ACG launches recyclable polypropylene blister with dual barrier protection
ACG has launched RecycloPod PP Ultra, a polypropylene blister packaging system for pharmaceutical products that combines high moisture and oxygen barrier performance with design for recyclability. The product uses a PP/EVOH/PP forming structure and is aimed at manufacturers preparing for the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and increased recyclability requirements.
Why this mattersA mono-material PP blister with full barrier protection could let pharma packers meet PPWR recyclability rules without sacrificing product protection, a longstanding trade-off in blister packs.
- RecycloPod PP Ultra uses a PP/EVOH/PP forming structure paired with a PP lidding film
- Water vapour transmission rate is below 0.60 g/m2 per day
- Oxygen transmission rate is below 0.20 cm3/m2 per day
- The launch introduces ACG's wider 'Pod' family of sustainable packaging solutions
- Development was carried out in collaboration with customers
- ACG cites the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation as a driver of the launch
- Sumitomo Chemical and Amcor are named as pursuing similar mono-material PP blister pack solutions
- The structure is compatible with existing thermoforming and heat-sealing lines
- The system is designed for thermoforming and sealing on pharmaceutical packaging lines
- The blister was unveiled publicly at CPHI 2026 in Milan, 6-8 October 2026.
- Some pharmaceutical packaging remains exempt from PPWR recyclability rules, but EFPIA, ACG and Plastic Ingenuity have urged the industry to prepare regardless.
- Bayer has separately adopted a monomaterial PP blister for its Talcid antacid product.