Constantia Flexibles presents High Perpetual, The first ready-to-recycle monomaterial based on polypropylene (PP) with high chemical resistance for pharmaceutical products.
"We highlight the need for more sustainable packaging in the pharmaceutical packaging business with our Perpetua Alta innovation," he says. Joerg Adrian, Vice President of Technical Organization and Pharmaceutical Innovation at Constantia Flexibles.
The latest addition to their product portfolio combines “Design for Recycling” guidelines with high chemical resistance against aggressive liquid or gel formulations. The monopolymer solution replaces multi-material packaging for chemically aggressive products, such as liquid and gel pharmaceutical compositions.
“Our goal was to achieve a high-performance, ready-to-recycle solution. Although created for highly aggressive pharmaceuticals, Perpetua Alta may also have applications in other market segments that require high chemical resistance, for example food applications,” added Joerg Adrian.
Third-party certification from the German Cyclos-HTP institute confirms material recovery of up to 96%, depending on final configuration.
