These filmic material substrates have shown double-digit growth every year since the mid-1980s and are indelibly linked to the overall growth of self-adhesive/pressure-sensitive labels.
In recent years new generations of engineered filmic label stocks with either paper or filmic release liners have enabled many new applications that barely existed a decade ago. Indeed applications range from 'no-label look' labels for glass and plastic containers for FMCG retail products (e.g.: toiletries) through to high durability bar coded labels for industrial and logistics applications.
The Report includes detailed analyses of market trends and forecasts for the principle labelling technologies, including step by step descriptions of production processes. The report offers unique coverage of plastic films (filmics) and synthetic self-adhesive/pressure-sensitive label stocks, with breakdown by type and nature of materials, applications and usage.
Contents of report as follows:
* Labelling Markets (the principle technologies) - Trends and Forecasts
* Self-adhesive/pressure sensitive label markets in Western Europe
* European growth patterns for pressure sensitive materials
* Roll/sheet usage of paper and filmic face stocks
* Advances in label production technology (incl. Digital printing)
* Filmic and self-adhesive/pressure sensitive label stocks (incl. Surface treatments, top coatings, adhesive developments)
* Vinyl, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyester materials
* Acetate materials and synthetic papers
* Filmic materials for release liners
* Die cutting and dispensing issues and trends towards in-house coating
* Environmental issues and labels usage
* European producers/suppliers of pressure-sensitive materials.