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PHARMA IMPRESSIONS
Pharma
Packaging Solutions Newsletter 01 / 15
NEW THINGS: A NEW WEBSITE,
AN UPDATED REEL-CALC APP AND DRYFOIL
A very special new product will be
unpacked at Constantia Flexibles in
March: the new website for the whole
company - worldwide - www.cflex.
com. Valuable information concerning
the company and products was
already found on the Constantia
Flexibles Internet pages - these have
now been completely revised and
have a brand new look! Constantia
Flexibles has also developed further
as a company significantly in recent
years - this is reflected in the new
website. Not only does it feature a
fresh and modern design, it has also
been improved to show off what is
essential - the products and markets
of Constantia Flexibles. The customer
is king here: the structure of the
user guidance has been oriented to
the needs of the customers so that
they can quickly reach their desired
content using the simple navigation. In
terms of content, we have placed the
central topics of the company at the
center of the website - for example,
our large commitment to greater sustainability. The new website is stateof-the-art and was conceived for
responsive design. This means it can
be used effortlessly on all smartphones and tablets because the design
adjusts automatically to the device
being used. See for yourself – visit
www.cflex.com and learn how we give
products a face!
There are also new things in store
for the CONSTANTIA Reel-Calc
app. With this app, it only takes a
few seconds to calculate values
such as roll diameter, weight and
length. The Reel-Calc app has
now been expanded to include a
tool for converting units, a landing
page and also our Home&Personal
Care products, making it even more
practical. At www.constantia-reel-calc.
com you can also find the online reel
calculator, in case you aren’t using a
mobile device. The option of calculating
the new DryFoil has also been included.
And while we have your attention: With
its combination of active water vapor
management, high effectiveness and
security, DryFoil is currently being
tested intensively in the packaging
process with excellent results with our
customers and DryFoil will certainly be
a “hot topic” again this year.
CONTENT
Editorial
Fairs and Events
The TEO System
News
Investments
www.cflex.com
The New Year is starting off
great: first of all, the new Constantia
Flexibles website will be “unveiled” in
March. Our CONSTANTIA Reel-Calc
app has been updated and can now
be downloaded from the Apple App
Store or Google Play. And: The first
commercial applications of DryFoil in
action will soon be presented.
WE’LL SEE YOU AGAIN!
Last year was another year full of
important trade fairs and 2015 will
be no different. Looking back, the
CPhI/P-Mec in Mumbai, India was a
highlight, where we participated for
the fourth time.
A total of 1,000 exhibitors from over
100 countries and over 30,000
visitors were counted, making this fair
a big draw as usual. A large number
of global visitors also stopped by our
booth allowing us to meet many current
customers and new interested parties.
Come meet us again at CPhI Mumbai
between 1st to 3rd December 2015.
The Drug Delivery to the Lungs 25
Conference in Edinburgh was also
important for us. It is traditionally held in
the same location each year and turned
25 last December. This anniversary
was celebrated with a big gala
dinner. At the conference more than
500 guests from the pharmaceutical
industry and science sector discussed
the various facets of the inhalation
industry. At the Constantia Flexibles
booth, the design study of an inhalation
device with CONSTANTIA Safemax
generated a great deal of interest from
the conference delegates.
At Pharmatech, the largest and most
important fair of the pharmaceutical
industry in Russia, Constantia
Flexibles presented itself for the first
time with the Russian cooperation
partner TT print. The interests of the
visitors rested both in our product
portfolio - CONSTANTIA Coldform,
Blister and Sachet – as well as the
supply chain and logistics options
within Russia. The results at the end
were clear: Pharmatech is an excellent
opportunity to strengthen existing
contacts and make new connections.
Pharmapack Europe is much more
than just an exhibition, it is a platform
which gathers together expertise and
excellence in the field of packaging
innovation. Why is Pharmapack so
interesting for us? Pharmapack is the
leading drug delivery and packaging
event in Europe. The exhibition boasts
cutting edge products and services
associated with the manufacture and
delivery of pharmaceutical products.
It is a unique and superb platform
for fostering networking among the
professionals of the Healthcare
industry and is an ideal place for
innovation and learning opportunities.
This 2015 edition has been extremely
successful both in terms of meetings
with global customers as well as
establishing business relationships
with
potential
customers.
