Two UPM Raflatac adhesives for office, logistics and cardboard packaging paper labels have been certified as recyclable in the paper and board-based packaging stream by the applied research and services institute Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) in 2023.
These adhesives are now part of UPM Raflatac standard Offset and Digital paper label range, providing customers with the added benefit of recycling-compatible, verified labeling solutions without requiring any product changes.
To evaluate the recyclability, PTS has tested two UPM Raflatac’s paper labels containing the referred adhesives. The labels were tested as part of the packaging material at a mass share of 10%, following the PTS-RH 021:2012 Category II methodology for evaluating the recyclability of paper and board-based packaging. Due to the obtained results of fibre yield, sheet adhesion, and optical impurities, two of the UPM Raflatac adhesives applied on the paper labels received verification.
