Clariant expands range of rigid desiccant cards for healthcare and sports nutrition packaging

17 Jun 2019 --- Clariant Healthcare Packaging has launched a new selection of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliant flat desiccant options for medical and diagnostic devices, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical powders, and other ingredients that require an arid package environment, such as sports nutrition powders. Flat-profile desiccant cards are needed for package moisture control when pouch-style desiccant sachets do not fit, or in scoopable/mixable powder products where desiccant sachets can be difficult to see and to separate out of powder stirred into a beverage. Their usage not only enhances product quality, but can also support organic claims, notes the company.

Clariant has released a new flat-profile molecular-sieve desiccant, ADP Plate, along with an expanded line of Dri-Card laminated-film desiccant cards.

“For the applications like sports nutrition powders, food and spice powders and any especially flat packages, the expanded flat profile desiccant options can help customers improve their packaging and product appeal,” says Mark Florez, Head of Product Development and Application for Clariant Healthcare Packaging in North America.

“In powdered products, ADP Plate and Dri-Card can help support organic claims by preventing clumping without the use of non-organic anti-agglomerates and anti-caking agents.”

Florez adds that both products are manufactured in pharmaceutical desiccant plants that meet the applicable Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements.

New ADP Plate desiccants offer very high moisture protection for medical and diagnostic devices, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical powders and other package ingredients that require a very dry package environment. They feature injection-molded plastic cards embedded with highly adsorbent molecular sieve desiccant. Available in a standard 85 mm x 53 mm x 1.6 mm size or in custom sizes, the low-profile cards fit neatly into flat packages and reduce the risk of desiccant leakage significantly. The format also offers unique branding options, enabling customers to specify custom colors or messages that can be applied using ink-free laser markings during the manufacturing process, notes the company.

The company’s expanded line of Dri-Card desiccants, which are comprised of calcium chloride desiccant laminated between colorful, bright orange film layers, offer another flat-profile option for moisture-controlled packages containing powdered, confectionary and food products. They are available in five standard sizes from 25 mm x 50 mm up to 85 mm x 85 mm, as well as custom sizes.

The new products are being unveiled at the 2019 CPhI China trade show, held June 18-20 at Shanghai’s New International Exposition Centre (SNIEC).

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