The natural way to reduce your release liner impact
Exploring innovative ways to achieve your sustainability goals? At Ahlstrom, we’re driven by the belief that there’s always a smarter solution. Our new release papers for Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) labeling help lowering environmental impact and improve circularity, with no compromise on performance.
Acti-V® RF products, based on a careful blend of cellulose materials, support circularity thanks to the use of 15% post-consumer (PCR) Recycled Fibers. They are available in light yellow as well as white shade.
Acti-V® RF Natural products, contain a mix of at least 50% unbleached fibers, at least 15% post-consumer (PCR) Recycled Fibers, and do not contain any dyes. The new composition allows over 15% carbon footprint reduction*, while giving a distinctive natural look to your PSA liners!
Entirely renewable, all our liners are available with FSC® Chain-of-Custody certification, are biodegradable and recyclable (according to CEPI Recyclability Laboratory Test Method), and support recyclability of the silicone coated liner.
Performance through lamination, and PSA label converting was thoroughly validated, so that switching to Acti-V® RF and Acti-V® RF Natural liners can help you achieve your sustainability goals with full peace of mind.
All new products include Ahlstrom’s proprietary Acti-V® release liner technology.
Unique benefits of Acti-V® RF and Acti-V® RF Natural liners
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Lower carbon footprint
Recycled and Unbleached Fibers allow reducing carbon footprint, especially the one deriving from the pulp bleaching process. Acti-V® RF Natural also eliminates dyes, allowing over 15% carbon footprint reduction*.
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Support circularity
Acti-V® RF and Acti-V® RF Natural contain at least 15% post-consumer (PCR) Recycled Fibers. This gives new life to waste and reduces consumption of fresh raw materials.
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Natural look
Acti-V® RF Natural products contain no dyes. Their distinctive look is the natural result of the blend of Recycled and Unbleached cellulose fibers. Sustainability is evident at first glance!
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Natural inside
Based on natural and renewable cellulose fibers, as an alternative to fossil-based materials, for a responsible plastic-to-paper transition. Can be supplied with FSC® Chain-of-Custody certification.
*) % reduction in fossil carbon in a cradle-to-gate study using secondary data from Ecoinvent v3.8 and GaBi professional database 2022. Baseline: Ahlstrom standard Acti-V® Yellow liner of same basis weight.
Reduced impact. Uncompromised performance.
The careful blend of lower impact raw materials, combined with Ahlstrom extensive fiber processing competence, allows a significant reduction of environmental impact while maintaining the outstanding benefits of Ahlstrom’s proprietary Acti-V® technology: a highly efficient silicone coating and curing process, offering opportunities to reduce consumption of energy, catalysts, and silicone!
At the same time, unbleached fibers deliver higher mechanical characteristics, making Acti-V® RF Natural an even stronger and safer liner, even at lighter basis weight.
Performance through silicone coating, lamination, PSA label or PSA tape converting was thoroughly validated through extensive pilot and large-scale industrial processing at our customers and end-users, so that you can trust on a reliable and dependable solution.
Why choose Ahlstrom?
Our innovation platform allows us to select lower-impact materials in sourcing, improve production processes, and empower customers to create more sustainable solutions using our products, generating benefits within and beyond Ahlstrom.
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