7 Jun 2012
Clariant Showcased Pharmaceutical Packaging Solutions at Pharmapack North America Debut
- Featured active and protective packaging for moisture and oxygen control, including full line of desiccant canisters
- Displayed IDC® Integrated Desiccant Closure, an all-in-one solution
- Presented a technical session on moisture, oxygen and shelf life
In addition to canisters and the IDC®, the company’s exhibit included its Advanced Desiccant Polymer (ADP®), which delivers exceptional adsorbent capabilities integrated directly into thermoplastics used in healthcare packaging. Customizable ADP® technology also enhances design freedom. Performance Packaging also showcased Oxy-Guard® barrier bottles, which effectively block oxygen ingress by a factor of 100 compared to regular bottles, and Handy Active Tubes®, which are durable, rigid containers with a convenient flip-top cap and built-in desiccant. Other products in the company’s pharmaceutical packaging portfolio include PharmaKeep® oxygen absorbers; desiccant stoppers and printed tubes; and a range of desiccant bags and packets.
Kuhn’s technical session, which came under the Pharmapack theme, “Exploring the Human Interaction with Pharmaceutical Packaging,” covered the effect of atmospheric packaging conditions on patient care, how to define shelf life, the use of specially engineered polymers, desiccants, and oxygen scavengers in various configurations, and ways to protect active ingredients in novel drug delivery and diagnostic systems from moisture and oxygen degradation.
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Clariant International Ltd
Rothausstrasse 61
4132 Muttenz 1
Switzerland
Notes for editors
Clariant is an internationally active specialty chemical company, based in Muttenz near Basel. The group owns over 100 companies worldwide and employed 22 149 employees on December 31, 2011. In the financial year 2011, Clariant produced a turnover of CHF 7.4 billion. Clariant consists of eleven business units: Additives; Catalysis & Energy; Emulsions, Detergents & Intermediates; Functional Materials; Industrial & Consumer Specialties; Leather Services; Masterbatches; Oil & Mining Services; Paper Specialties; Pigments; Textile Chemicals.
Clariant focuses on creating value by investing in future profitable and sustainable growth, which is based on four strategic pillars: Improving profitability, innovation as well as research and development, dynamic growth in emerging markets, and optimizing the portfolio through complementary acquisitions or divestments.
Performance Packaging, part of Clariant’s Business Unit Functional Materials provides controlled atmosphere packaging solutions for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and diagnostic applications. Operating on a global scale, it provides value-added primary packaging solutions that offer unique package functionality focused on safety, protection, adsorption, dispensing and barrier qualities. The company offers material and package design and full production capabilities for customized package solutions, as well as a full range of standard injection molded and desiccant packaging products.
ADP, IDC, Handy Active Tubes, Oxy-Guard and PharmaKeep are registered trademarks of Clariant.
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Clariant’s active and protective packaging controls moisture and oxygen (Photo: Clariant)
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