Constantia brings Blister Eco to the US

Constantia Flexibles has introduced Blister Eco to the US, offering multiple benefits to standard lidding foils for pharmaceutical packaging applications.

Blister Eco recently won an EAFA Alufoil Trophy

Blister Eco is a pharmaceutical packaging lidding foil for low-barrier products that offers significant savings compared to standard blister lidding foil, Constantia Flexibles said. 

The product consists of tissue paper laminated with a thin aluminum layer, resulting in a material that is 23 percent lighter than a standard lidding foil. The share of aluminum in the product is 40 percent – far less than standard foil at approximately 90 percent – and also uses renewable raw material paper and less lacquer coating. It provides an identical sealing layer as standard blister lidding foil.

Blister Eco recently won an Alufoil Trophy prize from the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA).

Constantia Flexibles said Blister Eco offers enhanced barrier properties over thermoformed blister bottom film with, for example, water vapor barrier properties greatly enhanced compared with thermoformed blister base webs made from traditional PVC-based materials. 

It is printable using in-line and off-line processes.