Or rather, not exactly made of paper, but of dry molded fiber. Serial production has not yet started, but its launch is planned very soon. We will now tell you in more detail about this, as well as about the companies implementing this development into reality.

The big news is that pharmaceutical industry giants Bayer and Haleon have recently joined the Blister Pack Collective, an initiative group of companies developing fiber-based blister packaging. This group, led by the well-known company PulPac, created Dry Molded Fiber technology, which makes it possible to turn recyclable plant fibers into packaging with virtually no water. The technology is reported to have the potential to replace plastics such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and potentially remove more than 100,000 metric tons of plastic used in drug packaging each year.

We dare to assume that Bayer joining the Blister Pack Collective will significantly accelerate the development of technology. It is expected that the core blister packaging and manufacturing process will be developed by mid-2024, with subsequent efforts to expand and improve the manufacturing process to ensure broad market access.

Such know-how can revolutionize the drug packaging market. After all, blisters use a huge amount of plastic, which is practically not recyclable. And the use of plant fibers as an alternative will help to significantly reduce the use of plastic in the industry as a whole.

Materials used from packaginginsights.com.