Release Liner for Labels has many Challenges

While the pressure sensitive Industry continues to grow, the threats for poor recylability continue. The 2006 worldwide label demand was nearly 40,000 million square meters spread out as North America 27.5%; South America 7.6%; Europe 31.9%; Asia 29.2% and rest of world 4.0%. The liner continues to be a large component of the cost to the label (@20-30%) and it continues to be focus of environmental sustainability – for lack of recyclable (also a wasteful ‘throw away’).