Gerresheimer is at FCE Pharma 2016 with new ‘green’ products and enhanced convenience features

Duma Combi ist die erste Tablettenverpackung von Gerresheimer mit einem Fach für Beipackinformationen. / Duma Combi is the first Gerresheimer tablet packaging with a compartment for the patient information leaflet.

Gerresheimer is presenting two new products in its range at this year’s FCE Pharma in Sao Paulo, Brazil from May 10 to 12: Biopack and Duma Combi. Biopack is a more eco-friendly alternative to PE and PET. Duma Combi is a tablet packaging with an additional compartment for the patient information sheet.

Green PE, or PET made from sugar cane

Biopack is the name of Gerresheimer’s first-ever range of eco-friendly plastic containers for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. 

“By using biomaterials our customers contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, thereby protecting the environment and avoiding unnecessary waste. Biomaterials are the renewable alternative to conventional PE/PET,” said Niels Düring, Global Executive Vice President Plastic Packaging. Biomaterials like sugar cane are the renewable alternative to conventional PE and PET. You take the ethanol from the sugarcane plant and then put it through a dehydration process to transform it into green ethylene. Afterwards the green ethylene goes to the polymerization plants, where it is converted into green polyethylene/PET.

Space-saving leaflet compartment

Duma Combi is the first Gerresheimer tablet packaging with a separate compartment for the patient information leaflet. It increases the available space on the outside surface for attractive branding because the leaflet in the compartment contains the information that would otherwise be printed on the pack. The container’s rectangular design also makes space-saving packing for transportation possible.

Successful products in plastic

Gerresheimer is also exhibiting its traditional PET, PE and PP products. The portfolio includes dropper bottles for eye drops, spray bottles for nasal sprays, PET bottles for cough medicine, PE containers for tablets, plus a wide range of caps, closures and all kinds of accessories such as dosing caps, droppers, measuring cups, dosing syringes and applicators.