Packaging
Unique BFS grade meets medical market demand for high temperature sterilisation and production efficiency
Thursday 09. July 2009 - Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, announces the re-launch of Bormed LE6609-PH, its unique, transparent Blow, Fill and Seal (BFS) grade for medical bottles and ampoules. This is in line with its commitment to meet market demands for greater security for sterilised products, reductions in material use and more efficient manufacturing.
Bormed LE6609-PH is a low density polyethylene (LDPE) with high density level, and therefore high melting point. This high-level performance brings advantages throughout the value chain to converters, brand owners and end-users.
Bormed LE6609-PH allows steam sterilisation, the most commonly used method for these applications, at temperatures above 110°C. This meets the market trend towards higher sterilisation temperatures in order to improve manufacturing efficiency. The grade can also be sterilised with ethylene oxide (EtO) and radiation.
The high steam sterilisation temperatures allow converters to speed up their production cycle by reducing autoclave residence time. The material offers straightforward conversion on BFS and standard blow moulding machines, with low energy requirements for extrusion, further aiding these benefits.
Bormed LE6609-PHs high density and optimised molecular weight distribution (MWD) open up the potential to reduce material usage and
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individual product weight. The combination creates a material with low swell, making it easy to reduce wall thickness while maintaining the same bottle top-load. Converters and brand owners benefit from the chance to make more products of a lighter weight using the same amount of material, while the resulting energy savings benefit both manufacturing costs and the environment.
For end-users, Bormed LE6609-PH assures greater security for sterilised products and increased confidence through its compliance with European Pharmacopoeia and US Pharmacopoeia regulations. The grade is Drug Master File registered.
Bormed LE6609-PH belongs to Borealis family of dedicated polyolefins for the healthcare industry. In addition to outstanding technical support, Borealis ensures security of supply and a long-term commitment to innovation for its Bormed solutions.
“Borealis is committed to meeting the material performance, supply reliability and production efficiency demands of the healthcare industry,” comments Martyna Matelska-Jucha, Application Marketing Manager, Borealis. “Strong feedback from the market leading to the re-introduction of Bormed LE6609-PH puts us at the forefront in offering a product with a unique package of benefits that satisfies converter, brand owner and end-user requirements. It expands our Bormed range as a full solution provider for this highly-demanding, specialised industry.”