{"id":4680,"date":"2022-08-10T15:03:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T15:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/?p=4680"},"modified":"2022-08-15T15:17:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T15:17:19","slug":"recycled-pet-packaging-tape-launched-by-tesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/10\/recycled-pet-packaging-tape-launched-by-tesa\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycled PET packaging tape launched by Tesa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Adhesive tape manufacturer&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tesa.com\/en-gb\" target=\"_blank\">tesa<\/a>&nbsp;has launched its new&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/go.tesa.com\/pcr-60412\" target=\"_blank\">60412 Recycled PET packaging tape<\/a>, expected to become a more sustainable replacement for filmic tapes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed for packages weighing up to 30kg, the tape is suitable for manual and automatic dispensers; tesa claims that the tape is as effective as PVC or biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) tapes. Its abrasion-resistant backing and pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive are said to be compatible with recycled cardboard and result in low noise unwind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recycled polyethylene (PET) products are said to be the raw material behind the new design. With 70% of it reported to come from post-consumer recycling (PCR), the tape should be suitable for standard paper recycling bins, and it is hoped that it will contribute to the circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>60412 Recycled PET is compatible with most types of ink systems, meaning that companies can print logos and advertising onto the tape itself. It is also said to feature a waterborne acrylic adhesive system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur latest 60412 Recycled PET packaging tape has been engineered to minimise its impact on the environment, while maximising on adhesion performance,\u201d says Andreas Walkembach, head of Industrial Trade &amp; Converting Europe at tesa. \u201cBy choosing a more sustainable packaging tape, customers can step closer to their targets and we at tesa are proud to help them on that journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new design comes after the release of tesa\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/packagingeurope.com\/tesa-softprint-x-hard-reduces-uneven-ink-distribution-and-pin-holing\/5265.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Softprint X-Hard plate mounting tape<\/a>&nbsp;four years ago, which improved the quality of printing and labelling and sought to combat pin-holing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fellow tape manufacturer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/monta.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">monta<\/a>&nbsp;released its own self-adhesive, eco-friendly and directly printable tape&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/packagingeurope.com\/new-monta-biopack-860-dp-adhesive-tape-is-directly-printable\/8059.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adhesive tape manufacturer&nbsp;tesa&nbsp;has launched its new&nbsp;60412 Recycled PET packaging tape, expected to become a more sustainable replacement for filmic tapes. Designed for packages weighing up to 30kg, the tape is suitable for manual and automatic dispensers; tesa claims that the tape is as effective as PVC or biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) tapes. Its abrasion-resistant backing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,71],"tags":[115],"class_list":{"0":"post-4680","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-products","8":"category-tech-innovation","9":"tag-tesa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4680"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4683,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4680\/revisions\/4683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}