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PVC/PE in Medical Applications (Reliance Industries Ltd.)
PVC accounts for over one-third of
the commodity plastics that are used in Medical Products. No
other plastic in existence today has the combination of
performance qualities that PVC has. PVC is one of the most
researched polymer having passed many critical tests and has
gained acceptance by health regulators worldwide. |
 PVC and PE is used for various applications such as packaging,
disposables, medical equipments as well as implants. In spite of
environmental pressures, PVC has shown the largest AAGR of 5%
reaching almost one billion pounds globally by 2006 with pharma
packaging accounting for major share and growth (growing 4%
annually). Changing lifestyles, higher disposable income and
need for convenient packaging is changing the way medicines are
packed.
The versatility of PVC in medical applications reflects its
blending compatibility and various processing options.
Performance benefits of finished PVC components involve bonding
, sterilization and printing capabilities as well as variable
intrinsic properties. Finally what favours PVC is its cost to
performance ratio, which is one of the best for medical
applications.
Even though PE is not as widely used as PVC it provides a good
mix of flexibility, strength, barrier and low cost properties
that vary in magnitude and intensity among the various grades.
Conventional LDPE offers the benefits of chemical inertness,
high impact strength, excellent sealability and tear and stress
crack resistance. Hence PE is used for medicine storage,
disposables and some new applications such as joint
replacements.
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Ravi Jalali
G.M. - Business Development
Reliance Industries Ltd. |
Sh. Ravi Jalali is a Chemical Engineer (from the highly reputed
University Dept. of Chemical Technology, Mumbai) and M.B.A. –
Mktg. (from M.S. University, Vadodara) by educational
background. Sh. Jalali has a rich and varied experience of over
21 years in the industrial sphere (Chemical & Process Industry,
Engineering & Commodity Plastics) out of which the last 17 years
have been with Reliance Industries Ltd(Polymers) in various
capacities. At present he is functioning as GM-Business
Development (Polymers) at H.O., Mumbai. Sh. Ravi Jalali has been
actively promoting the positive attributes of Plastics in the
application spectrum of Healthcare , Packaging , Building &
Construction, etc. He has a number of published articles to his
credit in the leading sectoral magazines in India and has also
attended and presented papers in various national
seminars/conferences on these topics. |
