The Pressure Sensitive-Adhesive (PSA) labelling market is estimated to grow approximately by 5 to 7% per year in Brazil and South America. By extending its release papers product range in Brazil, Ahlstrom aims at better serving the growing market needs and offering further local supply alternatives to imported glassine or supercalendered kraft release papers. Equipment modifications to enable larger production volumes are planned for August 2012.

“The extension of our local product offering is a sign of increasing commitment to our customers in the region, who will benefit from a local supply, flexible lead times and a responsive service for an increasing number of products,” said Valmir Piton, vice president, Latin America, Label and Processing.