Label Solutions
Koehler Paper has launched its new product Blue4est Pro, a paper based label facestock material.
It is being used for the new generation of environmentally friendly labels because it is produced without chemical developers. This means that it can be disposed of as wastepaper and is also approved for direct contact with food. As with the Blue4est POS till receipt, the Blue4est Pro self-adhesive label can be instantly recognised by consumers as environmentally friendly by its blue colour.
Together, Blue4est Pro and Hermatherm Nature (900) represent a new generation of environmentally friendly labels.
The partnership between Koehler Paper and Herma has given rise to one of the world’s first thermal adhesive materials without chemical developers.
‘We are pleased to now be expanding our environmentally friendly Blue4est product portfolio with Blue4est Pro for self-adhesive labels. This brings us one step closer to our vision of a ‘Blue Market’, a supermarket that only uses environmentally friendly blue till receipts and labels,’ said Sebastian Früh, deputy director thermal paper division at Koehler Paper. ‘Our excellent collaboration with the family owned company Herma proved extremely fruitful.’
The labels can initially be used for fruit and vegetable scales. Further applications will follow soon.
Hermatherm nature (900) is a thermal adhesive material for labels, which was developed in close partnership with Koehler Paper. It is approved for direct contact with food and guaranteed to be free of all chemical developers for the printed image. Labels produced on this basis can be used in all current thermal printers without any problems. Another advantage is that the 62Dps multi-layer permanent adhesive used by Herma shows extremely low tendency for migration and is also approved for direct contact with dry, moist, and greasy foods.
