| Borealis relaunches pharmaceutical plastic
Simeon Goldstein, packagingnews.co.uk, 13 July 2009
Borealis has relaunched a blow, fill and seal-grade polymer for the pharmaceuticals market.
Bormed LE6609-PH is a low-density polyethylene that has a high melting point to allow for steam sterilisation at temperatures of more than 110¡ãC and is being targeted at the medical bottle and ampoule manufacturers.
The high temperatures enable converters to increase production speed and it is easy to adapt existing blow moulding equipment to use the material, Borealis said.
Bormed LE6609-PH can be sterilised with ethylene oxide and radiation and can be used to make lightweight products to save energy.
Borealis application marketing manager Martyna Matelska-Jucha said the polymer had been relaunched in response to feedback from the sector. "Bormed LE6609-PH expands our product range for this highly-demanding, specialised industry."
Bormed LE6609-PH forms part of the Bormed group of polyolefin products for the healthcare sector. |
