The adhesive supports applications where labels need to remain functional during use, then wash away during cleaning, power washing, or industrial dishwashing processes.
Over the course of this collaboration, the two companies have helped establish a practical route for the collection, cleaning and reuse of suitable silicone release liners in the label industry
Designed with Fedrigoni’s premium FW8000 wash-off adhesive and Sorolla H+O WS facestock, the product offers the durability brands require in challenging environments, from refrigeration to ice buckets, while ensuring labels detach cleanly during the washing process for effortless bottle reuse.
The system combines the highest level of food safety with reliable processing and also helps to reduce CO2 emissions by lowering material consumption and eliminating the need for an energy-intensive drying step, which is required for products containing solvents.
Avery Dennison’s Ryan Yost explains how recent breakthroughs in PSL technology significantly improve recycled packaging’s quality and the efficiency of the recycling process.
Transaction enables Dow to further focus on core, high-value downstream markets. Proceeds will be used to support Dow's capital allocation priorities, including value-creating growth investments.
The site, which was announced in November last year, marks another step in a whirlwind 2024 for the expanding global company, which has just celebrated its 40th anniversary.
For the new HERMA PE white light film (grade 853), the thickness has been reduced by almost 17 percent compared to a standard film – from 78 micrometers to 65 micrometers – with practically the same functionality.