Pacur develops packaging using Eastman product

Pacur, an Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based custom sheet extruder, has begun using Eastman’s Eastar Renew 6763 to produce rigid thermoformed sterile barrier medical device packaging.  

“For more than 40 years, Pacur has earned the trust of medical device and packaging companies around the world through our ongoing commitment to quality, service and innovation,” says Jason Eckel, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Pacur. “A key element of our innovation agenda is a commitment to investing in the developing of next-generation sustainability solutions. With the introduction of Pacur custom sheet and rollstock solutions leveraging Eastar Renew 6763, Pacur and Eastman are enabling progress toward a circular economy.” 

According to Eastman, with U.S. headquarters in Kingsport, Tennesee, Eastar Renew 6763 has the same durability, safety and performance as Eastar 6763 co-polyester and is made using the company’s molecular recycling technologies. Eastman has plans to open a material-to-material molecular recycling facility in Kingsport, Tennessee, later this year. 

Pacur says it is underscoring its commitment to advance a more circular future for health care packaging by working with Eastman, as well as diverting plastic packaging from landfills. 

Pacur’s use of Eastar Renew 6763 in sterile barrier packaging products is enabled by Pacur’s ISCC Plus-certified facility, achieved in 2022, Pacur says. ISCC Plus is a third-party certification system for tracking sustainable feedstocks through the supply chain.