Huhtamaki launches mono-material PET blister lid for pharma packaging

Huhtamaki has unveiled Push Tab, a mono-material PET blister lid for the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector, developed with partner Kloeckner Pentaplast. The lid replaces traditional multi-material, aluminium-containing push-through blister lidding and runs on existing blister lines without modification. Huhtamaki cites 2021 European healthcare packaging sales of EUR 1.4 billion, about half of it blister packaging.

Why this mattersA drop-in mono-material lid that needs no line investment removes a key cost barrier to recyclable blister packaging across the large pharma packaging market.

• Push Tab is an aluminium-free, mono-material PET blister lid launched by Huhtamaki
• Developed with partner Kloeckner Pentaplast
• Compatible with existing high-performance blister packaging lines without modification
• European healthcare packaging sales were estimated at EUR 1.4 billion in 2021, about 50% of it blister packaging
• Huhtamaki previously developed a paper-based blister pack with Syntegon containing over 75% FSC-certified renewable paper

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