Labelexpo Americas 2022 / Materials | 125material supplier exhibited its Carbon Neutral OptiCut and its print-on-demand and digital labeling solutions for digital printing systems.Klear Plastic Ventures (Klear) presented its sustainable PET heat shrinkable flm, Crystallizable TopGreen, a flm that is recognized by the APR. Klear says these flms pass through the PET bottle recycling process without clumping or negatively impacting the material fow. Sleeve labels made with crystallizable PET flm allow the recyclability of post-consumer PET bottles. Klear also showcased its flms made with 30 percent post-consumer recycled content.S-One Labels & Packaging won the Global Award for Innovation for ReEarth, a commercially compostable fexible packaging flm. The company also showcased its recyclable ReTreve EVOH Materials suppliers showcased their latest innovationshigh-barrier fexible packaging flms, as well as laminating technologies, coatings Fedrigoni showcased WOff, a wash-off applications and ensures consistent and varnishes, fnishing equipment, slitters adhesive that is expected to be certifed adhesive and silicone coating. According to and rewinders, cast and cure products by the Association of Plastic Recyclers the company, it’s 32 percent thinner than for eBeam holograms, ink control and (APR). This water-based formula provides linered labels and features up to 50 percent dispensing equipment, overlaminate flms debonding of nonrecyclable label materials more labels per roll. Available through a and prelaminated metalized flms.from PET and glass containers – making fexible service model with roll widths from Wausau Coated Products showcased them recoverable. Fedrigoni also displayed four to 60 inches, the platform reduces its sustainable labeling options, including dissolvable facestocks and coupons. the number of SKUs converters must stock FSC-certifed materials and products Flexcon brought to the show its V-52RE and eliminates die cuts by offering one roll manufactured with up to 100 percent wash-off adhesive for BOPP flms. V-52RE for every label length. With more labels post-consumer waste and up to 90 separates from PET fake in the reclaim per roll, converters also beneft from fewer percent recycled polyester (rPET) liner. process, increasing the amount of rPET changeovers and higher productivity. Wausau offers products that use available for future use. Flexcon’s PE UPM Rafatac’s latest innovation is tree-alternative raw materials, like flms with V-127RE adhesive ensure Ocean Action Label, a label material made sugar cane paper and cotton.the performance and recyclability of from ocean-bound plastic waste. UPM Polyart Group launched r-Polyart, which HDPE containers. Rafatac also showcased its sustainable is claimed to be the frst synthetic paper Also on the sustainability front, Nastar flms, including UPM Rafatac Forest made of 30 percent post-consumer recycled promoted its TwoFer Twin Signage portfolio, Film, PP PCR and PET PCR materials, material. It looks and prints like 100 percent which includes the latest fully-recyclable and RAFNXT+, a product verifed by the virgin material and has virtually the same TwoFer Linerless Label. It is made up of two Carbon Trust and certifed as Carbon mechanical properties, but, according to the recyclable face sheets temporarily secured Neutral, and Renewal Hemp material made company, has a lower carbon footprint.with adhesive sides together until ready with alternative fbers. Further, the label Breit Technologies brought its to be applied. TwoFer Linerless Label can be used for in-store signage for an end cap, wall, or aisle graphics. Both sides can be printed in one pass fexographically or digitally in rolls and sheets.Also on display was Nastar’s temporarily permanent and permanently removable T1055 adhesive, linerless pressure sensitive including direct thermal stocked in DT printer ready rolls, laser paper and flm products, and pattern coated products. Avery Dennison launched at the show a direct thermal (DT) linerless label platform for variable information labels used in e-commerce, food delivery and pickup, quick-serve restaurants, weigh scale, and transportation and logistics applications. Avery Dennison says its DT linerless product can eliminate liner waste associated with direct thermal label printing. The new platform uses emulsion adhesives to Industry suppliers showcase fexible packaging materials support semi-permanent and removable Oct - Dec 2022