Abstract: A deformable composite that composite can be used as a liner in a screw cap or as an interference stopper and which contains one or more film layers to control oxygen permeation characterised in that the inverse of the oxygen permeances of in the individual sections of the deformable composite when added together fall between 300 to 1500 preferably 1250 days.atm/ml. This is calculated using the formula 1/P1+1/P2+1/P3+1/P4 . . . +1/Px=Y Where P is the oxygen permeance of each section of the composite in ml/day 1 to x depicts each individual section of the x sections of the composite Y is between 300 to 1500 preferably 1250 days.atm/ml. In a second aspect the outer closure body is perforated to give the outer body an inverse of the gas permeance less than 300 (days/atm/ml). The formula used is 1/(Pl+Ps) <1/Pob Where P is the oxygen permeance of each section in ml/day I depicts the liner s depicts the seal between the liner and the glass bottle ob depicts outer body.

Abstract: A container stopper including a body (1) of compressible material having at least one end for insertion into an opening of a container, and a film coating (F) on at least part of said end of the body (1) of compressible material for providing a protective barrier between the compressible material and the contents of the container, wherein the end of the stopper body (1) has an uneven shaped axially facing surface (2, 4, 5).

Abstract: A method of applying a film coating to an end of a container stopper (1) including the steps of: (a) positioning the stopper (1) with the said end adjacent a web (31) of film, (b) cutting from the web (31) a portion of film sized to suit said end of the stopper (1) and (c) bonding the film portion to the end of the stopper (1).