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UPM Raflatac’s label experts will be present at the Emballage packaging exhibition in Paris from November 17-20 to introduce safe and sustainable products for labeling food and personal care products.
At the exhibition, UPM Raflatac will showcase its Label Life tool, which calculates and compares the environmental impacts of label materials and different recycling options. Calculations are based on a comprehensive lifecycle assessment (LCA) study that collects raw material and energy inputs from the labeling value chain and converts them into outputs in terms of emissions to air, water, land and waste.
UPM Raflatac’s LCA model is based on the international ISO 14040/44 standard for systematic analysis of environmental impacts. Label Life provides credible information for comparing the environmental performance of self-adhesive labels, consistent with the methodology used by large brand owners to evaluate their own environmental impacts.
In addition, UPM Raflatac’s RafCycle waste management concept offers solutions for the closed-loop recycling of paper labelstock liners, the re-use of label manufacturing residuals for UPM ProFi composite materials, and energy recovery at UPM’s paper mills. By providing alternatives to landfilling and the associated costs, RafCycle offers label converters, packers and brand owners opportunities to manage their businesses more sustainably, efficiently and profitably.
Under the EU 10/2011 regulation, each company in the packaging value chain is responsible for forwarding documentation related to the safety of their packaging materials containing plastic and in contact with food. Declarations of Conformity are available for quick and convenient distribution – significantly reducing the risk of product recalls and providing valuable safeguards for brand reputation.
UPM Raflatac supplies a wide range of labelstock products in combination with adhesives formulated for food safety and tested to comply with regulation permissions and limits.
At the exhibition, UPM Raflatac will showcase its Label Life tool, which calculates and compares the environmental impacts of label materials and different recycling options. Calculations are based on a comprehensive lifecycle assessment (LCA) study that collects raw material and energy inputs from the labeling value chain and converts them into outputs in terms of emissions to air, water, land and waste.
UPM Raflatac’s LCA model is based on the international ISO 14040/44 standard for systematic analysis of environmental impacts. Label Life provides credible information for comparing the environmental performance of self-adhesive labels, consistent with the methodology used by large brand owners to evaluate their own environmental impacts.
In addition, UPM Raflatac’s RafCycle waste management concept offers solutions for the closed-loop recycling of paper labelstock liners, the re-use of label manufacturing residuals for UPM ProFi composite materials, and energy recovery at UPM’s paper mills. By providing alternatives to landfilling and the associated costs, RafCycle offers label converters, packers and brand owners opportunities to manage their businesses more sustainably, efficiently and profitably.
Under the EU 10/2011 regulation, each company in the packaging value chain is responsible for forwarding documentation related to the safety of their packaging materials containing plastic and in contact with food. Declarations of Conformity are available for quick and convenient distribution – significantly reducing the risk of product recalls and providing valuable safeguards for brand reputation.
UPM Raflatac supplies a wide range of labelstock products in combination with adhesives formulated for food safety and tested to comply with regulation permissions and limits.