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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2021
Upm Raflatac Oy, Tampere, FI;
Juha Yli-Peltola, Tampere, FI;
Sami Kivinen, Pirkkala, FI;
UPM RAFLATAC OY, Tampere, FI;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a mechanically recyclable label () comprising a face () and an adhesive (). The face () comprises ethylene containing polymer and the adhesive () comprises pressure sensitive adhesive. The pressure sensitive adhesive comprises at least 15 wt. % of a base polymer, at least 25 wt. % of a tackifier and at least 10 wt. % of a plasticizer. The base polymer, the tackifier and the plasticizer are colourless and odourless. The base polymer is a styrene block copolymer. The mechanically recyclable label () is mechanically recyclable with packaging material comprising ethylene containing polymer. The disclosure further relates to a label laminate (), a method for manufacturing a label laminate (), a labelled item (), as well as to use of a label () and of a label laminate (). The disclosure also relates to use of a waste matrix of the label laminate for producing granulates of recycled plastic.