Cost-Effective, Innovative Film Offers PVC-Level Protection in a Truly Biodegradable Package
Delaware City, DE – Bilcare Research Inc., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of blister packaging solutions, has launched ECOmply™, an eco-friendly blister combining the demands of biodegradability and product protection stability. ECOmply™ blends standard PVC film with a special additive that makes it truly biodegradable. The result is PVC-level functionality without a PVC-level environmental footprint.
For the pharmaceutical industry, a huge hurdle to designing a cost-effective, eco-friendly blister package exists because conventional biodegradable materials have problems withstanding the mechanical, thermal and biological stress undergone during a blister’s forming and its in-market life cycle. With ECOmply™, Bilcare has overcome this obstacle through an innovative formulation that breaks down only under favorable anaerobic conditions typically found in landfills.
ECOmply™ films have the same thermoforming parameters as standard PVC film, meaning no modifications are needed to existing blister machine equipment. ECOmply™ films can be used with all common aluminum lid foils or CR foils with standard sealing parameters.
ECOmply™ films are available in clear, color and opaque, as well as a special “paper lookalike” version providing a tangible eco-friendly perception to the blister pack. ECOmply™ film is recommended for use with Bilcare Nova® - a specialized paper-based lidding solution – but also can be used with standard foil-based lidding.
When used together, ECOmply™ film and Bilcare Nova® combine to form ECOmply™ Pack, which provides reliable protection for low-sensitivity capsules, pills and tablets. For highly sensitive products, ECOmply™ film can be paired with PVdC coated barrier films and Aclar® Laminated high-barrier films for maximum protection.
“ECOmply offers the best of both worlds because it helps protects both consumers and the environment,” said Ajith Nair Ph. D, Head of Global R&D for Bilcare Research. “In addition, ECOmply’s cost-effectiveness makes it an attractive option for pharmaceutical companies – who, we believe, truly want to use eco-friendly packaging but must do so at a reasonable expense.”
About Bilcare Research Inc.
Bilcare Research Inc. is an innovation-led solutions provider that partners with the global pharmaceutical and healthcare industry to improve patient healthcare outcomes. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of pharmaceutical and medical blister films and foils, supplying a full range of thermoforming films, Alu-lid foils, and cold form foils. In doing so, Bilcare Research delivers effective, affordable solutions that enhance the speed and quality of drug discovery and help build and protect brands from counterfeiting.
Bilcare Research’s three defined business areas – Pharmaceutical Packaging Innovations, Global Clinical Supplies and Bilcare Technologies for brand authentication and security – combine to address the industry’s five C’s: counterfeiting, compliance, communication, convenience and cost.
Bilcare Research has a global footprint with modern manufacturing and R&D plants located across U.S., Europe, India and Singapore. The company employs more than 2,000 people. Visit www.bilcaresolutions.com or call (302) 416-0974.