ORAÉ® and Saflex™ Litecarbon™ Clear | glassonweb.com

Oct 24, 2024

Date: 22 October 2024

Eastman and Saint-Gobain are excited to announce their cooperation to promote a lower carbon laminated glass solution to the Architectural market. This innovative solution combines Eastman's Saflex LiteCarbon Clear interlayer with Saint-Gobain's ORAÉ® glass, offering an all-encompassing reduced embodied carbon option while maintaining the highest standards of safety and transparency for the industry.

“Promoting Saflex LiteCarbon Clear together with ORAÉ® glass allows us to push the boundaries of lowering the embodied carbon building materials,” said Oliver Osborne, commercial director of AMI architecture with Eastman. “This initiative reflects our commitment to innovation and sustainability, providing the market with solutions that meet both environmental and performance criteria.”

Recently launched, Saflex LiteCarbon Clear is a PVB interlayer of 0.76 mm featuring a reduced Global Warming Potential of 2.4 kg(1) CO2 eq/m² which is recognized by International EPD® System, ensuring credibility and trust within the industry.

For more information on Saflex LiteCarbon Clear, visit our website: saflex-vanceva.eastman.com/litecarbonclear.

For more information on Saint-Gobain's ORAÉ® glass, visit https://www.saint-gobain-glass.com/collaboration-with-eastman.

(1) Cradle-to-gate (A1-A3) as defined in EN 15804+A2:2019/AC:2021