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Mactac Joins Newly Founded CELAB Global Consortium to Promote Label Industry Recycling

Circular Economy for Labels (CELAB) is an industry initiative comprising more than 30 companies in the self-adhesive label industry to create greater circularity for industry products by enhancing and promoting matrix and release liner recycling.

November 20, 2020

Mactac recently announced its role as a leading member in the newly founded Circular Economy for Labels global consortium, which promotes recycling in the self-adhesive label industry.

Acucote Joins FLAG as Vendor Partner

Independent converters that belong to FLAG will have access to Acucote’s variety of custom capabilities.

July 13, 2020

Flexo Label Advantage Group LLC (FLAG) recently announced that it has signed a vendor partnership with pressure-sensitive manufacturer Acucote, Inc.

CHANNELED RESOURCES: Pressure-Sensitive Papers and Films

The new portfolio is the result of a supply agreement between Channeled Resources Group and a major U.S. substrate manufacturer that gives the company access to a large volume of off-cuts of premium core and specialty products.

May 21, 2020

Channeled Resources Group has launched Channeled Choice, a portfolio of pressure-sensitive papers and films.

Demand for Release Liners Projected to Benefit from Expanding Applications

The pressure-sensitive labelstock segment continues to be the largest, holding a 48% share of the market worldwide.

April 29, 2020

Growing demand across an increasingly broad application base helped the global release liner market to grow 3.5% in 2019.

Dow’s Knott Receives AWA Release Liner Industry Leadership Award

Alex Knott currently heads up a global team at Dow that has developed innovations in pressure-sensitive silicone release liner coating technology.

March 24, 2020

The AWA Release Liner Industry Leadership Award was presented to Alex Knott of Dow during the recent AWA Global Release Liner Industry Conference & Exhibition in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Hosts Global Release Liner Industry Conference and Exhibition

The Global Release Liner Industry Conference program divides into concurrent sessions over two days, with a series of presentations by experts in different market segments.

February 21, 2020

Key release liner markets, application areas, opportunities, and growth will be the focus of this year’s AWA Global Release Liner Industry Conference and Exhibition, which will take place February 27-28 in Amsterdam.

Felix Schoeller Group Announces New Organizational Structure

With production facilities around the world, the Felix Schoeller Group reports that it is delegating more regional responsibility.

January 24, 2020

The Felix Schoeller Group recently announced a new organizational structure that took effect on January 1, 2020.

Surface Treatment with Atmospheric Plasma

The chemistry of an atmospheric plasma surface treatment must be adopted to the targeted process.

Nicolas Vandencasteele

January 21, 2020

Most polymers have a low surface energy, which results in difficulties when further processing (e.g., coating, printing, or gluing) and requires the use of surface treatment to increase the surface energy.

Winners of 16th Label Industry Global Awards Announced at Labelexpo Europe

The Label Industry Global Awards reportedly recognize the most innovative, influential, and successful work from the label and package printing industry across the globe in the last 12 months.

October 7, 2019

Avery Dennison, Esko, and GMG were among the category winners honored at this year’s Label Industry Global Awards, which took place on September 24 at Brussels Expo, Belgium, the first night of Labelexpo Europe 2019.

Dow Unveils Pressure-Sensitive Solutions for Paper and Film Label Applications at Labelexpo Europe

Dow reports that the new offering expands its portfolio for pressure-sensitive label applications with solutions that address key market trends.

September 30, 2019

At the recent Labelexpo Europe 2019, Dow introduced a range of new SYL-OFF silicone release coatings and INVISU acrylic adhesives designed for paper and film label applications.