Going Above, Below and In-Between the Label
How Bostik Serves Your Overall Label Needs
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When manufacturing a label, each layer contributes to: • Improving process efficiencies • Achieving needed performance levels • Reducing environmental impact By getting the varnishes and lamination and adhesive layers from one supplier that understands how they should work together to accomplish these needs, doing so can be easy. With solutions for above, below and in-between the label layers as well as custom formulations available, you can use Bostik for label construction needs and ensure every layer will meet your goals. Click on the label layers to learn how.
Bostik's Varnishes and Lamination
Facestock
Bostik’s Adhesive
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Overprint Varnishes
Laminating Adhesives
Varnishes and Lamination
Haptic Coatings
Recommended Solution:
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PureLED™ or PureRad™
Why?
Processes
• Energy curable (UV, UV LED, EB) • Dual-curable by both UV LED and HgUV (PureLED only)
Performance
• Protects print or inks with high-quality finish for general purpose and functional high-performance coatings • Wide application use • High scuff resistance • Chemical resistance • Low migration formulations
Sustainability
• Reduce energy usage due to 100% solids
Choose PureLED™ if...
you need varnish to be dual-curable for both UV LED and HgUV
How to Choose Your Solution:
Choose PureRad™ if...
you need low migration capabilities or you’re working with metalized film
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PureRad™ or Purethane™
• Compatible with water-based, UV, UV LED, solvent and digital inks, includes HP and water-based inkjet.
• Low migration formulations • Excellent coefficient of friction (COF) stability • Low odor retention
• Solventless solutions to lessen environmental impact
you need film to film, film to paper or metalized film to film applications
Choose Purethane™ if...
you need dry bond lamination
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Purekote™ or PureRad™
• Compatible with water-based, UV, UV LED, solvent and digital inks, includes HP and water-based inkjet • Enables fast line speeds and efficiencies
• Compatible with soft or sandy surface applications • Excellent ink anchorage and non-blocking
• Solventless to lessen environmental impact
Choose Purekote™ if...
if you need to meet specific CPG companies’ specifications
you need a low-energy curing method
Surface Primers
• Press and coater-ready solutions for flexographic, offset, lithographic, gravure, meyer rod and screen processing
• Consistent gloss • High scratch • Abrasion • Chemical resistance
• Water-based and UV formulations to eliminate solvents
you need to meet specific CPG companies’ specifications
Adhesives
Hot Melt
Waterborne Acrylic
Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSAs)
Bostik offers the most complete and integrated solutions in the market, including hot melt, waterborne acrylic, specialty solution acrylic and UV acrylic technologies:
Specialty Solution Acrylic
UV Acrylic
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Thermogrip®
• Fast setup times
• Exceptional tack levels
• Low VOC formulations • Compatible with bio-based raw materials
Aroset®, Encor® or Flexcryl®
• High-speed, coater-ready formulations • No pretreated needed for certain solutions
• Broad chemical flexibility • Meets or exceeds APR Critical Guidance for certain solutions
• Solventless to reduce environmental impact
Choose Aroset® if...
you need emulsion PSA solution
Choose Encore® if...
you need permanent adhesion
Choose Flexcryl® if...
you need solution for cold-fill or freezer-grade applications
Aroset®
• Coater-ready formulations
• Superior durability • Multi-substrate adhesion
• High solids formulations to enable sustainable metrics
Arocure®
• Fast cure speeds at various coat weights
• High-temperature performance
• 100% solids • Little to no VOCs
Ready to learn how Bostik can help with your specific label application needs? Contact a Bostik expert to learn how we can help you achieve your goals for above, below and in-between the label!
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