news release
HUECK FOLIEN Awarded European Trophy
for Aluminum Foil in Packaging
PROTECCO anti-counterfeit blister pack created
for
Aventis Novalgina named Foil Pack of the Year 2002
WALL, NJ -- HUECK FOLIEN GmbH & Co. KG, a leading converter of foils and films for the healthcare and food industries, has won the European Aluminium Foil Association’s “Foil Pack of the Year” award for the holographic anti-counterfeit blister pack it produced for Novalgina®, an analgesic produced by Aventis, Argentina, it was announced by George N. Thibeault, Jr., HUECK FOILS L.L.C. President and CEO.
The Novalgina packaging, which is comprised of standard
blister foil with a hologram featuring Aventis’ company logo
plus registered rotogravure printing, was produced as part of HUECK
FOLIEN’s exclusive PROTECCO® anti-counterfeiting
blister foil program. Offering one of the highest levels of counterfeiting
barriers available on the market, PROTECCO’ s security features
help to guarantee the originality of products such as Novalgina to
patients, as well as throughout the distribution chain. Aventis is
a world leader in the discovery, development, and marketing of innovative
pharmaceuticals products. The company’s core business comprises
activities in prescription drugs and human vaccines.
HUECK FOILS L.L.C. is a subsidiary of HUECK FOLIEN GmbH & Co.
KG, Germany, one of the world’s largest independent foil and
film converters. With facilities in Columbia, South Carolina; Weiden,
Germany; Weinstadt , Germany; Baumgartenberg, Austria; and Louvain-La-Neuve,
Belgium, HUECK holds ISO 9001/EN 29001 certification for professional
competence and customer-oriented emphasis on quality.
HUECK technology and services include lamination, coating, rotogravure and flexographic printing, metalizing, holography, slitting, in-house graphics preparation and cylinder engraving.
The company’s products include push-through and peelable blister foils; cold-formable foils for absolute barrier to moisture and oxygen; heat-seal coatings for PVC, PVdC, Aclar® laminations, PET, PP and Barex®; two-sided registered printing for compliance-style packaging; text- and barcode-printable white-lacquered foils; plus child-resistant, senior friendly and anti-counterfeiting structures. In addition, HUECK’S Pharma Finishing Services Program provides quick turnaround for customers that require materials for clinical trials, stabilities and other special needs.
HUECK FOILS is a member of both the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC) and the Flexible Packaging Association. For more information, contact Angela Roggenhofer, HUECK FOILS L.L.C., 1955 Highway 34, Building Two, Wall, New Jersey 07719; telephone (732) 974-2694; fax (732) 974-4111.
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