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| March 6, 2007
Alcoa Flexible Packaging Introduces Safety-Pak(R) Plus - a New Family of Consumer-Friendly, Child-Resistant Blister Lidding - at Interphex 2007, Booth 755
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa Flexible Packaging, a leading pharmaceutical packaging supplier,
is pleased to provide three specifications within its Safety-Pak®
Plus line of trusted Safety-Pak blister lidding specifications.
Safety-Pak Plus PP is Alcoa’s peel-push
version of this consumer-friendly, child-resistant specification. It
utilizes the traditional CR opening process, but provides the ability
for a full-panel-peel without tearing, making this child-resistant
material much easier for an adult consumer to open. Safety-Pak Plus PL
lidding offers a child-resistant, peelable opening process developed for
fragile pharmaceuticals or unique drug delivery medication systems.
Safety-Pak Plus LT is Alcoa’s “lock-tight”
lidding specification providing the ultimate in child-resistant lidding.
Safety-Pak Plus LT requires a tool, such as scissors, for accessing
drugs that require an F-1 rating.
All three Safety-Pak Plus specifications utilize the same exterior film
that provides a higher quality printing substrate than paper, thereby
enhancing brand graphics. The 200 gauge white polyester film is
compatible with solvent-based, water-based and CSAT inks, and in-line
printing processes. Safety-Pak Plus® offers a
broader sealing window that allows for secure seals at lower
temperatures, a benefit to temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals; this
also adds valuable seal processing latitude for high speed rotary
sealing equipment. All Alcoa Safety-Pak Plus blister lidding
specifications are available in trial quantities, unprinted, in as
little as two weeks.
Alcoa Flexible Packaging will be providing daily demonstrations of
Safety-Pak® Plus at Interphex 2007, April 24 –
27, Booth 755, at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:30 PM daily. Alcoa Flexible
Packaging will also be exhibiting its extensive packaging options
including Safety-Pak® & Drug-Pak®
blister lidding, Alcoa Cold Form™ 3000
blister materials, printed shrink sleeve labels, pouch materials, tamper
evident bands, foil overwraps, custom thermoformed packaging and Reynolon®
shrink film overwraps. In addition, Alcoa Flexible Packaging will be
offering its new Alcoa AdvantageSM program, a
premium customer service program that provides speed-to-market benefits
with sheet samples and trial rolls of Alcoa’s
proven industry-standard materials delivered within days for evaluation,
backed by Alcoa’s experienced, professional
technical support.
About Alcoa Flexible Packaging
Alcoa Flexible Packaging, based in Richmond, Virginia, manufactures a
variety of packaging materials including extrusion and adhesive
laminated pouch materials, overwraps and linerstock, blister lidding
foil, thermoformed trays, cable wrap, plastic shrink sleeve body labels,
shrink film and laminated foil. These packaging materials serve the world’s
leading consumer products manufactures within the pharmaceutical,
medical, food & beverage, and industrial markets.
About Alcoa
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the world’s leading
producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina, and is
active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering,
production and other capabilities of Alcoa’s
businesses as a single solution to customers. In addition to aluminum
products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including
Reynolds Wrap® aluminum foil, Alcoa®
wheels, and Baco® household wraps. Among its
other businesses are vinyl siding, closures, precision castings, and
electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has
123,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top
three most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic
Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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