Flexcon unveils post-consumer waste release liner

Flexcon has launched its post-consumer waste (PCW) 50 lb kraft roll form release liner, made from up to 30 percent post-consumer waste. Flexcon is offering the PCW liner at the same price as the liner manufactured from virgin pulp. 

‘Flexcon remains committed to supporting sustainability efforts and delivering quality alternatives for the narrow web label market,’ said John Bennett, vice president, product identification, Flexcon. ‘We worked closely with a supplier to develop a PCW liner in order to offer converters an environmentally friendly solution at the same price and with the same performance level.  

‘Flexcon continues to strengthen its commitment to the environment through a corporate sustainability culture, energy consumption reductions and green initiatives in manufacturing, company-wide recycling programs, alternative waste management systems and new product developments. Flexcon’s largest manufacturing location that spans over 64 acres in Spencer, Massachusetts, is a zero land fill facility.’

The PCW liner will be offered as an alternative to Flexcon’s SPEC 50K-8 liner and will be the release liner for the recently introduced Thermlfilm Nexgen series of gloss topcoated polyester films. Similar to the SPEC 50K-8 liner, the PCW 50K-8 liner is recyclable and can be processed through existing recycling programs. The PCW liner delivers equivalent functional performance as the SPEC 50K-8 product, with the same tensile strength, uniformity, smoothness, caliper consistency, density, opacity, layflat characteristics and release levels.

Flexcon sought to address converters’ concerns regarding possible production changes by confirming there is no need to re-tool dies, order press add-ons or change die-cutting methods, performance speeds or storage methods. Backside printability is the same as the SPEC 50K-8 product, requiring no ink modifications, and UL/cUL status is not affected.

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