Category: Press Release

CELAB Publishes New White Paper: “Film Based Silicone Release Liners from Labels Can & Should Be Recycled”

CELAB (Circular Economy for Labels), a consortium representing companies throughout the self-adhesive label supply chain, today published a new white paper on challenges and opportunities facing the global recycling of film based silicone liners, a type of layer from which a label is peeled away. The analysis covers the impact of materials used in the production of film based silicone liners, the feasibility of recycling processes, and end uses for their recycled resin.

CELAB Elects Executive Board to Lead North American Branch

CELAB (Circular Economy for Labels), a global consortium of companies in the self-adhesive label industry, today announced members of its North America Branch (CELAB North America) Executive Board elected by the membership. Formed last year, CELAB is working to create a sustainable pressure sensitive labeling industry by increasing access to matrix and liner recycling.

Self-adhesive label companies launch a broad-based industry recycling initiative

FINAT, the European self-adhesive labelling industry association, is pleased to formally announce the launch of ‘CELAB-Europe’, a significant new initiative designed to create a circular economy for self-adhesive label materials in Europe. By establishing a representative value-chain organisation, CELAB-Europe will work to identify and collectively scale recycling and re-use solutions for the self-adhesive label liner and matrix materials.

Self-Adhesive Label Industry Announces Consortium to Promote Global Recycling: “CELAB: Toward a Circular Economy for Labels”

With a shared goal of creating a sustainable self-adhesive labeling industry, more than 30 companies from around the world today announced the creation of a new Consortium, CELAB: Toward a Circular Economy for Labels. CELAB (Circular Economy for Labels) is an industry initiative, founded by companies in the self-adhesive label industry to create greater circularity for its products by enhancing and promoting matrix and release liner recycling around the world.

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