Corning® Viridian™ Vials | Corning

By reducing the vial's wall thickness by 30%, Viridian Vials are made with 20% less glass than conventional vials. The reduction in material enabling up to a 30% reduction in Cradle to Gate, Scope 3 emissions.

Viridian Vials' material reduction means less raw material is extracted from the environment and less material waste is sent to landfill at end-of-life. The material reduction combined with 100% renewable electricity in the manufacturing process, enables a meaningful reduction in our customers Scope 3 emissions. 

Vial-to-vial and glass-to-metal friction, along with vial impact, are leading sources of reduced efficiency and yield in the drug filling process. Corning’s proprietary coating reduces friction and protects the base glass from damage, enabling faster line speeds and improved operational efficiency.

Viridian Vials can impove filling line efficiency by 20 - 50% compared to conventional glass vials. 

Viridian Vials’ protective external coating can reduce damage that leads to cracks, breaks, and cosmetic rejects. 

Viridian Vials exhibit the same or better breakage rate as compared to conventional vials in a horizontal compression strength test after representative filling line damage.

Corning’s external coating can also reduce glass particulates from fill- finish by up to 96%.