We
welcomed visitors from all over Europe
but also from Egypt, Turkey, Israel,
South America, Japan, Tunisia and
South Africa.
This year, we noticed special
focus on CONSTANTIA DryFoil,
CONSTANTIA
Child
Resistant,
CONSTANTIA Sachet, CONSTANTIA
Stick Pack, CONSTANTIA Bag-on-Valve,
CONSTANTIA Anti-Counterfeiting. To put
it in a nutshell, Pharmapack Europe
delivers one-on-one opportunities with
professionals in a dynamic market.
Looking forward to seeing you all
again in 2016!
Stand in Edinburgh
EDITORIAL
Last year was a successful year for the
pharma sector of Constantia Flexibles.
We are, of course, very happy that our
work, innovation and motivation paid
off. On the back of our success, it is
especially nice that we can celebrate
three prizes. The Austrian State
Prize “Smart Packaging 2014” went
to CONSTANTIA Coldform Lotus
this year and GlaxoSmithKline won
a 2015 World Star Award with the
inhaler protection pack. An additional
2015 World Star Award was given
for CONSTANTIA Perform, which
was developed for Greiner Bio-one´s
VACUETTE® PREMIUM Safety Needle
System Tube Touch.
Many of our partners already know, but
we do want to point out once more in
this short review of the year that there
has been a change in the ownership
structure of Constantia Flexibles: One
Equity Partners has sold its shares to
the Wendel Group. We look forward
to our future with our new owner
who will accompany us on our global
growth-journey. Investments have also
been made in our pharmaceutical
sector, as you can read in this issue.
A regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO)
has begun operations at Constantia
Fromm
while
high-performance
slitting machines are now running at
Tobepal in Spain as well as at the
location in Sittingbourne in the UK.
Javier Larrubia
Deputy Senior VP Sales Pharma
Pharma
DATES
THE TEO SYSTEM
YOU CAN ALSO MEET US IN THE NEXT
SIX MONTHS AT THESE EVENTS:
DATES 2015
21.-23.04.2015
Interphex 2015,
New York, USA
17.09.2015
Contract Pharma 2015,
New Brunswick,
New Jersey, USA
05.-08.05.2015
RDD Europe, Nice,
France
29.09.-01.10.2015
Maghreb Pharma 2015,
Algiers, Algeria
12.-14.05.2015
FCE Brazil,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
THE TAMPER EVIDENT OPENING SYSTEM
Let’s raise the curtain on another
innovation from the pharmaceutical
sector of Constantia Flexibles: the
Tamper Evident Opening System or TEOS for short. As is often the
case at Constantia Flexibles, TEOS
was developed in collaboration with
the customers, for syringes with a
TNF-blocker.
The key feature is the tamper evident
peelable cover foil that is destroyed
during opening and thus provides
reliable protection against illegal
recycling of the packaging and in
combination with other features
provides excellent anti-counterfeit
protection.
Our anti-counterfeiting features at a glance:
Category
Feature
Holograms
Optically variable feature
Security foil
Customized security foil
Security pigment
and printing inks
Tip effects
open
hidden
forensic
Reactive pigments
Taggants/markers
Security printing
Microtext
Security pattern
Built-in deviations
Complex mulit-color designs
Hidden graphics
Initial opening
protection
Opening system
An important note: Additional specifications
and combinations are possible at any time
upon request.
Pharma
NEWS
RUSSIA FROM THE STANDPOINT
OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET
The Russian pharmaceutical
market is one of the most
interesting worldwide.
In part, this is due to the fact that it is
already one of the “top ten” today in an
international comparison. There is also
a two-digit growth rate that, according
to forecasts, will lead to a quadrupling
of the market volume by the end
of 2020. However: In comparison
with the German pharmaceutical
market, the overall Russian market
volume is still proportionally small.
When comparing the countries and
measured against the sale prices, it
amounts to only a third. On average,
Russians spend five times less on
healthcare than Germans. The reasons
for this are diverse. The lower average
earnings, the widespread practice of
self-treatments and the relatively poor
health system are the primary causes.
The driver for this nonetheless rapid
growth is the 2020 Pharmaceutical
Strategy Program that was started
about five years ago by the Ministry
for Industry and Trade. The goal of
this program is the modernization
of the pharmaceutical industry with
the simultaneous improvement of
healthcare for the Russian people.
