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Coveris Launches Recyclable Thermoforming Film for Medical Products

sustainable resources, said Coveris.
Sustainability is a core value at Cov-
eris, according to Jan-Willem Brui-
jsten, who is the medical segment di-
rector. “At Coveris we have built our
entire strategy around a vision of No
Waste because we believe that fight-
ing waste in all its forms is the driv-
ing force behind a more sustainable
future.”
To further this goal, Coveris launched
the ReCover division earlier this year
to develop unique recycling solu-
tions for the packaging industry. “The
ormpeel P reportedly achieves materials, while minimizing packaging
Fthe same level of functionality and and product waste, said the company. game-changing waste repurposing
safety as conventional medical pack- Co-extruded puncture-resistant process is closing the loop by using
aging materials in a more sustainable Formpeel P film is available on a a highly effective de-inking and me-
profile. peelable polyethylene (PE) or poly- chanical recycling technology, reusing
high-quality feedstock from plastic
Flexible packaging specialist Coveris olefin (PO) base. Combined with a packaging to produce new packaging
has launched a recyclable thermo- sustainable lidding film, the thermo- material,” explained Bruijsten.
forming film suited for medical device formable polyamide-free bottom
applications. The Vienna-based com- films comprise a sustainable packaging Coveris is presenting its full medi-
pany introduced Formpeel P at the alternative for medical products. The cal packaging portfolio on stand J25
Compamed trade show currently un- materials withstand ethylene oxide, in hall 8B at Compamed, which runs
derway in Düsseldorf, Germany. plasma, and gamma sterilization. To- through Nov. 16 at Messe Düsseldorf.
The medtech supplier showcase in
Formpeel P joins Coveris’ portfolio gether with Cleerpeel, a transparent halls 8A and 8B shares the messe with
of sustainable materials, which also pouch based on oriented PE/PE film, Medica, the world’s largest medical
includes Formpeel T, Flexopeel T, both solutions allow for the sterile technology trade show, also running
and Cleerpeel. It provides the same extraction of medical products, opti- through Nov. 16.
functionality and safety as traditional mum protection and ease of use using

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