jARDEN, SACMI and Milliken Collaborate on Sustainable, Lightweight Pharmaceutical Barrier Bottles That Reduce Plastic and Energy Use

Published May 09, 2018

jARDEN Plastic Solutions, SACMI Group and Milliken & Company are jointly featuring here at NPE 2018 a revolutionary new pharmaceutical bottle that promotes sustainability through light-weighting and production efficiency. The high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pharmaceutical bottle, developed for a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer, combines technology advancements from the four companies to reduce plastic content by up to 28 percent compared to standard designs, while delivering excellent barrier performance. More specifically, Milliken’s additive solution for barrier improvement, together with uniform wall thickness provided by SACMI’s proprietary Compression Blow Forming™ (CBF™) equipment, enabled jARDEN to produce the new thin-wall bottles. These bottles are strong and light, use less energy to manufacture and generate less scrap.