NOVA lightweight glass bottle packaging innovation

Worldwide primary glass packaging manufacturer SGD Pharma broadcasts the expansion of its cosmetics and beauty offering with NOVA, a new lightweight glass bottle. 

new Lightweight Glass Bottle

This innovative primary packaging solution combines glass’s exceptional functional and aesthetic performance with a decreased carbon footprint connected to weight optimization. 

The growing trend for sustainable product sourcing – evidenced in the ‘Unpacking Asia-Pacific Consumers’ New Love Affair with Sustainability’ report from Bain & Company – puts environmental and social benefits at the top of consumers’ purchasing measures. 

NOVA from SGD Pharma now enables brands utilizing this lightweight glass packaging solution to be more eco-friendly while maintaining the luxury and aesthetics of the packaging at the forefront. 

cosmoprof Asia

New NOVA bottles, revealed at Cosmoprof Asia in Hong Kong, are the creative result of SGD Pharma’s expertise in making robust pharma-grade glass packaging. 

SGD Pharma is a multinational market leader in molded glass packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry and an expert in Narrow Neck Press and Blow (NNPB) forming technology in pharma bottles. 

technical Expertise

This technical know-how is already operated in its Clareo, giving premium pharma glass vials, and is adapted here for the benefit of cosmetic and beauty customers. 

The weight reduction is combined with a glass distribution optimization, providing better mechanical resistance. NOVA bottles look appealing, withstand transport and distribution pressures, and have a smaller carbon footprint. Reducing the weight of packaging materials is a promising solution to minimize GHG emissions. 

ranges Of Reduction

On a new 200ml bottle in its NOVA range, SGD Pharma has reported approximately 20% reduction in CO2 emissions compared with the standard Dorado bottle thanks to less consumption of raw materials. 

The weight-volume ratio is an important parameter to measure the lightness of glass bottles, and the percentage of conventional cosmetic bottles produced by the Blow and Blow process ranges from 1.0 to 3.0. The new 200ml bottle in the NOVA range (brimful volume 215ml and weight of just 140g) has reached an extremely low weight-volume ratio of 0.65 while retaining the same properties and safety as the heavier Dorado model. 

Nova, therefore, enables weight reduction in the supply chain and appeals to the consumer drive for green packaging. Chunyan Zheng, Deputy General Manager of Industrial Operation at SGD Pharma’s Zhanjiang plant, asserts: “Nova is the latest innovation from our Zhanjiang plant in China, representing the ‘star’ performance needed by beauty brands of aesthetics and functionality. 

SGD Pharma has a proven record of quickly addressing changing customer needs. Nova manifests our ambition for improved ecological performance and reduced manufacturing emissions, making it the optimal packaging solution for 21st-century cosmetic brands.”

Frédéric Barbier, General Manager of SGD Pharma BU APAC, adds: “SGD Pharma’s global goal is to reduce its carbon footprint 35% by 2030, and 65% by 2040 (compared with 2020 baseline), scope 1 & 2. SGD Pharma recently announced its participation in the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and is currently working on the 1.5°C scenario decarbonization pathway validation, including scope three emissions. NOVA is one of our many actions to advance our ambitious decarbonization strategy. Our experienced team can support beauty brands in developing their lightweight bottle while maintaining the functional integrity and design potential of packaging.”