Owens-Illinois (O-I), one of the world’s leading glass packaging manufacturers, has won the Supplier of the Year and Innovation awards for its Lean+Green lightweight wine bottle range at the Wine Industry Suppliers Australia (WISA) Supplier Awards.??

“The award highlights the benefits of Lean+Green, including greater freight efficiency as well as less water and energy use, helping to reduce carbon emissions,” says O-I Australia’s Wine Marketing Manager, Maria Armstrong.

The Lean+Green range is manufactured at O-I’s Adelaide plant. Narrow neck press and blow (NNPB) technology is used, enabling O-I to reduce the weight of wine bottles by up to 29% and maintain the look and feel.