Finnish company Huhtamaki received an award from the German Packaging Institute for its latest development, Push Tab® blister packaging paper. A solution has been found with Syntegon to use FSC ™ certified renewable paper to create safe, functional and sustainable tablet packaging.

To obtain the required level of drug protection, a special barrier coating is applied to the paper. The innovative perforation of the material ensures easy punching of the tablet.

The manufacturing company claims that it can be printed on both sides of the blister. Moreover, to use not only traditional printing, but also embossing, which will allow you to apply information, for example, in Braille, or use some other design solutions.

Push Tab® papers are fully suitable for use in the medical industry, as well as for packaging other products that are suitable for a blister shape, such as а chewing gum.

Materials from huhtamaki.com and packagingeurope.com sites were used.