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Adhesives

Self-adhesive laminate comprises the following components, from top to bottom:

1. Face
2. Adhesive
  • coated on the reverse side of the face material
    • 3. Release coating
    4. Backing

    All UPM Raflatac adhesives are solvent-free and environmentally friendly, without compromising performance.

    Choosing adhesives for different applications

    Choose the end-use or  type of adhesion required from the table below. The links to UPM Raflatac product index to provide details for each adhesive, its composition, main end-uses and technical values.

    For rolls For sheets Properties and end-uses
    Deep freeze » Deep freeze »
    • adhesion at low temperatures
    Hot melt »
    • on heat tolerant substrates
    • curved moist substrates
    • very rough substrates
    Permanent » Permanent »
    • for all paper & filmic face materials
    • textiles
    • stamps
    • luminescence
    • non-migrative pure acrylic
    Removable » Removable »
    • long-term removability
    • rough and curved substrates
    • clarity, UV-stability, water resistance
    • A4 applications
    Semi permanent »
    • short term repositionability
    • refrigerated, wet conditions
    • wet wipes
    UV Hot melt
    • clear-on-clear moist substrates
    • overlaminating
    • pasteurization resistant
    • durables
    Wash off »
    • wash-off with alkaline hot water
    • wash-off with hot water
    • for glass
    • for plastic

    When choosing a labelstock product for a specific application, UPM Raflatac has an adhesive to meet every expectation:

    • permanent (for EAN bar codes, A4 labelstock…)
    • removable (e.g. for use on test tubes and glass containers; semi-permanent adhesives are easy to remove directly after labelling but become permanent over time)
    • wash-off (for returnable packages, bottles, plastic boxes, postage stamps…)
    • non-migrating (pharmaceutical labelling)
    • adhesives for difficult substrates (moist or frozen, curved surfaces, textiles, tyres…)
    • adhesives for direct food contact (dry, moist and non-fatty foodstuffs, meat labelling…)