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We are a global leader in consumer health and wellness, committed to integrating sustainability into our operations and products, focusing on reducing environmental impact while improving everyday health. As part of our sustainability goals, we are continually seeking cellulose-based primary packaging solutions across rigid, semi-flexible, and flexible formats that align with our ambition to make packaging more sustainable.
Packaging for food, drug, and medical applications must meet strict regulatory and performance requirements, including oxygen and moisture barriers and product-pack compatibility throughout the product's life cycle. Current cellulose-based solutions often rely on a significant mass of polymer-based multi-material liners, laminations, or complex multi-layered coatings to achieve these properties, which limits their recyclability and increases their carbon footprint. Technologies that combine high barrier performance, recyclability, and a reduced carbon footprint would enable truly sustainable packaging for regulated industries.
We are looking for innovative technologies to advance cellulose-based packaging by combining high barrier performance, recyclability, and a minimized carbon footprint.
- Biodegradable coatings
- Polymer dispersion coatings
- Water-based barrier coatings
- Nanocellulose coatings
- Bio-based laminates
- Extrudable resins or additives for cellulose packaging
- Recyclable medium to high barrier films
- Compostable polymers and multilayer films
- Hybrid cellulose composites with sustainable additives
- Medium to high oxygen barrier properties
- Medium to high moisture barrier properties
- By 2030, recyclable through single-stream paper/fiber recycling systems without processing disruption
- Adheres to healthcare-specific quality, safety, and regulatory requirements
- Strong adhesion to cellulose-based materials (applies to coatings and films-type solutions)
- Complete, ready-to-use cellulose-based packaging with high barrier properties and sustainability improvements
- Reduced water footprint compared to existing alternatives
- Lower Scope 3 carbon emissions
compared to current options - Non-cellulose content by mass below 5%
- Compatible with existing or emerging sorting and repulping technologies in recycling
- Readily scalable for industrial-scale production
- Compatible with traditional blister, bottle and tube manufacturing lines with minimal changes (no significant CAPEX for additional machinery required)
- Solutions that do not include cellulose as a primary packaging component
- Solutions requiring significant manufacturing line modifications, new equipment purchases, or substantial process redesign to integrate the packaging technology
Our global team is dedicated to developing and collaborating on future-facing, scientifically proven, consumer-focused innovations and technologies. We believe that true innovation comes from collaboration and partnerships with start-ups, academia, health tech pioneers, and innovators.
Haleon has a strong portfolio of consumer health brands and plays a vital role for people all around the world, in a sector that is growing and more relevant than ever. We have five brand categories: Oral Health, Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements(VMS), Pain, Respiratory & Digestive. Our trusted brands like Sensodyne, Advil, Centrum & Voltaren improve the lives of millions globally.
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