AWA Alexander Watson Associates will host the 1st edition of the AWAVirtual™ PS Label & Liner Sustainability Seminar on April 26th.
The seminar will provide an industry-focused platform for business leaders and professionals to discuss sustainability drivers and innovations and gain insights into recycling-related data in PS Label and Release Liner technologies.
The seminar will be available upon free registration on AWAVirtual™ – AWA’s virtual event platform launched in 2020.

Durability in the Pressure Sensitive Label and Release Liner Industry
The self-adhesive label and the Release Liner Sector are increasingly developing more sustainable solutions. Developments in green products, technologies and recycling are opening up new opportunities for companies in the specialty paper, film, packaging, coating and converting value chain which in recent months have been facing supply shortages, bottlenecks in logistics and increases in raw material prices .

The program
Corey Reardon, President and CEO of AWA, will open the seminar with an overview of the product labeling and decoration market, followed by an overview of Release Liner and Matrix sub-products.

Pablo Englebienne, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Finat, will cover regulatory developments and future directions at EU level, such as the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability, and analyze some Member State measures having an impact on the packaging industry .

Jan ‘T Hart, Principal Consultant, and Gian Debelder, Technical Director Packaging R&D and Sustainability at Procter & Gamble, will present on the Digital Watermarks HolyGrail 2.0 initiative – and then provide a real-time Q&A .

The second part of the seminar, introduced by a presentation by CEPI’s Trade and Industrial Policy Director, Bernard Lombard, will provide an update on the European Green Deal and the Single-Use Plastics Directive.

Following an update from CELAB Europe, Vincenzo Pierro, Business Solution Director MEA, Mondi, will present the Sustainable Release Liner for label applications.

To conclude the seminar, Anum Javed Beg, Manager of Market Research, AWA Alexander Watson Associates, will be joined by Marika Knorr, Head of Sustainability and Communication, CCL Industries, Stefan Schönberger, Head of Product Sustainability Functional Paper & Films, and Avery Dennison for a panel discussion on business aspects, challenges and opportunities in sustainability and PS Label & Release Liner.

Register online
AWA Alexander Watson Associates will host the seminar on the AWAVirtual™ platform, and it is possible to register for free and view the full seminar program here.