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energy efficiency and further to customisation and personalisa-
improve sustainability perfor- tion for glass packaging, enabling
mance. A good example is our them to respond to consumer
award-winning sustainable bat- demand for ‘made for me’ yet
tery storage solution, which pro- environmentally friendly prod-
vides a reliable source of green ucts. The O-I : EXPRESSIONS
energy, and is transforming the RELIEF service, offering digitally
way energy is managed at our printed and coloured embossing
glass plant in Irvine, Scotland.” has created a real wow effect
As reported previously in and has been qualified as break-
Packaging Europe, for O-I the through by many customers.”
big innovation of 2018 was O-I :
EXPRESSIONS, a solution pro- FOCUS ON RESOURCE
viding game-changing opportu- EFFICIENCY
nities. Both Sharon Todd and Marie-
“This is a new, late-stage dif- Laure Susset underline light-
ferentiation service that com- weighting as the way forward.
bines the integral benefits of glass “Glass remains extremely well-
with an agile, marketing-focused placed to meet brand owners’
capability,” Marie-Laure Susset needs and has a bright future.
explains. “This innovation makes Lightweighting has delivered sig-
glass more relevant to more cus- nificant benefits over many years
tomers by offering an unprec- and continues to be a focus,” says
edentedly easy and quick access Sharon Todd.

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