After the production of a test batch of 300 thousand items, the Omsk glass factory is scheduled to start production of lightweight bottles for the beer industry this month.
Serial production of lightweight glass containers for the beer industry is reportedly to begin at the Omsk glass factory in mid-July, using technology that significantly reduces the weight of the bottle, and increases its strength.
The first batch of 300 thousand pieces has already been manufactured, and mass production will be started once customers provide the necessary parameters and approve the bottles.
The Omsk plant produces glass bottles from clear glass, using natural raw materials – enriched quartz sand from the quarries of Ulyanovsk, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo regions. In the near future raw materials from Kormilovskogo will be used.
NNPB (Narrow Neck Press And Blow) technology, already widely used in Europe, enables to produce products with less weight with the optimum distribution of the glass. Standard 0.5 litre bottles weigh about 340g, whereas with this technology their weight is approximately 220g.