Herma: new self-adhesive label materials for PET recycling
It's getting serious with PET recycling: According to the EU's Directive on Single-Use Plastics, a recycled content of 25% should be achieved for single-use beverage bottles by 2025 and the bar is even raised to 65% for 2040. Reliable recycling processes that provide high-quality PET recycled material are a crucial prerequisite for this. Wash-off adhesives therefore play a special role as labels and therefore printing inks can be very effectively removed from the recycling process. For the wash-off adhesive 72Hpw, Herma has received certification for four additional label materials from the Institute cyclos-HTP – therefore significantly enlarging the range of applications for wash-off labels. Two self-adhesive film materials for wash-off applications are now also part of the favourable net width range. "Our customers can order any roll width without having to remove residual webs or split a working width, provided that the rolls ordered each contain at least 4,000 linear metres," explains Dr. Stefan Kissling, Head of Adhesive and Special Coating Development at Herma. "This is associated with short delivery times starting from two working days. Furthermore, since the manufacturing costs of the 72Hpw adhesive are almost at the same level as a standard permanent adhesive, practically all the arguments that might
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