Desiccants & Oxygen Absorbers

Performance Packaging Business Unit

Süd-Chemie’s sachets are designed for multiple uses, including pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, diagnostic, medical, electronics, food, convectionary and many other applications. Packets can be used to absorb moisture, oxygen and odor-causing gases. They are available in various fills and sizes and are produced at Süd-Chemie’s plants worldwide.

Sachets are cost-effective and ideal for manual insertion, as well as automatic insertion.

Desiccant Sachets

Performance Packaging Business Unit

Süd-Chemie’s rigid desiccant canisters offer the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries high-speed automatic insertion, uninterrupted packaging lines and no chance of mis-cut packets.

Applications:

Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical, Diagnostic, Electronics, Food & More

What are they ?

Desiccant sachets are small sachets of desiccant clay, silica gel, molecular sieve or other absorbent products, aimed at protecting goods from moisture, odors and other harmful elements. Desiccant sachets are available in singles, or in reels designed for automatic insertion.

Why use them ?

Products vulnerable to moisture damage need special protection during storage and transport to ensure that they remain effective. Desiccant packets provide a simple, dependable and economical solution for preventing moisture damage in small, sealed packages. A popular desiccant configuration in the pharmaceutical industry, desiccant packets are also ideal for protecting nutraceuticals, diagnostics, electronics and food. 

PharmaKeep® Oxygen Absorbing Packets

Performance Packaging Business Unit

Süd-Chemie also offers PharmaKeep in traditional packet form for use in low relative humidity pharmaceutical packaging environments. PharmaKeep packets are available in standard oxygen absorbing form, as well as two-in-one moisture and oxygen absorbing configuration.PharmaKeep oxygen absorbing packets (PharmaKeep KH) and oxygen and moisture absorbing packets (PharmaKeep KD or KC) are available in two sizes, based on oxygen absorbing capacity.

Applications:

Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals, Diagnostics, dehydrated food.

What are they ?

PharmaKeep® packets are an innovative line of oxygen absorbers developed and distributed jointly by Süd-Chemie Performance Packaging, a business unit of Süd-Chemie Group, and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC).

Why use them ?

Oxygen is everywhere. However, when oxygen is inside pharmaceutical packaging, it can degrade pharmaceutical formulations and decrease shelf life. PharmaKeep oxygen absorbing packets address oxidative degradation in pharmaceutical products, helping to ensure that pharmaceutical products remain effective, even when inevitably exposed to the harmful effects of oxygen.

Oxygen also causes reactions in many chemicals and substrates used in in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) products. PharmaKeep packets help prevent these oxidation reactions, ensuring that diagnostic test kits remain accurate and reliable. While conventional oxygen absorbers need moisture to absorb oxygen, PharmaKeep absorbs oxygen at low relative humidity levels. This means that manufacturers can protect their products from both oxygen and moisture. It also means that they can address the need for oxygen protection in the packaging, rather than in the drug formulation phase, saving valuable research and launch time. PharmaKeep complies with FDA requirements for contact with pharmaceutical products.