PDC Europe rewarded for its high elasticity stretch sleeve

PDC Europe was rewarded at the annual InnoBev Sustainability Awards that took place in Warsaw in April 2013 for its high elasticity stretch sleeve.

The PE sleeve competes head-on with the traditional solutions on the market: adhesive labels, full-wrap shrink labels, as well as thermo-shrink sleeves. It is capable of sleeving highly curved bottles (up to 50 %) as well as supporting cutting-edge printing techniques for an outstanding result: on the surface for a white sleeve, on the inside for a transparent one.

It is easy to recycle and adheres naturally to the container it wraps around. No need for gluing, which means it complies with the current recycling specifications. It can be incinerated without letting off harmful gases. Moreover it generates energy savings and saves line space, as its application process requires no shrink tunnel. Not only is the application process simpler and more cost effective, but it reduces raw material consumption by up to 50% because of its high stretchability: the sleeve itself is smaller than the other labeling options.