FRANCIS DOGLIO – Coming soon in Italy, thanks to the initiative of Alberto Bertone, the first mineral water biobottiglia, made with a natural plastic that is derived from the fermentation of sugars instead of petroleum-.

Here's how the company presents the new: “Acqua Sant'Anna is the first private company to embrace a policy with an environmentally friendly initiative of this magnitude. This is the first such initiative of its kind in Italy and before the world turned to the mass market. The use of annually renewable resources, instead of oil, reduces dependence on fossil fuels and, through manufacturing processes more sustainable, contributes to reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, the main cause of global warming. The new biobottiglia, ensuring performance identical to those of the Pet, allow each 50 million bottles a saving of 13.600 barrels of oil and reduce carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to those issued by 3.000 cars that travel in one year 10.000 km each. Anne will, Sources leading brand of Vinadio, Italian owned company, to market, first time in Italy and before the world turned to the mass market, mineral water using a bottle made entirely with a revolutionary natural plastic that is derived from the fermentation of sugars from plants instead of petroleum”.

After careful experimentation, which has given encouraging results, these days the entrepreneur Alberto Bertone, CEO and President of sources Vinadio, is finalizing agreements with retailers for the marketing of biobottiglia. In addition to contacts with the Italian market, Sant'Anna is where the brand leaders, is building a launch pad abroad.

The new bottle of Acqua Sant'Anna ecological does not use a single drop of oil! Water Today Anne is the first private company to embrace a policy with an environmentally friendly initiative of this magnitude. Over a year ago, Alberto Bertone decided to experiment in Vinadio, in the heart of the Alpes Maritimes, bottling of mineral water with an innovative material from the United States. He took charge of privately imported into Italy the raw material, with the assistance of NatureWorks LLC, the first manufacturer in the world on an industrial scale of Ingeo ™ natural plastic called. Bertone did produce the bioplastic preforms, that 's "embryo" of the bottle, shaped like a tube, inside the facility is heated and blown up Vinadio to take the form of the classic bottle, then cooled, washed and filled. To give life to the test, mineral water biobottiglia Ingeo ™ was produced in about 1 million units, subjected to numerous tests for several months to verify the characteristics and behavior. Tests have brought excellent results, So the new biobottiglia Water St. Anne will be produced by natural plastic that is derived from the fermentation of plant sugars, anziché dal petrolio, ensuring performance identical to those of traditional plastics. "The use of annually renewable resources, anziché deinstead of oile this natural plastic - explains the entrepreneur Alberto Bertone – reduces dependence on fossil fuels and, through manufacturing processes more sustainable, contributes to reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, the main cause of global warming. By replacing petroleum with a renewable resource of plant origin, it employs 67% of fossil fuels in less than traditional plastics. "

"A concrete example - continues Bertone – Can you explain more clearly the epochal revolution which is the main potential for Ingeo ™ : if we consider 50 million biobottiglie weight 27 grams each, than the same amount of PET bottles produced in common, save 13.600 barrels of oil, or the same amount of energy it takes to supply electricity to 40.000 people for a whole month! Also, reduce carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to those issued by 3.000 cars that travel in one year 10.000 km each!”

"A Vinadio we are able to produce 50 million bottles a week of work. And today in Italy you need to dispose of every year over 5 billion bottles!”

The strategy involves an initial test phase for the commercialization of water in the St. Anne biobottiglia, with a circulation of a limited number of copies and within a limited geographical area. Besides the fact that Anna is the only bottle of mineral water produced at the current sales 100% Natural plastic, This first phase will allow the Company, who will now work with qualified partners, careful monitoring and precise, to collect accurate data on the impact of the new product on the market and consumer behavior.

At the same time, Acqua Sant'Anna is conducting an ongoing dialogue with operators, public, Private and trade associations that deal with environmental issues and especially to inform those who have already done deals with the collection and disposal of waste, with respect to this trade initiative, in order to permit an assessment of various disposal options, as well as industry best suited to these new plastics.

After the first experimental phase, the company's desire is to market a much larger number of bottles, are therefore being explored various options for disposal: from recycling to composting. In fact, Once placed in a suitable environment for disposal, produced the bottle with this revolutionary bio-plastic is decomposed completely in about 80 days.

Sant’Anna, always careful and responsible, is concerned about the raw materials, not only where they come from, but also where they end up.