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BASF Works Toward a Circular Economy for Adhesive Labels

CELAB (Toward a Circular Economy for Labels) is a cross-industry coalition that is currently focused on scaling up matrix and release liner recycling.
January 19, 2021
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BASF announced that it is a founding member of a new global network dedicated to building a circular economy in the self-adhesive labeling industry.
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RadTech North America Joins U.S. Plastics Pact

The U.S. Plastics Pact looks to define problematic or unnecessary packaging, working toward the increased use of reusable, recyclable, or compostable materials.
December 28, 2020
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The UV+EB Technology Association has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative intended to drive significant systems change to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics in the U.S. by 2025.


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Mactac Joins Newly Founded CELAB Global Consortium to Promote Label Industry Recycling

Circular Economy for Labels (CELAB) is an industry initiative comprising more than 30 companies in the self-adhesive label industry to create greater circularity for industry products by enhancing and promoting matrix and release liner recycling.
November 20, 2020
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Mactac recently announced its role as a leading member in the newly founded Circular Economy for Labels global consortium, which promotes recycling in the self-adhesive label industry.


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European Commission Establishes Raw Materials Alliance

The European Raw Materials Alliance has been established in recognition of the critical importance of raw materials to the European Union’s security, sustainability, and industrial leadership.
October 15, 2020
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The European Commission recently launched the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA), with the presence of other European Union (EU) institutions, national ministers, industry, unions, and civil society organizations, as well as key industry stakeholders.
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Afera Joins in Call to European Commission for Postponement of SCIP Database Notification Deadline

The signatories are requesting urgent resolution of implementation issues in a database designed to support the circular economy as expressed in the European Green Deal.
September 29, 2020
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A coalition of 40 industry organizations, including Afera (The European Association for the Self Adhesive Tape Industry), recently wrote a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for decisive action to solve implementation issues within the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD), specifically the Substances of Concern in Products (SCIP) database.
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