Constantia Flexibles honored in EAFA awards

In the Technical Innovation category, which acknowledges mastery of aluminum foil technical and engineering practices in creating unique, ground-breaking packaging, Constantia Flexibles received an award for its Constantia Perform sterilizable lidding foil. Originally designed to house a safety needle system, Constantia Perform can be laser marked and uses an abrasion-resistant over-lacquer.  The lidding foil allows for an easy and clean opening, can be sterilized with gamma radiation, provides optically perfect print layout including exact machine positioning, and offers high mechanical consistency against abrasion.

In the Product Preservation category, GSK won recognition for its dramatic improvement over traditional packaging in safeguarding pharmaceutical devices against moisture ingress during global distribution with an Ellipta tray and lid, for which Constantia Flexibles is the sole supplier  The container’s conveniently peelable lidding foil also makes it easy to open – an added benefit to end users.

EAFA represents more than 100 companies utilizing aluminum foil in their products, including rolling and rewinding, container manufacturing and other types of flexible packaging development. The Alufoil Trophy Awards showcase excellence in products that either are made from aluminum foil or contain aluminum foil as part of a laminate or structure.