How aluminum foil is uesd in pharmaceutical packaging?
Aluminum foil in the application there is a potential market for the pharmaceutical industry, namely pharmaceutical aseptic packaging. At present, only individual enterprises producing such aseptic packaging herbal tea health drink, yet the development of aseptic packaging a liquid medicine. This new the field will be an important potential market for aluminum foil flexible packaging.
Another important market is the aluminum foil is easy to tear film (SP) production, currently there are more than 10 pieces of such production lines, aluminum demand is 3,000 tons / year. In addition salve packaging plastic composite hose, a liquid, injection two potential market cap is plastic composite packaging consumption of aluminum foil, aluminum foil current total demand of more than 1,000 tons.
Traditional Chinese medicine tablets, powders, capsules, tablets balls packaging, is gradually moving from paper bags, simple plastic bags, glass bottles into plastic blister pack. blister pack with moisture, easy to carry, safety and health, etc., with the the development of sustained release pharmaceutical technology, the market will be more broad. currently the annual demand for aluminum foil blister packs of more than 7000 tons in 2005 is expected to exceed 10,000 tons.
Aluminum foil is mainly used in pharmaceutical blister pack packaging. Blister pack is mainly made of polyvinyl chloride sheet (PVC) and 0.02mm thick aluminum foil. Blister packs of tablets and capsules medicine has become the most important packaging .
