Revolutionary dispenser technology from Airolux wins prestigious Edison Award

Bilten, Switzerland (ots) - A sensation at the award of the
prestigious 2011 Edison Best New Product AwardsTM in New York:
Airolux wins the silver award with its revolutionary invention. The
prize was awarded for the innovative Air0Pack® dispenser technology
"plastic instead of metal, air instead of propellant gas".

A great honour for a great invention: The Edison Awards Gala in
New York on 5 April 2011 is an event at which prizes are given to
innovative technologies and novel products. Sensational winner of the
silver award is Airolux with its revolutionary world first, the
Air0Pack® dispenser technology: The developers have succeeded in
substituting propellant gas by air in aerosols and in making the
entire dispenser in plastic instead of metal. The innovative key
component is the patented PCD Pressure Control Device.

"We are delighted with and very proud of the silver award. With
the adjudication by some 2,000 experts from industry and science, we
are encouraged to introduce our revolutionary technology for greatly
reduced production and filling costs to the world market", says Quint
Kelders, CEO of I.P.S. Innovative Packaging Solutions AG, in
acknowledgement of the award. A spectacular start to a new era in
dispenser packagings.

Pictures:
www.gremlichfatzer.ch/files/Pictures_Media_Release_Airolux.zip

Airolux AG | Plant Switzerland
Industrie Ost, CH-8865 Bilten / Switzerland
Tel. +41 55 619 27 00, Fax. +41 55 619 27 99
www.airolux.com

Air0Pack® at Interpack
Düsseldorf (Germany)
12 - 18 May 2011
Hall 9, Stand H30

Airolux AG in Bilten (Switzerland) is a joint venture established
by IPS with the Resilux Group in June 2010.

The Edison Award-winning, patented Airolux Air0Pack® dispenser in
brief: A plastic container is fitted with a compressed air chamber.
This employs a novel invention, the PCD Pressure Control Device, to
press a piston upwards, releasing the liquid content, the gel or
foam.

This eliminates the disadvantages of conventional aerosol systems:
The Airolux dispenser is made entirely of plastic which brings
considerable advantages for the packaging design and, above all,
lower production costs and faster filling throughput times. Moreover
normal air is used in place of aerosol propellant, the risk of
explosion is eliminated and metal containers are no longer required.

By now, the technology has passed all tests and is ready for the
market. A number of globally active companies have expressed
considerable interest in this patented system; the first large-scale
production for customers is scheduled for this summer.

www.airolux.com

I.P.S. Innovative Packaging Solutions AG is a Swiss holding
company. The shares are listed on the Domestic Standard of SIX Swiss
Exchange. (Ticker: IPS; ISIN: CH0002013826).

IPS is a leading innovator and active investor with great
expertise in the field of primary packagings. It specialises in
mechanical and pressure-controlled dispensing package technologies
and systems. Today, the developed and patented Air0Pack®-technology
represents the most important asset of the group

www.ips-grp.com

For further information:
Quint Kelders
CEO
I.P.S. Innovative Packaging Solutions AG
Telefon: +31 73 518 96 10
quint.kelders@ips-grp.com

Geert Roelofs
Commercial Director
Airolux AG
Telefon: +41 55 619 27 00
geert.roelofs@airolux.com