Neopac is celebrating. The Original Polyfoil® Tube is now 50 years old. In 1965 Neopac had already spent 10 years manufacturing classic plastic tubes at the Oberdiessbach site in Switzerland, but these tubes didn't adequately protect all formulations - not enough for one of the company's early customers, the 'Goldene Apotheke Basel', which at that time wanted to bring a new toothpaste onto the market.

The product formulation was volatile and diffused through the plastic tube. So Neopac developed the Polyfoil® tube with a special laminate ideal for the toothpaste. This laminate had a sliding inner layer so that the toothpaste could be squeezed out easily, without leaving almost any residue in the tube.

The pharmacist was concerned not only with protection, but also wanted the toothpaste brand to look good on the shelf. So, a special overextrusion system was added to the side-seam of the laminate tube and the procedure was patented as the Polyfoil® tube, and later protected under a global trademark.

Since its invention the Polyfoil® tube has combined protection and design in a unique way. It protects the contents perfectly with an aluminium barrier against air, water and chemical influences and guarantees that the active substance does not evaporate in the packaging. The overextrusion completely covers the sideseam, so that the tube is printable evenly all the way round and it gives the Polyfoil® tube more stability and restoring force, which is valued by consumers providing an enhanced positive effect on the overall brand image.

Neopac disclosed the technology for producing Polyfoil® tubes in the 70s and sold its own systems to other tube manufacturers, generating competition in the market, yet Neopac still holds its lead as it continues to develop its materials, applicators and production conditions.

In the 50 years since the first Polyfoil tubes were produced, Neopac now has 16 tube lines at 2 sites and produces about 680 million PE, Coex and Polyfoil® tubes annually for use in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and dental industries, and more recently in the medical field too.

The quality and perfection of the original Polyfoil® tube is still unsurpassed, so when a customer chooses a Neopac Polyfoil® Original, they trust in 50 years experience.