Carbon-Free Glass Bottles

The challenge is enormous

Slovenian glassmaker Steklarna Hrastnik uses green hydrogen gas to produce what it calls "the world’s most sustainable glass bottle." The first batch of carbon-free bottles eliminated the main source of carbon dioxide emissions from the production process thanks to green hydrogen produced by electrolysis thanks to solar cells, and raw material created from waste recycled glass.

Now, the glassmaker is ready to invest in industrial production capacity for brands that are ready to support the future of sustainability and decarbonization when it comes to creating glass packaging. Steklarna Hrastnik ultimately aims to produce hydrogen as its own fuel for glass melting, and it sees that possibility within two to three years. The company is also on a mission to reduce its carbon footprint by more than 40% by 2030 and reach neutrality by 2050.