Klöckner Pentaplast has launched a recyclable PET blister film that is compatible with all pharmaceutical form, fill and seal equipment.
With kpNext, the manufacturer of high-barrier protective packaging has launched what it claims to be the only recyclable PET blister film on the market to date that is completely recyclable. compatible with pharmaceutical moulding, filling and closing systems is. Pharmaceutical companies and converters should be able to use kpNext on their existing systems without affecting the speed of the system or requiring a changeover. After use, the new blister film can be Recycled via the PET recycling stream become.
„Conventional pharmaceutical blister packaging is made from a multi-material structure that cannot be recycled and is therefore disposed of in a landfill or incinerator. However, large pharmaceutical companies are demanding recyclable solutions from blister manufacturers and our answer is kpNext.“ Daniel Stagnaro, Head of the Technology department at Klöckner Pentaplast
Recyclable PET blister film as a plug & play solution
The new blister film is the result of three years of research and development. In the i.centre of Klöckner Pentaplast a development laboratory in Charlottesville, Virginia, scientists, chemists and technical teams the new plug & play solution for existing pharmaceutical lines developed. Dr Jorg Schneewind, President of the PHD Division: „With the new product, customers no longer have to adjust to the sustainable film; instead, the film adapts to the systems.“
Source: Klöckner Pentaplast
