ARDAGH Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, has announced that it will produce the ‘world’s first’ emerald green bottles from its NextGen Furnace, for long-term customer Jägermeister.
For over two decades, AGP-Europe has been producing the bottles for Jägermeister. Now, both companies are strengthening their collaboration with the goal of significantly reducing the CO₂ impact of the distinctive Jägermeister glass bottle.
Joris Goossens, R&D project manager at APG-Europe, said, “Partnering exclusively with Jägermeister, we’re scaling innovation with impact.
“After successfully producing lower-carbon amber glass in our NextGen Furnace, thenext step is to use the same groundbreaking technology to produce green glass – aiming to deliver the first lower-carbon emerald glass bottles to the spirits sector.
AGP-Europe’s NextGen Furnace in Obernkirchen, Germany, began glass production at the end of 2023. This advanced hybrid technology uses 42 electrodes which enableup to 80% electrical heating. The technology has already been proven in the production of amber glass packaging – based on the operating parameters of using 60% renewable electricity for glass melting and a recycled content of up to 70%, the carbon impact of amber glass packaging has been reduced by 64%.
The solar-powered renewable electricity comes from a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Sunnic Lighthouse GmbH, and parent company ENERPARC AG, in Germany.
Carsten Doliwa, VP procurement at Mast-Jägermeister SE, added, “The signing of a contract for up to 14 million 70cl bottles from the NextGen Furnace in Obernkirchen is a milestone in our long-standing partnership with Ardagh Glass Packaging. The production of our green Jägermeister bottles with this new technology aims to reduce CO₂ emissions by an envisaged 64% per bottle1 which, if achieved, will directly contribute to our sustainability goals.”
