Label Release Liner Report: Developments, Innovations and Challenges

Derick Arippol, technical director of Novelprint, Brazil, who manufactures pressure-sensitive labelstocks, print labels, and makes application equipment—made the case for biaxially-oriented PP. "Brazil," he said, "is a very BOPP-oriented market"—and it is also advanced in the sustainability arena. Quality, cost, and environmental benefits are the three major areas where Arippol praised BOPP. Increased labeling speeds; reduced labelstock caliper; improved silicone coating release force; reduced silicone coating migration to the adhesive surface; and improved performance in linerless label applications were the prime benefits he cited.