Label Release Liner Report: Developments, Innovations and Challenges

Label material choices
In terms of material choice, Reardon said that, while film label facestock usage is growing at multiples of that for paper facestock, most variable information print applications continue to choose paper stocks—and this is a key application category for the future growth of pressure-sensitive label laminates. Looking at the release liner market in total, applications in the graphic arts, tapes, hygiene, medical, and industrial markets are exhibiting better growth than labelstock applications—reflecting the increasing base of competitive product identification and decoration technologies.