date:Aug 03, 2012
The firms SuperClear labels are designed for the in-mould labelling (IML) process, where containers are moulded and decorated in one single step.
In-mould labelling took off in the 1990s, and involves placing a pre-printed polypropylene label in a mould with the end product shape, say a tub of butter.
Molten polypropylene is then added to the mould where it fuses with the label and assumes the shape of the mould so label.
As the packaging and the label consist of the same material they can