Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has re-launched Bormed™ LE6609-PH, its unique, transparent Blow, Fill and Seal (BFS) grade for medical bottles and ampoules. This is in line with its commitment to meet market demands for greater security for sterilised products, reductions in material use and more efficient manufacturing. Bormed LE6609-PH is a low density polyethylene (LDPE) with high density level, and therefore high melting point.
Bormed LE6609-PH allows steam sterilisation, the most commonly used method for these applications, at temperatures above 110°C. This meets the market trend towards higher sterilisation temperatures in order to improve manufacturing efficiency. The grade can also be sterilised with ethylene oxide (EtO) and radiation. The high steam sterilisation temperatures allow converters to speed up their production cycle by reducing autoclave residence time. The material offers straightforward conversion on BFS and standard blow moulding machines, with low energy requirements for extrusion, further aiding these benefits.
Bormed LE6609-PH's high density and optimised molecular weight distribution (MWD) open up the potential to reduce material usage and individual product weight. The combination creates a material with low swell, making it easy to reduce wall thickness while maintaining the same bottle top-load. For end-users, Bormed LE6609-PH assures greater security for sterilised products and increased confidence through its compliance with European Pharmacopoeia and US Pharmacopoeia regulations. The grade is Drug Master File registered.
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