Press articles about the IGR
Below you will find a small overview of all previous press articles that have appeared about the IGR or in which the IGR was involved in some other way. Press articles published by us can be found in the publications section (click here); all articles linked here are the responsibility of third parties both in terms of content and availability. With regard to links to third-party sites, please refer to the data protection rules and the disclaimer.
Where possible, we have linked to an online article. If this was not possible, you will find a scan of the article as a file for viewing/downloading.
If the article is not in German, the short description is in italics.
2026:
Read the interview with Dirk Diederich, "There are many ways to make glass more sustainable," in ELEMENTS magazine online here.
2025:
We have expanded our analysis of recycled glass to include waste glass from photovoltaic modules (PV modules).
In the customer magazine *Vetrotime 2025*, you'll find a case study titled "Mehr Durchblick. Mehr Sicherheit." about the IGR data logger.
2023 - Glass - thought new
A nine-page editorial about glass and the IGR in "faktor" Fall 2023, which you can read online here.
2023 - Information event - Hydrogen network also arrives in the district of Holzminden:
What role could hydrogen play as an energy source in the district of Holzminden in the future? This question was the subject of an information event - and there were some initial answers. Read an article about it here in the Täglicher Anzeiger Holzminden.
2023 - Process developed to refine solar glass:
The IGR has developed a process for refining solar glass and is also applying for this year's Göttingen Region Innovation Award with this technology. Read an article about it in the Göttinger Tageblatt here.
2022/2023 - ‘Glass Valley’ for the Weser-Leine-Harz region:
A new regional entrepreneurial alliance for innovation (RUBIN) is planned under the leadership of the IGR,
a ‘Glass Valley’ for the Weser-Leine-Harz region. Read some of the publications on this in the HNA and Göttinger Tageblatt.
- In the latest issue of the magazine ” faktor- DAS MAGAZIN FÜR ERFOLGSGESCHICHTEN”, 3/23, you will find an article about the IGR and the Glass-Valley under the title Glas neu denken.
An article about the planned Glass Valley, which aims, among other things, to produce glass in a more climate-friendly way and, for example, to extract raw materials from seawater.
GT 12/2022 - „Glass-Valley“ in Göttingen wird im Rahmen des Förderprogrammes RUBIN gefördert.
GT 05/2022 - The Weser-Leine-Harz region aims to become “Glass Valley” and is applying for federal funding.
HNA 04/2022 - "Glass Production to Become More Sustainable": The Glass-Valley consortium is being formed in southern Lower Saxony.
2022/2023 - "Das Perpetuum mobile für die Glasindustrie" - "A green way to produce glass":
In cooperation with Metaliq GmbH from Dresden, the IGR has developed a concept to produce sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) and green hydrogen (H2) by electrolysis from waste, e.g. from seawater desalination plants. Read a publication about this in the Göttinger Tageblatt and in the magazine Glass International.
2021- DGG-Information 2021-06:
In the last HVG-DGG newsletter you will find under point 3. from DGG and HVG a reference to our new services rinsing machine test according to DIN 12875, exhaust gas measurements at the HEV to prove compliance with occupational exposure limits and - accredited method for Si determination using ICP-OES. You can find the entire HVG-DGG Newsletter here.
2021 - Lecture VDG symposium in Wertheim:
At the VDG conference 2021 in Wertheim, Mr. Diederich gave a lecture on "Stresses in glass". An article about the conference appeared in the VDG-Nachrichten, here is an excerpt from the lecture.
2021 - Funding of the new IGR building:
IGR has received EU funding totalling 300,000 euros for the construction of the new IGR headquarters on the site of the former Göttingen airport. The funding decision was handed over to Managing Director Dirk Diederich by the State Commissioner Ulrike Witt on 7 July 2021. Read the report in the Hessisch Niedersächsische Allgemeine (HNA): Viele gute Ideen: Institut für Glas- und Rohstofftechnologie in Göttingen wächst seit Jahren
2021 - Kooperation mit CPS Kanada - Cooperation with CPS Canada:
The Canadian raw materials specialist CPS (‘Canadian Premium Sand Inc.’) wanted to strategically realign itself and supply its sand to the flat glass industry, especially for architectural projects and solar modules. Here, too, we are pleased to have made a small contribution with our preliminary tests, including various melting trials. For details see (in english only): External Link to glassglobal article (Link already deleted? Then here as pdf: Glassglobal: CPS announces shift in Strategy)
21.06.21, Addition: glass international - Raw material supplier could build flat glass plant in Canada
16.07.21, Update: glass international - Canadian Premium Sand initiates engineering study into flat glass manufacturing site
2021 - others:
The GWG Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung und Stadtentwicklung Göttingen mbH conducted a survey of Göttingen companies. Some statements about the GWG and Göttingen as a business location have been included as quotes on the website - the IGR is represented with two statements.
2020 - Datenlogger:
- dgg-Journal 02/2020 (Ausgabe März/April 2020): "Schock-Detektive bei der Arbeit ..."
- Publication in the 03/2020 issue of "messtec drives Automation". Here as PDF of the corresponding pages.
- Analytik News: Link zum Artikel
- Glass international: Link zum Artikel
2020 - Cord stress:
The IGR's press report on the subject of"Cord stress and analysis of homogeneity" has now also been published on several pages:
- dgg-Journal 03/2020 (issue May/June 2020), see here (still as release proof)
- Publication as lead article (!) in the 02/2020 issue of "VDG-Nachrichten", to be found here.
2020 - others:
- A report on the swearing-in of Dirk Diederich as an expert witness
- A short report with many photos of this year's New Year's reception
2019:
- A report on the procedure up to the examination and swearing-in of experts for the glass sector
- Candidate Innovation Award 2019: Flat glass with IR protection ("restauro IR"), developed with the participation of the IGR - (here is a link to the manufacturer)
2018:
- Business meeting "Recycling region Harz"
2017:
An article about the IGR in the book "Der neue Landkreis Göttingen" (2017)
2015:
"Innovation Award of the District of Göttingen 2015" - 1st winner in the class up to 20 employees.
- Good reasons for success
- Innovationspreis: IGR entwickelt UV-undurchlässiges Weißglas
- Report of "Worlds first mouth blown UV-glass"
- "Recognition found", a report on the recognition of foreign qualifications in Germany - about our employee Mariana Melchior, among others
- An interview with our Managing Director on the occasion of IGR becoming a new member
2014:
- Development of color-neutral flat glass with UV protection with the participation of the IGR
- Report of "Wet chemical analysis of redox state of glass"
- Report on Mr. Jian Huang's bachelor thesis in the HAWK's practical network with the IGR
2013:
- Report on the quality problems associated with the use of cullet
- The IGR in a nutshell
- Part 2 of the GLASIngenieur report (see next point)
- "GLASIngenieur" Part 1, a brief introduction to IGR...
Older articles:
- A general report on the IGR
- Report on the determination of sulphur in hollow glass
- Report on the new analysis methods of the IGR
- Article about new analysing methods at IGR
- A general report about us
- Rubrik "Wirtschaft innovativ"
- The article concerns the supply of raw materials to German companies
- A general report on the IGR