Your partner
for future-proof glass
Born out of TNO Glass Group and built on multiple years of high precision glass molding at Royal Dutch Philips. Since 2012 we are an independent company. We support glass manufacturers and their suppliers with delivering their customers the glass quality and efficiency, while maintaining business profitability.
We help them prevent and correct glass quality issues, maintain and extend their glass furnace’s life, reduce energy consumption and CO2, NOx, and SOx emissions. Themes that once were a future view, today a business liability.
We do that with advanced technologies, which allow for process optimization without stopping the operation.
Lately, more and more, we support glass manufacturers in their path to the energy transition and decarbonization.
We use strong data analytics, academic rigor, and practical insights and knowledge to support your team or furnace anywhere in the world. With our combined skills, we thrive on solving complex challenges for the industry.
Our proprietary software models are used by our customers to optimize and control glass melting processes. We train technical personnel, run multi-lateral R&D projects to drive towards a low/no carbon glass industry. Our customer portal enables safe, secure, and easy sharing of drawings and R&D data. We are also called to work on a technical carbon roadmap to provide clarity in these challenging times.
Apart from all the great tools we have developed over the years, we have a fantastic team. CelSian is not a traditional company, we are merely a movement bringing the glass industry on par with environmental requirements, while business and profitability aspects are not lost out of sight.
Our Purpose
We believe in a future for glass. We want the glass business to be future-proof so we can keep enjoying the material that we use and cherish. We know that the answer is in technology but also in people; a new mindset in the way work is conducted. Our team is passionate about what they are doing, whether is advanced process control, computational fluid dynamic modelling of furnaces, or lab work with advanced sensors: they can’t wait to get to work. Some of them are more engaged with customers on a daily basis, others work mostly in front of computers, but still, they want to discuss results and possibilities with the people they serve. That is who we are.
We are not a traditional company… we are at heart a movement, bringing sustainability leadership to the glass industry, while not losing sight of business and profitability. We call ourselves a movement because we bring people together: from glass manufacturers, to furnace makers to supply chain participants to associations in the world of glass, even local governments wanting to encourage more glass recycling. We connect people: not only with us but between themselves.
In order to carry out our purpose to be your partner for a future-proof glass industry, we innovate. We go out there every day and push the envelope of what is possible. We do research, in our labs and with partners, in order to help you anticipate the future, so you can be successful with your own business purpose. And we have unique technologies that nobody has.
With that, we minimize costs for end-users and the environment, we are CelSian, your partner to future-proof glass.
Our Partners
GMIC connects, supports, and inspires the world’s leading glass producers, suppliers, and researchers. We serve our members through government and trade advocacy, the promotion of glass usage, the coordination of technical initiatives, education and training, workforce development, and the facilitation of new ways to meet sustainability demands.
Through GMIC, CelSian accesses manufacturing glass expertise, shapes industry standards, and participates in industry advocacy. This collaboration fosters the spread of sustainable manufacturing practices and develops the glass industry workforce for the future. Participation in GMIC aligns CelSian’s solutions with the most pressing technological and training needs in glass manufacturing. Networking with glass industry leaders and investors allows us to shape the future of glass by staying ahead of industry trends.
Society of Glass Technology exists for people interested in the production, properties or uses of glasses, whether from a commercial, aesthetic, academic or technical viewpoint. It is a non-profit making organization serving a worldwide membership publishing journals and textbooks, organizing meetings, symposia and conferences on glass related topics, coordinating the activities of special interest groups and technical committees, and providing a communication framework geared to the needs of the glass community.
A partnership with them provides CelSian with deep expertise and access to the latest research in glass materials, fostering innovation in product development and adherence to industry standards. This collaboration not only helps CelSian to be at the forefront of technology and material developments knowledge, but it also strengthens the ability to drive sustainable practices resulting for us in a competitive advantage.
HVG, Hüttentechnische Vereinigung der Deutschen Glasindustrie e.V. and DGG, Deutsche Glastechnische Gesellschaft e.V., were founded in 1920 and 1922. As a joint force we continually develop the knowledge and expertise in the area of glass and glass production, as well as research and optimize all details on this process.
By aligning with HVG-DGG, we can improve our manufacturing efficiency and product quality while also gaining insights into industry best practices and sustainability initiatives. This alliance gives us access to network with industry leaders and professionals, resulting in great opportunities for knowledge exchange and partnership.
The GlassTrend organization is a consortium of worldwide operating industries and institutes working in the field of glass and glass production. GlassTrend is an acronym of Glass Technology Research & New Developments. The association aims to co-ordinate research and development activities to improve the competitive strength of glass industries, its suppliers and customers. GlassTrend aims to identify the needs and requirements for improved and innovative production technologies for the whole glass industry in the broadest sense and to define and coordinate research and development activities that fulfill these requirements.
We are honored to manage GlassTrend alongside the GlassTrend Board. While CelSian remains independent, working alongside GlassTrend allows us to engage with cutting-edge research, innovative technologies, and sustainability initiatives. This collaboration enables us to cooperate with a consortium of leading glass producers, and research institutions, enabling us to drive the future of glass production through cutting-edge research and innovative technologies.
