Our range of lightweight glass bottles

Here you will find an extensive selection of shapes, colors and volumes of weight-reduced lightweight bottles. Make your choice!

Light bottles

Lightweight glass bottles are an innovation in the packaging industry that aims to reduce environmental impact and production costs. Here are some key points about lightweight glass bottles:

Features and benefits

- Reduced weight: These bottles are lighter than conventional glass bottles, making transport more efficient and cost-effective.
- Environmentally friendly: The production of lighter glass bottles uses less raw material and energy, which contributes to a reduction in CO₂ emissions.
- Resource conservation: Using less glass conserves natural resources.
- Recycling: Reduced-weight glass bottles are still fully recyclable, making them a sustainable packaging solution.

Production

The production of weight-reduced glass bottles requires advanced technologies and manufacturing methods to ensure the same stability and strength as conventional glass bottles. This is often achieved through optimised shaping and innovative manufacturing processes.

Examples and applications

- Beverage industry: Many beverage manufacturers, including major brands, rely on weight-reduced glass bottles to reduce their environmental footprint.

- Cosmetics and pharmaceuticals: Reduced-weight glass bottles are also increasingly being used in these industries to reduce transport costs and offer more environmentally friendly packaging

The challenges

- Stability and shelf life: The challenge is to reduce the weight without compromising the stability and shelf life of the bottles.

- Cost: The initial cost of converting to reduced-weight bottle production can be high, which can be a hurdle for smaller manufacturers.

Overall, reduced-weight glass bottles represent a significant development in the packaging industry, offering both economic and environmental benefits.