Resonating with the ambitious EU regulatory targets for reducing waste, UPM Specialty Papers has introduced a new “LinerLoop compatible” label to promote closed loop recycling of release papers used in self-adhesive labels and tapes. Release papers carrying the label qualify for recycling in UPM LinerLoopTM, which is the first commercial-scale closed-loop recycling solution for silicone coated release papers. Currently some 50% of used release papers and matrix materials Read more...
UPM Specialty Papers now offers a compostable solution for paper-based food stickers. UPM LabelCoatTM and UPM LabelCoatTM Prime label face papers are certified as both industrially (EN13432:2000) and home compostable (NFT51-800:2015), helping customers and brand owners meet EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal (PPWR) requirements. PPWR aims to ensure that all packaging in the EU must be reusable or recyclable by 2030. It also sets out the requirements that st Read more...
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Novolex™ Senior Vice President of Innovation Adrianne Tipton will speak today at Specialty Papers US, the premier event in North America dedicated to showcasing innovation in the specialty papers industry.Tipton will highlight some of the key applicat Read more...
