The MEVOPUR products are intended to help pharmaceutical packaging and medical device manufacturers achieve their sustainability goals. Credit: Avient.

US-based polymer materials and services provider Avient has added two solutions to its MEVOPUR medical-grade materials line.

The sustainable MEVOPUR products are colour and additive masterbatches based on bio-derived polyethylene (PE) and chemical foaming agents.

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The products are expected to help companies manufacturing pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices to meet their sustainability targets easily.

In addition, companies using MEVOPUR medical-grade materials can also reduce their risk of regulatory non-compliance.

Avient’s MEVOPUR medical-grade materials comply with International Organisation of Standards (ISO) 13485-2016 protocols and are tested to ISO 10993-1, US Pharmacopoeia, European Pharmacopoeia and International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) Q3D guidelines.

The PE-based colour and additive masterbatches are produced using non-fossil feedstocks and have up to 95% bio-based content.

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The resins serve as exact replacements for fossil-based colour concentrates and can be processed and recycled in the same way as conventional fossil-based polyolefins.

Avient launched the MEVOPUR products at the Pharmapack Europe conference, which was held at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles this week.

The company has also introduced bio-derived, pre-coloured formulations suitable for customers who prefer ready-to-use solutions.

Also being added to the MEVOPUR range are medical-grade foaming agents designed primarily for use in polyolefins, styrenics and copolymers.

These products have been made according to MEVOPUR protocols and are claimed to offer rapid cycling, process-energy and material savings benefits to the user.

Avient is a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and employs around 8,400 people in total.

This year, the company expects to record revenues of between $4.6bn and $4.7bn.

Earlier this month, Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma began using biomass-based plastics in blister packages for its pharmaceutical products.

The packaging is made from plant-derived materials, with sugarcane accounting for 50% of the raw material used in its development.