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The recycled paperboard bottles are five times lighter than their glass equivalent and use six times less carbon. They can be used for wines, gins, vodkas, tequila, Calvados and olive oil.

Now British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac said the huge Australian wine industry, along with New Zealand’s and South Africa’s, could lead to an even bigger export boom.

On a visit to the Ipswich-based firm last week, International Trade Minister James Dud-dridge said: “Our new free trade agreement will increase opportunities for local businesses even further.

“It’s fantastic to see Frugalpac gearing up to take advantage of that.

“Our independent trade policy delivers growth for British people – tearing down trade barriers, reducing costs and helping boost wages across the country.”

Launched during lockdown, the Frugal bottle is said to be the world’s first and only commercially available paper bottle for wines, spirits and olive oils.

It is currently being shipped to 17 countries, including Japan, North America, Europe, Scandinavia, and Australia.

With the costs of recycling or making glass, as well as transporting glass bottles, global manufacturers are looking for ways not only to decarbonise their products, but also to cut costs.

Frugalpac has had enquiries to produce more than 120 million Frugal bottles.

And it recently sold its first Frugal bottle assembly machine – capable of making 2.5 million bottles a year – to Canada.

With more than 100 companies around the world having expressed an interest in buying the machinery, further export deals are expected.

Surrey-based Silent Pool already exports its Green Man Gin in Frugal bottles to Australia. And Frugalpac CEO Malcolm Waugh said the trade deal with Australia will boost plans to export its assembly machines there.

He said: “We’re saving the planet one bottle at a time. We’re delighted the minister saw first hand the paper bottle revolution that started here in Ipswich and is now spreading around the world.

“Our ultimate aim is to place our paper bottle machines at the heart of bottling plants, co-packers or packaging companies around the world so we can help to reduce the carbon footprint of our sustainable packaging even further.

“Australia produces 1.3 billion litres of wine a year. Its drinks industry is recognising the opportunity to reduce its carbon load by switching to the Frugal bottle, made of 94 percent recycled paperboard.

“We are seeing a further acceleration of interest due to a massive rise in the cost of manufacturing glass, and the carbon footprint from shipping and re-melting bottles.

“The icing on the cake for Frugalpac, our customers and their consumers, will be the trade deal coming into force, making the Frugal bottle even more viable in the Australian market.”

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