Newsletter_04-2024_EN

Bags Beyers Plastics
TekniPlex Healthcare to Expand
Cleanroom Film and Bag Production
with New Multilayer Blown Film Line
TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced materials science expertise
to help deliver better patient outcomes, is expanding its capabilities
portfolio by commencing multilayer blown film manufacturing
in a cleanroom environment. Located at TekniPlex Healthcare’s
production facility in Puurs, Belgium, the new multilayer blown
film line exemplifies the company’s strategy to develop higher-order
barrier solutions per increased industry demand.
For TekniPlex Healthcare, the new multilayer line joins a number
of existing monolayer lines all inside ISO Class 7 cleanrooms at the
Puurs facility, for use in the production of cleanroom bags. The addition
comes as some healthcare market players are shifting from
food-grade resin-based bags to those comprised of pharma-grade
resins produced in GMP cleanroom conditions. In addition, Tekni-
Plex’ customers have expressed a need for higher barrier solutions
requiring multilayer film/bag capabilities.
Some segments of the pharmaceutical and medical device markets
demand high levels of cleanliness, either in their packaging or
processing, to produce or protect highly sensitive products. To meet
these needs, TekniPlex Healthcare has a longstanding history of
producing low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags that meet strict
cleanliness requirements, with both film extrusion and bag sealing
conducted in cleanroom environments at the Puurs facility.
All TekniPlex Healthcare cleanroom-manufactured bags are
double or triple packed for use in customers’ cleanrooms, and can
be individually labeled for comprehensive supply chain traceability.
Custom resins or resin blends, including custom additives, are available,
as are certified sterilized products with Gamma irradiation.
The new cleanroom-housed blown film line is expected to begin
operation in Q2 of 2024, with full-scale commercial production following
shortly thereafter.
“There is a growing demand for films extruded and bags sealed
in cleanroom environments across various healthcare categories,”
said Bryan Wesselmann, VP of Sales and Marketing for TekniPlex
Healthcare. “The introduction of cleanroom production for multilayer
blown films and bags at our Puurs, Belgium facility demonstrates
our dedication to acquiring more extensive, market-responsive
capabilities. This expansion aligns with our goal of increasing capacities
and market share for our existing solutions portfolio.”
TekniPlex.
3000, Wayne, PA 19087
United States
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