In order to make the domestic
pharmaceutical industry “fit for
purpose”, three instruments are
used: the strengthening of the local
production, the reduction of generic
imports and the development of
innovation. Today, attractive market
conditions have resulted in new
production operations being built
by national and top international
pharmaceutical companies such as
Novartis, Astra Zeneca and Teva.
There are three main pharmaceutical
clusters, these are located in St.
Petersburg, Kaluga and Yaroslavl.
They are attractive due to favourable
investment conditions, a comprehensive
educational and research network and
their infrastructure.
If Russia intends to cover half of its
need for medications itself by the year
2020, the need for flexible packaging
materials will also increase. As a
result, Constantia Flexibles Pharma
has been building upon the successful
collaboration with the Russian
company “TT print” for many years.
OUR EMPLOYEES – YOUR CONTACTS
Constantia Flexibles is a global player and is so successful for two reasons: On the one hand,
we have the reliable and innovative products and on the other hand we have the employees at work
with a great deal of motivation and expert knowledge...
Stefan Schneider
Stefan Schneider was born in Germany and has worked at Constantia Flexibles
for 19 years. Today, he is the key account manager for Bayer and Boehringer
Ingelheim and says this about his work: “Nothing replaces or is better than a faceto-face conversation for discussing open questions. The best is a fair partnership
with clear goals that achieves a win-win situation for both sides.”
David Strickland
David Strickland was born in the United Kingdom and has worked for Constantia
Flexibles for five years. Amongst other areas, he is responsible for the global
relationship with GlaxoSmithKline: “I am passionate in ensuring a successful,
proactive and mutually beneficial partnership between us and our customers, as a
reliable global and local supplier who also brings innovation.”
Mark Cerha
Born in Austria, Mark Cerha began his career 15 years ago at Constantia Teich.
Today he is the key account manager for Astra Zeneca, Sanofi and Pfizer and is
the regional sales manager for Western Europe, Turkey and Africa. For him, it is
important “that growing, sustainable and mutual benefits for all parties are developed
from the business collaboration with our customers.”
Pharma
Pharma
INVESTMENTS - SUSTAINABLE
AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE
In Remshalden near Stuttgart,
Constantia Fromm prints blister
packaging,
childproof
laminates
and sachet foils. The printing of
blister packaging with ethanol
based inks is a proven technique
but an increase of production brings
about a corresponding increase in
consumption of the required printing
inks and therefore the amount of
solvents contained in the exhaust
air increases. This is why a so-called
RTO system to clean the exhaust
air was also installed here last year,
after a successful RTO-installation
in Sittingbourne. RTO designates a
process in which the solvents are
rendered harmless through oxidation.
The production locations of Constantia
Tobepal in Burgos and Logroño in
northern Spain are quite some distance
Euromac TB3-08
from Stuttgart and investments have
also been made here in state-ofthe-art technology in the form of a
Euromac TB3-08. This brand new
slitting machine significantly increases
performance - especially through the
high stability of the slitting process
and speeds of up to 750 meters per
minute. In addition, the slitting machine
is also able to produce jumbo rolls with
a special carrier, in addition to small
rolls, which makes this equipment
versatile for customer requirements.
At Constantia Sittingbourne in
southeast UK an investment was
also made in a state-of-the-art roll
slitting machine, the Universal X6t.
Finding the right machine wasn’t easy
here because the product range of
Constantia Sittingbourne is broad,
extending from thin aluminum foils to
multi-layer and correspondingly thick
laminates. The Universal X6t has
proved itself to be quite flexible here
and also offers an entire series of
additional benefits, including a high
speed of up to 600 meters per minute
and low changeover times since the
next set of cores can be loaded while
the machine is running and the knives
are automatically set.
CONTACT
Published by:
Constantia Flexibles
International GmbH
Pharma Division
Rivergate, Handelskai 92
1200 Vienna/Austria
T +43 1 888 56 40 1501
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.cflex.com
Universal X6t
03_2015
The interesting recent investments
of Constantia Flexibles in the
pharma sector form a trip through
Europe with stops in Germany,
Spain and the UK. What unites all of
these locations is that investments
have been made in state-of-the-art
technology ...