are largely heated with fossil fuels. However, European climate legislation is driving a trend towards more electric heating in the glass industry. This technology uses molybdenum glass melting electrodes, a core product of Plansee. As a key supplier to the glass industry, Plansee aims to contribute to technological change and thus to more sustainable glass production through innovative product development. Therefore, Plansee invests in projects to develop new materials that can be used in this industry.