LyondellBasell introduces new resin at Pharmapack

Plastics, chemical and refining company LyondellBasell, has introduced a new polypropylene (PP) random copolymer at Pharmapack Europe.

The company’s Purell RP320M can be used in caps and closures, labware, flexible and rigid packaging of medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

The copolymer is designed to offer good clarity and homogeneity to meet high quality requirements in cast film extrusion conversion and injection moulding technologies.

The company state that the product has good optical, physical and mechanical balance of properties. Purell RP320M also exhibits low gels content, which is beneficial to end applications that require visual properties such as gloss, transparency, surface smoothness and tear resistance.

Purell RP320M can also achieve excellent sealing properties and good processes for injection moulded applications, the company state.

The company’s new PP grade is backed by LyondellBasell’s Purell Service Concept for healthcare applications. The service offers consistency of formulation, continuity of supply, single sourcing and compliance to regulatory requirements.

Rodney Fox, marketing manager of LynodellBasell’s European PP Healthcare and Caps and Closures business said: “The Purell Service Concept bases on the specific and unique requirements of the healthcare industry that demands continuous innovation, higher reliability and dedicated technical support. The new Purell offers a physical, mechanical and optical balance of properties that strengthens LyondellBasell’s leading portfolio of resins used in pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical devices, laboratory and diagnostics applications”.