Bostik Launches New Wash-Off Label Adhesive

Bostik Launches New Wash-Off Label Adhesive Bostik, the adhesive solutions division of Arkema, has announced an increase in its sustainable offering with the launch of the industry's first all-temperature, wash-off label adhesive. "ClearCycle 1000 adhesive stands out on the market for its product performance, and APR's stringent testing proves its benefit to PET recycling streams," commented Eric Parois, global marketing director for labels and narrow web technologies at Bostik. "Our extensive market knowledge and technical expertise allows us to formulate products that address unmet market needs while also recognizing the big picture: how we can reduce environmental impact together. ClearCycle 1000 adhesive showcases that dedication and marks another step toward helping the market reach sustainability goals." ClearCycle 1000 adhesive offers excellent adhesion capabilities in temperatures of 40°F/4.4°C or lower, allowing cold-fill and freezer-grade product packaging to now utilize wash-off label technology and improve PET recycling stream effectiveness. ClearCycle 1000 also provides increased production efficiencies since it is fully formulated, ensuring converters have a readily available product that already passes testing processes under the recommended conditions. Another advantage of ClearCycle 1000 adhesive is reduced costs overall, due to its inherently sufficient energy levels substrates where no surface pretreatment is required for it to adhere to biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) label facestock. Source