{"id":3378,"date":"2024-10-24T13:13:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T17:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2024-10-24T13:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T17:13:52","slug":"sudpacks-pharmaguard-wins-swiss-packaging-award-in-sustainability-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3378","title":{"rendered":"S\u00dcDPACK&#039;s PharmaGuard\u00ae Wins Swiss Packaging Award in Sustainability Category"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PharmaGuard\u00ae, the polypropylene (PP)-based recyclable blister concept, has now won the Swiss Packaging Award in the Sustainability category. On October 17, J\u00fcrgen Bodenm\u00fcller, Ivana Rocca, and Michael Hermann from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suedpack-medica.com\/en\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">S\u00dcDPACK MEDICA <\/a>accepted the award in Olten.<\/p>\n<p>First, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/104115-sudpack-wins-two-honors-at-german-packaging-award\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PharmaGuard\u00ae won the German Packaging Award<\/a> and the World Star Global Packaging Award, followed by a nomination for the German Sustainability Award in the Products 2025\/Resources category \u2013 and now this Swiss accolade.<\/p>\n<p>This innovative film concept is seen as a pioneering packaging solution for solid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/topics\/2998-pharma-medical-packaging\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pharmaceutical<\/a> products or nutraceuticals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis pure PP-based blister solution is a sustainable alternative to the commonly used materials, such as PVC and aluminum. Unlike bottle solutions, PharmaGuard\u00ae also protects each tablet individually, just like a traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/topics\/3037-blister-packaging\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">blister pack<\/a>.\u201d This was the reason given by the jury of independent experts from the Swiss business community, headed by its president, Stefan J\u00fcde.<\/p>\n<p>The submitted packaging solutions are evaluated via a strictly regulated, two-stage selection process in the categories in which they were submitted. The focus is on comprehensive, forward-thinking packaging solutions, regardless of the material used. The participating companies must wait until the award ceremony to learn whether their concept has won.<\/p>\n<p>J\u00fcrgen Bodenm\u00fcller, Head of Business Development and R&amp;D at S\u00dcDPACK MEDICA, explains: \u201cBy focusing on polypropylene, the overall concept delivers simple and effective recyclability, making a significant contribution to the circular economy in the industry. According to an LCA conducted by Sphera, PharmaGuard\u00ae is also associated with a greatly reduced climate impact (in CO2-eq) of up to 47% as well as lower energy and water consumption compared to other popular blister solutions composed of PVC\/PVdC and aluminum.<\/p>\n<p>This flagship product from S\u00dcDPACK MEDICA also stands out due to its high transparency, stable shrinkage behavior, good processability on standard packaging machines, and a wider sealing range compared to conventional polypropylene. Another advantage is simple, secure sealing without the need for additional coatings \u2013 the result is a truly permanent seal which saves time, reduces costs, and also benefits the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Another key safety feature is the consistently high barrier across the entire bottom web, along with the blister\u2019s excellent push-through performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs with conventional packaging, a PP-based concept must allow weakened patients, such as seniors, to easily push tablets or capsules out of the film packaging without leaving residue, while still ensuring sufficient child protection. Achieving this re-quires a high level of application expertise and a wealth of experience,\u201d emphasizes Michael Hermann, Head of R&amp;D at S\u00dcDPACK MEDICA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sales Director Ivana Rocca, who also attended the award ceremony in Olten, adds: \u201cThe material is free from phthalates, vinyl, PFAS, and halogens, making it safe for human health. And last but not least, the absence of nitrosamines is yet another reason for pharmaceutical companies to choose PharmaGuard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105125-sudpacks-pharmaguard-wins-swiss-packaging-award-in-sustainability-category\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PharmaGuard\u00ae, the polypropylene (PP)-based recyclable blister concept, has now won the Swiss Packaging Award in the Sustainability category. On October 17, J\u00fcrgen Bodenm\u00fcller, Ivana Rocca, and Michael Hermann from S\u00dcDPACK MEDICA accepted the award in Olten. First, PharmaGuard\u00ae won the German Packaging Award and the World Star Global Packaging Award, followed by a nomination for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[140,1220,334,885],"class_list":["post-3378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-award","tag-blister-packaging","tag-polypropylene","tag-sudpack"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}