DateMarch 2018
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New lightweight bottle design for Tiche’s Nymph
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Tiche’s Lithuanian mineral water bottle offers exceptional strength and attention to detail in its new 750ml bottle. Ardagh Group’s in-house design team developed the new bottle profile in response to Tiche’s detailed brief at their glass factory in Gostyn, Poland, where the bottle was also produced.
The new, larger 750ml bottle featuresthe iconic Tiche crest,embossed with its ancient Nymph, carrying crystalline water straight from the heart of the Earth. This embossing has been optimised for the Narrow-Neck Press and Blow (NNPB) production method,whichalso reduces the weight of the glass packaging by 32%, helping to reduce environmental impact - an ongoing driver for Ardagh Group.
A key requirement was for the bottle to withstand a high carbonation pressure of 7g per litre, which was a challenge with the thin wall production method.
Barbara Macialczyk, Marketing Manager at Ardagh Group explains:
"The combination of twocritical requirements –thin glass walls and high durability - was achieved using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) technology. Working in close collaboration with the customer, our sales and design teams have achieved an elegant and curvaceous bottle with a tapered label panel. It features the symbol of the Tiche Nymph and is embossed with the number ’689’ on the opposite side, indicating the depth of the source from which the water is extracted.
“We're delighted with how we’ve achieved a premiumised look through the embossed crest, whilst retaining strength in this new, lightweight bottle.”
Contact for further information:
Barbara Maciałczyk
Tel:+48 65 5728531
Rebecca Firth
Tel: +447789 403893
Notes to Editor
Ardagh Group
ArdaghGroup is a global leader in glass and metal packaging solutions, producing packaging for most of the world's leading food, beverage and consumer care brands. We operate 109 facilities in 22 countries, employ 23,500 people and have global sales of approximately Eur €7.6 billion.
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See attachment – the new, lightweight Tiche bottle produced by Ardagh Group in Gostyn, Poland