Nampak presents ‘lightest wine bottle’ in South Africa

??Nampak, one of Africa’s largest packaging companies, has unveiled what it claims is the lightest wine bottle in South Africa, weighing 340g.??

The group’s Wiegand Glass division said that the 750ml bottle has reached “a higher level of packaging”. Previously, the standard weight was 450g and the new 340g bottle was manufactured through a narrow neck press and blow process. According to Nampak, this enabled the glass to be distributed more evenly during the manufacturing process.??

The first brand to use the new bottle is Douglas Green Bellingham’s (DGB) high volume Culemborg range.??“To illustrate its significance, consider that this brand was previously offered in the standard 450g bottle,” said DGB General Manager of operations, Pieter Marais. “The new bottle therefore represents a 24% weight reduction in glass and the reduction in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions on the brand alone is estimated to be over 100 tons a year.”