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Bottle & Container Systems Plastic

Partner with us – we put patient safety first

Discover the benefits of our extensive standard portfolio for pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging – including oral solid & liquid, ophthalmic, nasal, parenteral, and topical treatments.

Our wide product range include containers, dual chamber systems, oral drops, eye dropper bottles, closures, nasal sprays, nebulizers, applicators, and accessories. We offer complete packaging solutions from standard components to fully integrated packaging systems and sustainable options with Eco-friendly packaging to support your sustainability goals. We provide global regulatory support with simplified registration through our comprehensive product database and we ensure seamless production transfer with facilities in Europe, Americas, and Asia for efficient global supply.

Why choose plastic for pharmaceutical primary packaging

Plastic is widely chosen for pharmaceutical primary packaging because of its distinctive properties that safeguard product and patient safety, stability and high barrier properties. In addition to being lightweight and durable plastics support compliance with the stringent regulatory requirements of the pharmaceutical industry, making it a reliable solution for ensuring both product quality and patient well-being.

Given these advantages, plastic is the optimal material of choice.

Broad portfolio of plastic packaging solutions

Oral Solid

In every tablet lies the promise of healing, and in every package, the responsibility to protect it. Our oral solid packaging solutions is an assurance of safety, relief, and trust.

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Oral Liquid

Behind every oral liquid medicine system lies a story of care, precision, and trust. Each component is chosen to meet a unique need. From the first fill to the final drop, we safeguard what heals by ensuring that every tailored combination preserves its integrity – without compromise.

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Ophthalmic

Every drop matters. Our packaging solutions for ophthalmic medicines are designed to protect the purity and safety of eye drops, ensuring trust with every use. Developed for sterility and reliability, our dropper bottles safeguard what truly matters – your vision and well-being.

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Parenteral

When lives depend on it, reliability is everything. Our parenteral vials provide inert contact surfaces and proven performance for critical pharma applications. They safeguard even the most potent formulations because safety isn’t optional – it’s essential.

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Nasal

Breathing should feel effortless. Our solutions for nasal spray packaging are designed with care, combining safety and comfort in every detail. Whether for everyday relief or prescription treatments, we create bottles that fit seamlessly into life – because breathing well means living well.

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Dermal / Topical / Applicators

Safe, hygienic, and easy to use. Our dermal and topical applicators come in pre-filled, reusable, and single-use formats for creams, gels, foams, and more. Features like dose-marking, rounded tips, and protective caps ensure precise application every time.

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Specialist and quality leader in Primary Packaging Plastics

Our manufacturing operations use state-of-the-art technology and apply the most rigorous quality and hygiene standards. They cover all production technologies from injection molding and injection blow molding to blow molding processes. Most of our production operations are carried out in modern classified clean-rooms or in clean conditions. All plants apply the rules of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and are certified in accordance with ISO standards.

  • Solution provider

  • Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

  • ISO certifications (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 15378, ISO 45001)

  • Automated in-line controls

  • Vision-based inspection system

  • Class 7 + 8 + 9 clean-rooms

Strong regulatory approach

We ensure full conformity of our products with the European pharmacopoeia, the United States pharmacopeia and the requirements for FDA registration with a Drug Master File as the standard. Knowing the extensive requirements of our customers we focus on providing a high level of documentation with our products.

  • High level of documentation and registration

  • Standard product database

  • FDA and world-wide registration of all products

  • US and Canada Drug Master File

  • Product registrations in China and Ukraine

  • Food approval

Strong quality culture

A strong quality culture supports our efforts to deliver excellent quality. The culture is defined by our shared beliefs, values and behavior patterns.

  • Quality attitude and teamwork

  • Continuous improvements

  • Systematic problem solving

  • Quality by design

  • Stable, robust, reliable and validated processes

  • Risk-based approach

Innovation meets sustainability in pharma packaging

Sustainable materials will play a vital role in Gerresheimer’s portfolio of Primary Packaging Plastics solutions by reducing environmental impact while still maintaining performance, quality, and functionality our customers expect. By incorporating recycled, bio-based, and resource-efficient polymers, Gerresheimer aims to lower our carbon footprint but also support a circular economy that keeps materials in use for longer. This commitment to sustainability benefits product innovation, meets growing regulatory and consumer demands, and positions Gerresheimer as a responsible partner for the future of primary packaging.

Industrial ready options: Ecodesign principles and Co-development process

Recycled plastic

Made from first-choice waste  collection

  • Post-consumer mechanical rPET and rHDPE
  • Selected rLDPE and rPS from closed loop with  lower CFP

Bio-based plastic

Made partially from renewable  biological resources

  • BIO PET 2.0 bottles
  • Carbon capture PET bottles

Advanced polymers

Made from infinitely reusable  materials

  • Advanced rPET bottles (chemical)
  • ISCC+ PE and PP (mass balance certification)

High-quality plastic packaging solutions

Constant Innovation

Excellent Quality

Technical Competence

Global Presence

Commitment to Sustainability

  • Cover your needs with wide product family
  • Full solutions with less material and same properties
  • Competitive advantage via product differentiation
  • Solution provider to customer challenges
  • Vision for identifying future customer needs
  • Strong quality culture based on right first time
  • Deliver best-in-class products and services and a high level of documentation
  • Strong regulatory platform and conform with EP and USP
  • Certified according to relevant ISO standards and operate in classified clean rooms
  • Deep understanding of patient safety and customer requirements
  • Complete solution provider and partner for new projects
  • Extensive experience and know-how
  • Optimized processes with high quality molds and machines
  • Support with auxilliary processes e.g., sterilization
  • Excellent technical support in order to run your production smoothly
  • One supplier and one responsibility
  • Understanding local market needs and regulations
  • Uniform and state-of-the-art manufacturing conditions
  • Global lean organization increasing the speed to market
  • Easy transfer of production to another region
  • We rethink our processes and products for a more sustainable future
  • We recycle our production waste 100%
  • We design for recycling for over 20 years
  • We challenge our suppliers social and economic impacts on carbon footprint
  • We are standing for the healthy and social well-being of our employees

Committed to outstanding quality

ISO 9001

Quality Management System

ISO 13485

Quality Management Systems (QMS)

ISO 14001

Environmental Management System

ISO 15378

Primary Packaging Materials for Medicinal Products

ISO 45001

Occupational Health and Safety Management System

MDR

Medical Device Regulation

FDA / TPD / CDA

Food and Drug Administration / Therapeutic Products Directorate / China Drug Administration

Our global Primary Packaging Plastics plants