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dal contenitore, sia negli impianti di riciclo in fase di separazione dei materiali sia da parte del consumatore. L’adesivo è acrilico a base acqua e pre-applicato mediante una tecnica proprietaria. La tecnologia è «a settori» - l’adesivo è applicato soltanto in alcuni punti, e non «a tavola piena», e questo consente di utilizzare una quantità di adesivo di gran lunga inferiore alle etichette autoadesive tradizionali, con evidenti vantaggi per l’ambiente. Rispetto alle Pressure Sensitive Labels (PSL) Preglued4cans è linerless: l’utilizzatore beneficia così del fatto di non dover gestire scarti di supporto siliconato, contribuendo inoltre alla riduzione del consumo della materia prima necessaria per produrre il liner stesso. Rispetto a una soluzione PSL, la tecnologia è roll-fed, quindi la decorazione del contenitore è a 360°. L’estrutecnologia Bruckner-LISIM a stiro simultaneo). Il film
sione del film su tecnologia LISIM aumenta la brillan-
può essere certificato ISCC PLUS, secondo l’approccio
tezza del film e di conseguenza anche lo shelf-appeal
del bilancio di massa e ottenuto da fonti rinnovabili (oli
del prodotto finale. L’utilizzo della tecnologia di stampa
vegetali), oppure da riciclo chimico da post consumo.
rotocalco o flessografica riduce significativamente le
L’applicazione dell’adesivo all’etichetta in fase di pro-
limitazioni intrinseche alla tecnologia di stampa diretta
duzione permette di eliminare l’uso della stazione di
su lattine in alluminio, permettendo inoltre di realizzare
colla a caldo e quindi di ridurre i consumi di energia e di
artwork fino a 10 colori. Tutto questo senza inficiare la
ridurre i fermi per manutenzione e per pulizia. L’assen-
produttività perché le etichettatrici possono raggiun-
za di hot-melt facilita inoltre la rimozione dell’etichetta
gere la velocità di produzione fino a 80.000 bph.
ENGLISH Version
Irplast: an Oscar-winning label for cans PREGLUED4CANS LABEL BY IRPLAST WINS THE PACKAGING OSCAR - BEST PACKAGING 2022 - SPECIAL ETHICAL PACKAGING PAPER AWARD. THIS IS THE RECOGNITION FOR THE INVESTMENT PLAN LAUNCHED BY IRPLAST WHICH INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION INTO THE CORPORATE STRATEGY
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rplast has risen to the top step of the podium of the Oscar of Packaging 2022 by winning the Special Ethical Packaging Paper Award with the roll-fed BOPP label to decorate aluminum cans, tinplate cans and aerosol containers. The historic award - promoted by the Italian Packaging Institute, which has been awarded to the best Italian Packaging since 1957 - was awarded to the company in Milan last 4 May, as part of the Ipack-Ima Fair. The recognition certifies the validity of the path taken to date by
Irplast in terms of sustainable innovation with this motivation: “The Preglued4cans label satisfies several values: accessible, transparent, informative, educational and sustainable. The flexibility of application on different materials and shapes is meaningful, allowing the customization of the container without waste. It is also recyclable and easily separable from the container”. “We are very proud of this award”, said Fausto Cosi, CEO of Irplast SpA. From an environmental point of view, the vision of an integrated sustainability along the
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entire supply chain is one of the group’s priorities as highlighted in the first Sustainability Report, which we have published in 2020. Investments in R&D have made it possible to develop special films (also thanks to our technologies such as the LISIM Line to produce PP films), which allow the reduction of plastic material and make it recyclable and suitable for new applications”. PREGLUED4CANS: THE WINNING SOLUTION IN DETAIL The impulse to Research & Development has led to the creation of a label to decorate containers based on real demand, which may vary according to the target markets. The label can also be applied to already printed cans, thus eliminating the problem of stock in the warehouse. Furthermore, Preglued4cans represents a valid alternative to paper labels, as the BOPP support (100% recyclable) and sandwich printing make the label much more resistant in presence of unfavorable
weather, storage or transport conditions. Preglued4cans can be printed on transparent polypropylene film, cavitated or with high shrinkage (with Bruckner-LISIM technology with simultaneous stretching). The film can be ISCC PLUS certified, according to the mass balance approach and obtained from renewable sources (vegetable oils), or from post-consumer chemical recycling. The application of the adhesive to the label during the production phase eliminates the use of hot glue station and therefore reduces energy consumption and downtime for maintenance and cleaning. The absence of hot-melt also facilitates the removal of the label from the container, both in recycling plants during the separation of materials and by the consumer. The adhesive is water-based acrylic and pre-applied using a proprietary technique. The technology is “in zones”, that is the adhesive is applied only in some points, and not on the whole surface, and this allows the use of a much lower quantity
