Packaging giant Ardagh will be manufacturing a special edition 25cl aluminium bottle to mark the 100 year anniversary of the Coca-Cola contour bottle.
The company that manufactures close to 35 billion containers every year will create high definition, high resolution printing, with a series of designs on aluminium bottles for Coca-Cola.
The new bottles have been manufactured in the company's specialist plant in Beaurepaire, France.
Germany has played an important role in the initiative with 10 individual designs, each of which depicts a decade of Coca-Cola advertising campaigns.
The Root Glass Company of Terre Haute, Indiana had given the original contour shape to the bottles in 1915.
Coca-Cola introduced the first aluminium contour bottles called the M5 (Magnificent 5) in 2006. Since then, Ardagh has developed limited edition bottles for the company to celebrate famous sporting occasions as well as another anniversary bottle to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Coca-Cola Company.
Chief commercial officer at Ardagh Group's metal division Woep Miller said: "We have been associated with some memorable limited edition Coca-Cola bottles over the past few years, and in wishing Coca Cola our very best wishes for this remarkable anniversary, we are very pleased that we were able to join forces in manufacturing this very special edition aluminium bottle for the European and Asian markets."
The Luxembourg-based company has 89 glass and metal manufacturing production facilities in 21 countries.
Image: The Coca-Cola contour bottles over the years. Photo: courtesy of the Ardagh Group
