Sato launches CO2 reducing label

Sato, a manufacturer of barcode printing, labeling and EPC/RFID products, has released its new C02 reducing Econano series of labels.

A special absorbent is added to the label’s adhesive which reduces the amount of CO2 released at the point of incineration by 20 percent compared to conventional labels. The technology was developed by the Sato Group in collaboration with Professor Masahiko Abe of the Tokyo University of Science, and the University's venture company, ACTiiVE.

‘Reducing carbon emissions is a challenge for all businesses today,’ said Etsuo Fujii, president of Sato Corporation. ‘But the cutting-edge technology Sato employs in its Econano series labels offers our customers a helping-hand in achieving their environmental targets, and provides them with solutions beneficial to all levels of consumer goods product identification and supply chain labeling.’

According to the company, it is possible to achieve approximately a 50 percent reduction in CO2 emissions at incineration by combining Econano technology with Sato’s Nonsepa linerless label series.

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