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We partner with health care customers around the globe and enable sustainable performance through our in-depth material science expertise and industry-leading technology portfolio

Solution Development

Solution Development Expertise

Tailor made solutions you can rely on thanks to our responsive, skilled technical team

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Regulatory Compliance Support

Regulatory Compliance Support

We help navigate the complexity of regulations for national and international standards

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Dedicated R&D facilities

Superior Quality Controls

Ensuring consistency throughout the production process with stringent testing protocols and automated quality inspection

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Applications

Our experts are ready to help you navigate your biggest challenges across any product application

Advanced Wound Care

Trusted solutions for safe, effective long-term wound treatment

Advanced wound care products provide crucial support to patients with acute or chronic wounds. These products must be able to effectively protect the affected area while allowing for a comfortable, consistent removal.

Our filmic and paper release liners are specifically formulated to fit with your low trauma and breathable pressure sensitive adhesives. Our solutions portfolio also encompasses high-quality hybrid casting liner for low-tack medical polymers such as polyurethane foams and elastomers.

Key Features

  • Suitable for all PSAs
  • High Temperature Resistance
  • Excellent Kiss- and Die-Cuttability
  • Outstanding Lay Flat Properties

Transdermal Drug Delivery

We offer versatile release liner options for transdermal applications

Transdermal drug delivery systems (TDDS) are medicated patches designed to deliver drugs or cosmeceuticals directly through the skin, providing a viable alternative to injections or oral delivery.

We support a wide range of release values and adhesive types, including silicone adhesives. Options such as barrier coatings for improved user safety and reduced excipient loss are available alongside extensive regulatory support

Key Features

  • Stable and Adjustable Release
  • High Temperature Resistance
  • Excellent Die-Cuttability
  • Excellent Excipient Resistance
  • Outstanding Lay Flat Properties

Ostomy Care

The preferred solution for colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy products 

Ostomy care products provide vital long-term support and quality of life for individuals with stomas. Reliable performance is key to such products, particularly in day-to-day situations.

We supply the most advanced release liner solutions in this market. We also provide thermoforming barrier films for ostomy applications.

Key Features

  • Excellent Die-Cuttability
  • High Temperature Resistance
  • Reliable Product Sealability
  • Writable and Printable Surfaces

Surgical Drapes

Temperature- and sterilization-ready liners for self-adhesive drape products 

Surgical drapes provide a crucial physical barrier to protect patients and clinicians from contamination in surgical settings.

Our paper and filmic solutions for drapes are suitable for narrow tape or full coverage application of low, medium or high tack pressure sensitive adhesives.

Key Features

  • High Temperature Resistance
  • Suitable for Sterilization

Electrodes

Easy, stable and reliable release performance for electrodes 

Electrodes have many potential applications in the health care industry, most notably defibrillators, electrocardiograms (ECGs) and electroencephalography (EEGs).

Our PET release liners provide optimal release values for hydrogel adhesives. We also offer high-quality poly coated paper process liners. 

Key Features

  • High Temperature Resistance
  • Suitable for Sterilization
  • Excellent Die-Cuttability

Diagnostics

High-quality substrates for home and clinical diagnostic applications 

Diagnostic testing devices monitor vital personal health indicators and are an essential component in both short and long-term care.

Our carrier substrates for diagnostic applications are available in a variety of colors and thicknesses to suit your individual requirements.

Key Features

  • Excellent Caliper Control
  • Kiss- and Die-Cuttable

Wearables

The perfect match for skin-friendly long wear and low trauma adhesives

Wearable devices are an important diagnostic tool for health care providers, allowing consistent long-term monitoring of key biometric data.

Our release liners are ideally suited for long-term wearables, with reliable and consistent release for modern soft skin adhesives. We also provide thermoformable face stock with limited elasticity for maximum wearer comfort and ease of adhesion.

Key Features

  • High Temperature Resistance
  • Kiss- and Die-Cuttable

Consumer Products

Versatile and cost-effective solutions for consumer health applications

Consumer products encompass a broad range of health care products for home use, such as plasters, blister packaging and medical tapes.

Our high-quality paper and filmic options cover all major application areas in this market.

Key Features

  • Stable and Adjustable Release
  • Cost-effective Solutions

Health Care Packaging

State-of-the-art solutions backed by over 20 years of experience

Health care packaging plays an important role in infection control and safeguarding end products such as pharmaceuticals, both in home and clinical settings.

We provide multilayer co-extruded barrier, sealing and thermoformable films for a variety of packaging and product types.

Key Features

  • Barrier Functions
  • Thermoformable
  • Die-Cuttable

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Solutions

Our unparalleled paper and film solutions portfolio set the standard for all health care applications

Product Categories

Engineered Films, Release Liners, Casting Liners

Product Types

Direct Coated Paper, Poly Coated Paper, Uncoated Films, Direct Coated Films, Poly Coated Films

All product types available as embossed and printed solutions

Substrates

Paper: Poly Coated Kraft (PCK), Super Calendered Kraft (SCK), Glassine (GLS), Clay Coated Kraft (CCK), Machine Finished (MF), Machine Glazed Kraft (MG)

Film: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Polypropylene (PP), Amorphous Polyester (APET), Ethyl Vinylene Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH), Polyamide (PA), Polystyrene (PS), Fluorpolymer Liner available for silicone adhesives

Release Levels

Premium Easy, Easy, Controlled, Tight

Silicone-free and differential release options available

Supported Adhesives

Medical PSAs (Acrylic, Rubber, Polyurethane, Silicone), Hydrogels, Hydrocolloids, Elastomers

Sustainable Solutions

Paper: All paper suppliers are FSC® certified and FSC certified papers can be supplied upon request

Film: ISCC PLUS certified raw material, wide ranges of substrates of varying recycled material content and bio-degradeable options available

Contact our technical experts to find solutions that fit your needs. With in-house expertise in adhesives and release agents, laboratory extrusion and coating equipment, and a wide range of substrates, we can create reliable, custom solutions tailored to your product and processing requirements

Customization Options

Our heatlh care solutions can be tailored to meet your specific application, product and processing requirements

Barrier resistant functions

Barrier Functions

Enhanced elasticity performance

Enhanced Performance

Support for sterilization

Sterilization Guidance

Printable capabilities

Custom Print

Customized Roll Dimensions

Our unparalleled technology portfolio allows us to address your custom needs

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