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Last month, Outside magazine published a small article regarding reusable water bottles. This article mentioned that SIGG was searching for a new liner and then implied that therefore something must be wrong with the old liner. This article was indeed misleading and has generated some inquiries from loyal fans of SIGG.

Here’s the straight scoop:

• SIGG Switzerland has been making bottles for 100 years now and we are always on the lookout for ways to improve our quality and production processes – that’s one of the reasons we are #1.
• Our current liner is the best in the world and is tested constantly to ensure that there is 0% migration of the liner or the aluminum bottle. No harmful substances have ever been found in the SIGG bottle. The advantage SIGG has over most of the competition is that we own our own factory in Switzerland and therefore we control our product safety and quality directly. Most of the other bottle brands on the market subcontract their manufacturing to external Chinese suppliers.
• SIGG has had a confidentiality agreement with our Swiss liner supplier which for competitive purposes restricts us from discussing any of the liner ingredients (as you can imagine, there are lots of Chinese manufacturers making knock-offs that would love to have this formula). We completely understand that many people would like to know more about the liner itself which is the reason why we began exploring alternative suppliers that will allow us to disclose the ingredients of the liner.
• Besides always working to improve our quality, we also strive to ensure that our products are manufactured with the environment in mind (we are a proud member of 1% For The Planet donating 1% of all of our sales to protecting the environment). The Swiss engineers who are working on this project are exploring a new liner process which maintains all of the strengths of today’s liner - but is also more eco-friendly. We hope to have an announcement about this liner advancement very soon.

Thanks for your interest in our product. I hope this answers your questions. We at SIGG Switzerland are committed to making the best reusable water bottles in the world.

Sincerely,
Steve Wasik
CEO, SIGG Switzerland

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