Virtual trials on new coatings to significantly reduce the weight of glass bottles to start in January 2022, with anticipated product testing in summer 2022
Virtual trials reduce the risks and timescales of the development and testing process for glass strengthening and lightweighting
Reducing the weight of glass bottles reduces the raw materials and energy used in the glass melting process and reduces emissions in manufacture and transportation
If successful, significant lightweighting could be transformational for the glass industry on its journey to net zero
