Healthcare
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12 Feb 2014
Clariant supports the ocular medicine packaging with launch of new global and compliant standard color range of masterbatches for caps and closures at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 – Clariant, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals, In the Healthcare sector, coloration of plastics plays an important role in protecting patients by identifying drug types or doses, thereby reducing the risk of errors. However, these plastic packaging materials and the colorants in them need assessment of how they behave in contact with the drug during storage and use. These extractable and leachable studies on the packaging material, play an important role in medium and high risk applications such as ocular medicines, but if something changes in the polymers or masterbatches used to manufacture the packaging, then the data from the extractable and leachable studies may no longer be valid. To address these issues Clariant has used in dedicated expertise to create a new range of standard masterbatch colors, offering the benefits of the MEVOPUR® brand, tailored to the color standard developed by the American Society of Ophthalmology.
12 Feb 2014
Clariant opens the door for productivity and sustainability in pharmaceutical packaging with European Pharmacopeia tested additives
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 – Clariant, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals, supports the Healthcare industry with a range of products developed for medical devices and pharmaceutical plastic packaging. With its knowledge, Clariant’s MEVOPUR® nucleant product brings improvements in the process of plastic packaging fabrication. Thanks to them the processing time can be reduced; mechanical properties improved and so companies can save time and increase the productivity. The nucleating agents used in MEVOPUR products are pre-tested using extraction protocols such as those established by US Pharmacopeia, ISO and NEW European Pharmacopeia monograph 3.1.3; the goal is helping companies to meet the challenging regulatory requirements to support “Controlled, Consistent and Compliant”.
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, Since the launch of the MEVOPUR® range of masterbatch and compounds for Healthcare applications at the end of 2010, Clariant has been active in bring new ideas and products to the market, with the objective of ‘Enhancing Products and Process’ and ‘Protecting the Patient and the Drug’. In particular in the last 12 months, new additive masterbatches have attracted high interest because Clariant had pre-tested the raw materials for the masterbatches using the extraction and biological evaluation protocols of US Pharmacopeia (USP) 23 parts 87 and 88. However initial feed-back raised the question of whether the substances were also listed European Pharmacopeia chapter 3.1.3 (EP 3.1.3). Clariant has reacted to this feed-back and recently completed a test programme on raw materials of its masterbatches, and is now offering products that use raw materials that have been pre-evaluated to both the above USP and EP standards.
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, continues to demonstrate that it is possible to combine creativity with enhanced protection and processing performance for healthcare applications with its sector-dedicated MEVOPUR® polymer and packaging solutions at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris (booth 330). MEVOPUR color and performance additives are developed and produced at three ISO 13485 certified and dedicated production facilities located in USA, Europe and Asia to ensure ‘Controlled, Consistent and Compliant’ innovations for the industry. 
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, continues to demonstrate that it is possible to combine creativity with enhanced protection and processing performance for healthcare applications with its sector-dedicated MEVOPUR® polymer and packaging solutions at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris (booth 330). MEVOPUR color and performance additives are developed and produced at three ISO 13485 certified and dedicated production facilities located in USA, Europe and Asia to ensure ‘Controlled, Consistent and Compliant’ innovations for the industry. 
Muttenz, January 15, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, unveils its 9th color forecasting guide for the plastics industry - ColorForward™ 2015. The acclaimed annual tool from Clariant's ColorWorks® defines the trends that will attract people's attention and pave the hue palette for 2015. It is uniquely designed to offer the sector's designers and manufacturers a head-start on using the power of color to influence and guide consumer purchasing decisions.