Synthetic paper substrates meet the needs in tough applications in package printing including in-mold labeling and RFID.

By Tom Polischuk

In addition, David Hoag, national converting manager for Arjobex, says that when paper substrates are used in these applications, problems can arise in the recycling stream. The paper label must be removed from the container to allow the plastic container to be recycled. The reality is that there ends up being a certain amount of paper residue in post-consumer resin that inevitably causes a “leaker” when the residue burns a pinhole in the wall of a newly formed container, says Hoag.