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Our top 5 articles of September

By Rachel Arthur

What’s been attracting the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here’s a round-up of our most-read articles from September.

A 'virtual twin' model of the glass surface and coating interaction. Pic: Ardagh.

Johnnie Walker bottle set for ‘virtual twin’ lightweighting trials

By Rachel Arthur

Dassault Systèmes, Ardagh Group and EXXERGY will run ‘virtual twin’ trials on Diageo’s Johnnie Walker bottle, in order to research and develop a coating that will enable the glass bottle to be lightweighted without compromising its strength and shape.

Production volume will increase by 120 million units per year. Pic: ©GettyImages/BrianAJackson

Saverglass opens first North America factory in Mexico

By Beth Newhart

France-based company Saverglass has started production at its first North American factory, in Jalisco, Mexico. The $120m facility has created 400 jobs producing high end and premium glass bottles.