Henkel launches adhesive for ‘no label look’ applications

Henkel, a global manufacturer of industrial adhesives, has launched a third generation of synthetic adhesives called Optal LG 30, an adhesive for wet glue labeling. The new adhesives will shortly be available in Latin America, where the Germany-headquartered company has offices in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.

With the rise of ‘no label look’ applications in beverage sector, particularly beer, and cellulose film labels replacing BOPP, the company saw the need for a synthetic, high performance adhesive which also has a brilliant, transparent film.

This new adhesive technology for the application of transparent labels, with wet glue label systems which are traditionally used for the high speed application of paper labels, allows the application of labels similar to transparent self-adhesive labels but without costly investment in self-adhesive label application equipment.

With the new Optal LG 30 adhesive and accompanied by new developments in permeable labels, which allow the drying of the water-based adhesive, it is possible to label glass bottles with transparent labels, without needing to change the traditional applicator to a water-based adhesive, normally used in paper labels.  

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