Heinz-Glas has won a German Packaging Award in the sustainability category for its innovative ‘Victor Lightweight’ design concept. The standard ‘Victor’ bottle has a filling

volume of 100ml and a glass weight of 230g but as a lightweight bottle, it weighs only 75g with the same filling volume. This means that 67% of production resources, both raw materials and energy, can be saved.

This development is part of the ‘MULTIGEN’ concept, which allows customers to create sustainable packaging solutions in a modular system. Glass melting is realised with 100% CO2-free electricity, the glass contains up to 50% post-consumer recycled cullet and the lime required for the glass batch is a waste product from water treatment.

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