Moët Hennessy and Verallia partner to cut wine bottle weight 30-50%
Moët Hennessy and glass packaging maker Verallia have announced a strategic partnership to develop a new generation of lighter, stronger glass bottles for wine and spirits. The programme targets a 30% to 50% reduction in bottle weight through new glass-strengthening technologies while preserving mechanical performance. The alliance builds on existing bottle-weight reduction work already applied across Moët Hennessy brands including its Champagne houses, Hennessy, Terrazas de los Andes, Chandon and Château Galoupet.
Why this mattersA 30-50% bottle weight cut would materially reduce glass demand and carbon footprint per unit, pressuring rivals to match lightweighting across premium wine and spirits packaging.
- Partnership targets a 30% to 50% reduction in bottle weight.
- Glass packaging accounts for up to 30% of the wine and spirits industry's carbon footprint, according to the companies.
- Verallia has an SBTi-validated pathway targeting Net Zero for scopes 1 and 2 by 2040 and scope 3 by 2050.
- Bottle-weight reduction results are already visible across Moët Hennessy's Champagne Maisons, Hennessy, Terrazas de los Andes, Chandon and Château Galoupet.
- Announcement made jointly on 22 September 2026.
- Verallia is described as Europe's leading and the world's third-largest glass packaging producer for food and beverages
- Verallia is headquartered in Courbevoie, France