SIGG ALUMINUM PRODUCTION
SIGG stands not only for quality and perfection, but also for environmental awareness. From the very beginning of the company's history, the founders of the Swiss aluminum goods factory SIGG were keen to use surplus material from production and thus use resources sparingly: The SIGG bottle in its current production method and excellent design was born.
It all starts with a slice of aluminum. This is formed into a cylinder using a 600-ton piston stroke along the piston. The cylinder is formed into a bottle using up to 26 differently shaped mold blocks, each of which moves the metal further towards the final shape. Once the bottle has reached the iconic shape, the inside of the bottle is coated with our internal lacquer to prevent direct contact between the liquids and the aluminum.
As soon as the shape and the inside of the bottle are finished, the outside is coated with the desired color and design using a screen printing process.
The lid is screwed on by hand and a manual quality check ensures that all bottles are in perfect condition.
Founded in 1908, SIGG produces bottles in Switzerland with the overriding aim of keeping the environmental impact as low as possible. Thanks to innovative solutions, the "ecological footprint" has been continually reduced. Today, SIGG uses energy in bottle production, more than 55 percent of which comes from renewable sources. The little waste from production is 99% recycled and the water used to clean the bottles is also collected and recycled in a closed system. Thanks to the durability of the high-quality, reusable aluminum bottles, SIGG aluminum Water Bottles have a significantly better carbon footprint than disposable PET bottles.