Press release -
New licensing agreement for coloring of Purell® products
Hamburg, 30 March, 2017. ALBIS PLASTIC GmbH and LyondellBasell have signed a licensing agreement for coloring of Purell® materials. The new agreement allows ALBIS to expand the product range for use in medical devices, laboratory and diagnostic areas as well as pharmaceutical packaging.
As a long-time distribution partner of LyondellBasell, ALBIS sells polyolefin and polypropylene compounds in Europe. With the agreement to globally offer Purell® polyolefin materials colored to customer requirements, the two companies set a further milestone in their successful and long lasting partnership.
The Purell® range of polyolefins (polypropylene as well as high density and low density polyethylene grades) is the perfect material to address the specific requirements of healthcare applications: strict commitment of a consistent formulation, change management procedures for unavoidable formulation changes, compliance with biocompatibility requirements, e.g. fulfilment of European as well as Unites States Pharmacopeia requirements.
"We are looking forward to LyondellBasell being our further licensing partner for the development and production of colored healthcare materials, and to expanding our range of licensed coloring. The new agreement gives us the opportunity to better serve the continuing trend toward pre-colored materials. For our customers this step means a reduction in complexity", explains Mike Freudenstein, Director Marketing Healthcare at ALBIS PLASTIC.
Under the brand name Purell®, ALBIS develops customer-specific or tailor-made colors without changing the fundamental properties of the healthcare materials. "Components for medical products and pharmaceutical packaging that are made from our compounds not only impress with their functionality, but also their attractive appearance and safety-related properties. This includes, for example, the important color distinctions of operating parts or connections on medical devices or infusion aids in hospitals", says Freudenstein.
As well as many years of experience and close cooperation to leading color manufacturers, ALBIS also has modern machinery that is globally oriented to specific own internal standards.
Both small quantities and large volumes can be offered without the need to compromise or reduce quality.
Regular internal and external audits ensure a consistently high quality Standard.
Topics
- Plastic-, Rubber industry
Categories
- products
ALBIS PLASTIC is one of the leading globally operating companies in the distribution and compounding of technical thermoplastics. In addition to the product portfolio of well-known plastic manufacturers, ALBIS offers the plastic processing industry a diverse product range of high performance plastics, compound solutions and masterbatches. In 2016, the ALBIS Group, which has approximately 1200 employees, achieved sales of 903 million euros. With 23 foreign subsidiaries, the Hamburg based company is strongly represented in Europe with a growing presence in North Africa, the Far East and America. ALBIS produces plastic compounds and masterbatches at six sites; Hamburg (Germany), Zülpich (Germany), Obernburg (Germany), Manchester (UK), Humenné (Slovakia) and Changshu (China). In Duncan, South Carolina (USA) ALBIS will also establish a new production plant for technical compounds. In addition ALBIS is the major partner in the newly founded ALBIS Barnet Polymers LLC a joint venture with William Barnet & Son, which is also headquartered in Duncan. This is a recycling business processing post-industrial raw materials, which will be used, in the compounding of ALTECH® ECO products.
For more information, please visit http://www.albis.com and http://albisamericas.com.
