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O-I completes The Lean+Green™ range

Lightweight packaging with a distinctive design packs a punch on European wine marketO-I’s Lean+Green™ range of lightweight bottles is now complete, with the launch of a new collection of four models specifically aimed at the different segments of the wine sector. Meeting consumers’ highest expectations in terms of bottle design – with an elegant, accentuated neck, and innovative label recess – the packages are significantly lighter than conventional models, offering savings in terms of energy and CO2 emissions. “With this new line, O-I is giving its customers a lot of added value: despite

Lightweighting initiative helps micro brewers compete on a national stage

The UK’s smallest independent and microbrewers will be able to benefit from the advantages of lightweight glass beer bottles thanks to an initiative from bottle merchant, Chapman’s. The introduction of a third shape into Chapman’s lightweight half litre beer bottles creates a level playing field for smaller brewers who can compete without compromising their brand appearance or incurring change part costs. The new design replicates the shape and proportions of a popular 400g bottle which has recently been withdrawn by its maker. Chapman’s worked with the design and technical experts at

Glassmaker hopes World Cup will boost recycling

Recyclers are hoping that a good England performance in the World Cup (which starts on Friday 11 June) will boost the amount of glass collected from the public. Glassmakers need the increase to plug a shortfall in the level of glass being returned for recycling into new bottles and jars. O-I, which recycles much of the glass collected from consumers and pubs in southern England at its plant in Harlow, wants to increase the levels of glass, especially clear and brown glass it uses in its furnaces to help the environment. O-I Recycling Manager, Martin Langshaw said, “Whether at home or in the

Cielo e Terra repackages in Lean+Green™ glass from O-I as part of socially responsible initiative

One of the largest wine producers in the Italian Veneto region, Cielo e Terra is demonstrating its commitment to the environment and strong sense of social responsibility with the re-packaging of two of its most popular brands of wine. Its Freschello and Cielo table wine ranges are now bottled in lightweight Lean+Green™ glass packaging from O-I. In addition, for each bottle of wine sold, Cielo e Terra will make a donation to a charity bringing safe water to the poverty-stricken areas of Sierra Leone. Part of the Gruppo Cantine dei Colli Berici sca (the Colli Berici Group of Cellars), Cielo

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