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Films for sensitive drugs

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• Pentapharm KpMax 4000 films are four-layer structures of PVC/PVdC/Aclar/PVC and are engineered for sensitive drugs requiring ultra-high moisture and oxygen-barrier properties

• for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical blister-packaging applications

• machinable on standard f/f/s lines, film is available in transparent or opaque versions

Klöckner Pentaplast

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