Report details release liner opportunities in South America

AWA’s South American Release Liner Market Study 2015 has reported that, in terms of end-use markets, South America’s release liner usage is dominated by pressure-sensitive labelstock applications, which currently claim over 60 percent of usage. Other segments for growth are said to be graphic arts applications, and medical and hygiene products. Overall annual growth in the medium term is predicted to be four percent. This makes it, along with Asia, one of the leading regional opportunities for future market growth in release liner usage.

AWA’s report also noted a preference for glassine/SCK paper as the release liner substrate in South America, accounting for over 50 percent of current usage. Solventless silicone adhesives dominate, but cost-effective UV-cured adhesives are evidencing the fastest growth from their current small base, according to the report, driven by the hygiene market and today’s developing opportunities for in-line coating and conversion.