Stora Enso has signed the first Pharma DDS packaging license agreements in the U.S. and in Europe. The company will partner with Sharp Corp. to package pharmaceutical products into Pharma DDS cartons. An agreement has also been reached with Cadmus Whitehall Group and with RLC Packaging Group to produce printed and converted components of the Pharma DDS carton. Pharma DDS is targeted for prescription drugs, OTC products, and nutraceuticals.  
    
"These three agreements only eight months after the launch of Pharma DDS in the market demonstrate the great interest in the product. We are especially excited about the cooperation with Sharp Corporation and the possibility to produce Pharma DDS on their new high speed MGS Stealth cartoner," says Ismo Saarinen, director, Stora Enso Pharmaceutical Solutions. The Pharma DDS carton is designed to be convenient and discreet to use, yet it has reached the highest F=1 child resistance testing result.
    
Sharp has recently finalized the installation of the new MGS Stealth cartoner at its facilities in Conshohocken, PA. "MGS Stealth is a high speed cartoner that can effectively produce such a specialized product as Pharma DDS. The speed of the line is up to 220 cartons per minute," said Rick Seibert, vice president of New Business Development, Sharp.