The AWA Release Liner Industry Leadership Award was presented to Alex Knott of Dow during the recent AWA Global Release Liner Industry Conference & Exhibition in Amsterdam.

Adrian Hulme, R&D principal for Label & Graphics Materials North America with Avery Dennison Corp., has received the annual AWA Release Liner Industry Leadership Award.

To achieve the desired level of release, humidity resistance, hydrophobicity and other properties, most release coatings today are based on silicone and/or fluorochemical technologies. Fluorochemicals provide hydrophobicity, an important release coating feature that drives performance.

This company recently announced the launch of SUNCRYL® HP98 water-based release coating polymer.

Momentive Performance Materials Inc. recently announced it has commissioned two new expansions at its Rayong, Thailand, manufacturing facility.

This company recently released its new Syl-Off^®SL 35 release modifier, reportedly the next generation of controlled release additive technology for solventless release coatings.

This company was scheduled to debut its newest release coating products at Labelexpo Americas, which takes place September 11-13 in Chicago.

This company announced plans to introduce a line of writeable non-silicone-based release coatings at Label Expo, which will take place September 11-13 in Chicago.