Labelstock manufacturer VPF has launched eight surface materials engineered to be resource-efficient and meet high ecological requirements in the market.

The new range includes paper- and foil-based options, suitable for all common label printing processes.

New paper-based options include:

  • VPF 1353951, a bright white matt 80g/sqm facestock made from 100% recycled paper, suitable for laser and inkjet printing. This paper is bleached without the use of chlorine during the process and is FSC certified;
  • VPF 10929, an 80g/sqm white, bagasse paper, manufactured from biological waste from agricultural processes, such as after the harvest of corn, wheat, sugarcane and rice. It is said to exhibit excellent UV printing properties and is recyclable;
  • VPF 10930, another bagasse paper, 70g/sqm, and compostable and approved for direct food contat;
  • VPF 10916, 70g/sqm uncoated natural paper manufactured from grass and with a particularly low use of energy and water due to a 40% share of grass from local pastures. Suited for conventional and laser printing, it is FSC-certified, recyclable, compostable, approved for food contact;
  • VPF 10945, 90g/sqm grass-based uncoated natural paper suitable for conventional, inkjet and laser printing, approved for food contact and recyclable.

New foil face stocks are VPF 60750 (glossy), 60931 (white glossy) and 60938 (silver glossy), NatureFlex foils made from renewable, regenerative raw materials on cellulose basis. All are compostable, biodegradable and approved for direct food contact.

These products are available immediately, starting from a volume of 500sqm.

They can be combined with various adhesives and liners. All sustainable surface materials from VPF are supplied with low-migration, food contact-approved dispersion acrylate adhesives 958 (for paper) and 980 (for NatureFlex foils) or with white standard glassine B700, 63g. Removable, ultra-permanent and other adhesives are available upon request. VPF is now developing biodegradable adhesives and products.

The company noted, ‘Environmental protection and sustainable business have become an integral component of the modern economic cycle. The broad discussion about climate change has had a palpable impact, especially for the packaging industry. That is why VPF places great value on ecological aspects when creating the portfolio and developing products. Over the past few months, a variety of surface materials currently available on the market were tested diligently in order to select products with particularly sustainable properties for label printing. Criteria such as recyclability, compostability and available certification were taken into consideration during this qualification process, as was the carbon footprint resulting from origin and transport.’