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TekniPlex Healthcare partnered with Alpek Polyester to release the world’s first pharmaceutical-grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blister film manufactured with 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) monomers.
The PET blister is suitable for a wide array of primary packaging applications, it can also be combined with TekniPlex’s Teknilid Plus polyester lidding, the film plus lidding blister system is fully recyclable where recycling infrastructure exists.
“This is the first time pharmaceutical companies have the option to incorporate a blister pack that is fully recyclable and, at the same time, contains a significant portion of recycled material – all while still meeting stringent pharmaceutical quality standards for product protection and consumer safety,” said TekniPlex’s head of global marketing Melissa Green.” “We anticipate high demand for this new, more sustainable film, as it meets ever-growing calls for elevated eco-friendliness in packaging across all sectors, including pharma.”
To create the film, post-consumer plastic waste undergoes depolymerization process by chemical recycling, reducing it back to monomers that results in a recycled resin that is essentially a virgin material. The end product from Alpek’s polymer reactor, is a sheet in master reel made according to the melt-to-sheet process.
This film meets all pharmaceutical requirements for PET outlined in the United State Pharmacopoeia Section 661.1 and European Pharmacopoeia Section 661.1. This is the latest achievement from TekniPlex and Alpek Polyester’s longstanding relationship to produce and slit PET film for medical and pharmaceutical applications.
The PET blister film allows pharma companies to stay ahead of pending sustainability legislation as well as EU forthcoming Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation, which will most likely impose PCR content baselines and recyclability deadlines for various sectors.
It will debut at Pharmapack Paris at the TekniPlex Healthcare stands C48 and C49 on January 24-25. While at Pharmapack, TekniPlex will showcase a variety of other machines and solutions for healthcare applications.
The PET blister is suitable for a wide array of primary packaging applications, it can also be combined with TekniPlex’s Teknilid Plus polyester lidding, the film plus lidding blister system is fully recyclable where recycling infrastructure exists.
“This is the first time pharmaceutical companies have the option to incorporate a blister pack that is fully recyclable and, at the same time, contains a significant portion of recycled material – all while still meeting stringent pharmaceutical quality standards for product protection and consumer safety,” said TekniPlex’s head of global marketing Melissa Green.” “We anticipate high demand for this new, more sustainable film, as it meets ever-growing calls for elevated eco-friendliness in packaging across all sectors, including pharma.”
To create the film, post-consumer plastic waste undergoes depolymerization process by chemical recycling, reducing it back to monomers that results in a recycled resin that is essentially a virgin material. The end product from Alpek’s polymer reactor, is a sheet in master reel made according to the melt-to-sheet process.
This film meets all pharmaceutical requirements for PET outlined in the United State Pharmacopoeia Section 661.1 and European Pharmacopoeia Section 661.1. This is the latest achievement from TekniPlex and Alpek Polyester’s longstanding relationship to produce and slit PET film for medical and pharmaceutical applications.
The PET blister film allows pharma companies to stay ahead of pending sustainability legislation as well as EU forthcoming Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation, which will most likely impose PCR content baselines and recyclability deadlines for various sectors.
It will debut at Pharmapack Paris at the TekniPlex Healthcare stands C48 and C49 on January 24-25. While at Pharmapack, TekniPlex will showcase a variety of other machines and solutions for healthcare applications.