Absolut Vodka and Ardagh’s Hydrogen-Fired Furnace for Carbon Neutrality
Absolut Vodka will reportedly become the first global spirits brand to move to partly hydrogen energy-fired glass furnace for large-scale production. For the company, this is a significant step to reduce CO2 emissions from its glass bottle production. Absolut Vodka says the hydrogen initiative is an important milestone in their process of becoming CO2 neutral by 2030.
Absolut has signed an agreement with Ardagh Glass Packaging in Limmared, a subsidiary of Ardagh Group, to use its partially hydrogen-fired furnace in the second half of 2023. The partnership says that its aim is to accelerate the transformation of the global glass-making process for a more sustainable future.