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PACKAGING NEWS

CCL Label develops IN BRIEF

Igor Arbanas assumed the
leadership of the Vienna-
thinnest stretch sleeve based Coveris Group's flexi-
ble packaging business unit
at the beginning of January
2023. He succeeded Christian
Kolarik, who became Chief
CCL Label has developed Executive Officer of Coveris.
stretch sleeve with thickness Arbanas holds degrees in
of 30 micron in-house at its electrical engineering and computer science, as well as
Austrian Voelkermarkt site. post-graduate degrees in electrical and laser engineer-
ing. He began his professional career in academic
It was designed for returna- research, including at the Vienna University of Technology
ble 1L PET bottles that are before later transitioning to the private sector and taking
typically used in the German on various management positions at technology compa-
mineral water market. nies such as Tricon Consulting and Trotec Laser. Most
recently, Arbanas successfully led the Aluflexpack Group
Thorsten Umek, product The 30-micron sleeve is designed for returnable 1L PET bottles as the CEO for more than nine years. ‘During his tenure as
manager at CCL CEO of the Aluflexpack Group, Igor was the driving force
Voelkermarkt, said: ‘This up to 32 tons of plastic mate- the help of its own elasticity. behind an impressive transformation. Together with his
extremely thin stretch sleeve rial per 100 million sleeves – On top of that it is possible to team, he succeeded in reshaping the company into one
of the leaders in Europe. In addition to this, he also won
was developed with sustaina- which is approximately the integrate different percent- us over with his personality and leadership style,’ said
bility in mind. With 30 weight of over 5 adult African ages of recycled content into Coveris CEO Christian Kolarik. ‘For Igor, business success is
micron the sleeve is a lot elephants.’ stretch sleeves from several built on hard work, entrepreneurship at all levels, a cus-
thinner than the “standard” Stretch sleeves technology sources – including post-con- tomer focus, mutual respect and open collaboration,
which aligns with our values.’
45 micron sleeves that are has several sustainability sumer recyclate (PCR) mate-
advantages. They are made
usually used. This accounts from mono-PE (polypropyl- rial. Stefan Schaeffert at In the fourth quarter, label-
for efficiency on the material ene) material that has a high CCL Label, explained: stock demand in Europe
side – a lot less raw material degree of elasticity. This ‘Stretch Sleeves have been a dropped sharply, after a poor
is needed to manufacture this means that no adhesives and popular decoration technol- first half of the year caused by
strike-related paper short-
sleeve and thus it helps no heat is necessary to apply ogy for the German mineral ages from Finland, and a
reduce the carbon footprint the sleeve to the bottle or water industry that tradition- rebound in Q3. For the year as
of the product. We calculated other container – it attaches ally has been a returnable a whole, European self-
that beverage brands can save itself and stays in place with scheme." adhesive labelstock demand
decreased by 4.7 percent.
European consumption of paper and filmic roll labelstocks
StarPak ramps up ECG with decreased by no less than 24 percent, the sharpest year-
on-year decline in a single quarter recorded since FINAT
Bellissima DMS commissioned the collection of quarterly statistics in 2003.
The contraction in demand is a correction of the ‘erratic’
market behavior in the previous three quarters that started
with the long-lasting paper strike in Finland, the refilling
Flexible packaging manu- of label converter warehouses in the third quarter and the
facturer and printer StarPak mounting general economic uncertainty in the intermedi-
has equipped its production ate period caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
facility to use Bellissima
Digitally Modified Screening Avery Dennison Labels and
Packaging Materials Europe’s
(DMS) to build on its current vast majority of rubber-based
expanded color gamut (ECG) hotmelt adhesives have been
technology. Based in certified for bio-based con-
Houston - Texas, StarPak is a tent by renowned European
part of the Five Star Family of certifying body TÜV Austria.
Companies. StarPak will har- StarPak equipped its production facility to use Bellissima DMS The certification guarantees
ness Bellissima screening ments such as a reduction in when it comes to utilizing that these adhesives contain a minimum of 20 percent
technology to expand its ECG renewable raw materials, and reflects the company’s com-
offerings color shifts with misregistra- ECG to increase productiv- mitment to continue using renewable content in its prod-
Luis Rivas, graphics man- tion and improved flat tints. ity. By adopting Bellissima ucts. Demand for products based on renewable raw materi-
als is growing with increased environmental awareness
ager at StarPak said: ‘Our Our internal Delta Colour DMS, the StarPak team has among consumers. Rubber hotmelt adhesives, used in
graphics department has System has achieved new applications such as shipping and logistics, are no excep-
always strived for excellence heights with the addition of been able to improve their tion. TÜV Austria offers its ‘OK biobased’ certification as an
for our flexible packaging Bellissima DMS.’ existing process while independent guarantee of the percentage of renewable
customers. The Bellissima Pierre Hammond, increasing print fidelity. content in products. Products can be certified as one-,
DMS technology creates new Hamillroad’s commercial two-, three-, or four-star bio-based, depending on their
capabilities with image director said: ‘StarPak are They are true leaders in push- content. The new certification applies to 98 percent of
screening and added ele- leaders in the flexo industry ing the boundaries.' Avery Dennison’s rubber-based hotmelt adhesive volume.
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