ATLANTA, GEORGIA, November 2, 2004 — Huber Engineered Materials, a business unit of J.M. Huber Corporation, today announced the introduction of RxCIPIENTS® GL precipitated silica glidants. The new products are offered in two grades for oral dosage tableting operations and formulations.
Laboratory tests showed that RxCIPIENTS glidants achieved equal or better results than colloidal silica glidants even when used in smaller quantities. The results, according to Rajeev Karpe, global new product development leader, pharmaceuticals, reflect an optimal cost-in-use scenario.
“When producing tablets, a variety of ingredients will aid the flow of particulate solids in the hopper or tableting press,” said Karpe. “But, a higher density silica, like the GL series, will reduce nuisance dust and maximize throughput.”
The new glidants can deliver faster tablet production, stronger tablet strength, less dust and blending optimization by ensuring homogenous distribution throughout the tablet blend.
“Huber has a leadership role in the chemistry and application knowledge of precipitated silica technology,” said Mike Carpenter, business segment leader, pharmaceutical excipients and nutritional businesses. “Adding another product to our popular RxCIPIENTS brand was a natural investment for Huber.”
RxCIPIENTS GL series glidants expand Huber’s oral dosage excipient offerings and joins existing fast-dissolve and carrier ingredients.
For more information including test results, formulation guidelines and trial formulations, please visit http://www.rxcipients.com/
About Huber Engineered Materials
Huber Engineered Materials develops engineered specialty ingredients that enhance the performance, appeal and processing of a broad range of products used in industrial, paper and consumer-based applications. Its Controlled Function Technology® product modification has resulted in advancing the art in specialty silica and silicates, alumina trihydrate, magnesium hydroxide, kaolin clay, barium sulfate and natural and precipitated calcium carbonate.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Huber Engineered Materials has offices in 15 countries. For more information, see http://www.hubermaterials.com/
About J.M. Huber Corporation
J.M. Huber Corporation, headquartered in Edison, NJ, is a diversified, multinational supplier of engineered materials, natural resources and technology-based services to customers spanning many industries from paper and energy to plastics and construction. With announced sales exceeding $1-billion, J.M. Huber Corporation is one of the largest family-owned companies in the United States. The company offers total solutions in inorganic chemistry, 3-D seismic exploration, engineered wood composites and other specialties. For more information, see http://www.huber.com/.
RxCIPIENTS® is a trademark of J.M. Huber Corporation for excipients.
Controlled Function Technology® is a registered trademark of J.M. Huber Corporation for chemical product modification.
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