UPM Raflatac launches ultra-thin liner and recycling program

UPM Raflatac has launched ProLiner PP30, an ultra-thin, recyclable polypropylene liner for paper-faced labels, for the Americas market.

The company offers some of its most popular prime and VIP paper facestocks with ProLiner PP30. Its thinner construction is said to result in 30 percent more labels per roll compared to products constructed with a 2.5 mil Kraft liner, which enables the use of longer rolls and reduces the number of roll changes. The thin lightweight construction also brings the benefit of reduced transportation and packaging costs. The liner is said to robust, offering high-speed converting and fast dispensing with few web breaks.

As part of the ProLiner PP30 launch, UPM Raflatac has introduced a recycling program – RafCycle – which collects and reuses ProLiner PP30 waste and ensures that it is recycled into PP-based materials or new products. An example is UPM ProFi, a wood-plastic composite used in outdoor decking materials.

‘UPM Raflatac’s ProLiner PP30 products and the RafCycle program are innovations that will have a meaningful impact on the entire industry, providing both labelstock converters and brand owners with cost savings and a compelling alternative to liner waste disposal,’ said Patrick Goss, prime business director, Americas, UPM Raflatac. ‘We are pleased to introduce our customers to a liner waste recycling program that demonstrates how economic sustainability can provide productivity and profitability for all participants in the labeling value chain.’

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