Method and an apparatus for blowing a container in a blowing mould

An apparatus for manufacturing a container in a blowing mold, the apparatus comprising a blowing mold including a first side half and a second side half, the first side half comprises a first side half mold face, and the second side half comprises a second side half mold face, the first side half mold face and the second side half mold face are in contact with each other along a joint plane when the blowing mold is in a closed position, the blowing mold configured to enclose a blown container, the blown container having at least one transverse dimension in a longitudinal cross-section including a longitudinal axis and a member configured to move the first side half and the second side half apart along a transverse direction to separate the first side half mold face from the second side half mold face, the first side half and the second side half configured to be moved completely apart from the joint plane over an overall distance that is less than the greatest transverse dimension of the blown container and that enables extraction of the blown container from the blowing mold.