Wifag Polytype– lamitube machines

Lamitubes are a trend in the pharma, cosmetic, food, and oral health care industry. Modern lamitubes are manufactured using multilayer laminates of plastic with either an aluminum or plastic barrier layer between the inner and outer layers of the tube. Arvind Narang, chief operating officer of Wifag Polytype India Marketing, says, “Aluminum Barrier Laminates (ABL) possess excellent barrier properties, therefore for ointments, ABL is the preferred choice. Whereas Plastic Barrier Laminates (PBL) are not widely used in the pharma sector, they are suitable for cosmetics.” Narang says that PBL is going to replace ABL, and as an example, Colgate has decided to replace all the ABL tubes with PBL tubes by 2025. Arvind Narang, chief operating officer of Wifag Polytype India Marketing ABL remains the preferred choice for pharma tubes, “For the pharma sector, I am sure we are not going to see any substitute for ABL tubes. At the international level also, people are talking about PBL, but it is yet to catch up. In exhibitions, we hear about recycling and sustainability, but on the…

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