Mactac Launches New Range of Sustainable Films

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Mactac, a leading supplier of pressure-sensitive adhesives, has just introduced a sustainable films product line. Their new line is PVC-free. It is made up of polyester and polypropylene films to meet current standards of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety and Improvement Act.

“Our distributor and printer customers are on a mission to meet end-user needs for sustainable marketing and advertising products,” says Amanda Smith, Product Manager of Mactac Distributor Products. “Mactac is committed to environmental responsibility, and we want to support our customers by offering them quality, go-to products that help reduce environmental impact.”

LINTEC, Mactac’s parent company, leads the way in attempting to make their productions environmentally responsible. Mactac follows a “Simply Sustainable culture of environmental responsibility that encompasses environmental best practices and development of environmentally friendly products.”

IMAGin Simply Sustainable products “cling any smooth glass surfaces such as windows office doors display cases and even beverage coolers.” They can be applied with both wet and dry methods on a range of surfaces including smooth, glossy plastic and shiny metal.

The product line includes:

Crystal Cling (SS299): This 4.0-mil gloss clear removable PET film offers excellent clarity and print compatibility with UV and latex inkjet printers. It features a 3.0-mil polyester traction back release liner and is intended for short- to medium-term advertising on glass surfaces such as windows, displays, and signboards.

Print Friendly Opaque (SS129): Designed for medium-term advertising on glass surfaces such as windows, displays, and signboards, this 2.3-mil gloss white permanent block-out PP film can be printed with UV inkjet printers. It is top-coated and protected with a 50# bleach glassine liner.

White Magic Cling (SS99) and Clear Magic Cling (SS29): Available in gloss white (SS99) or gloss clear (SS29), this 2.0-mil soft, flexible PP removable film is designed to cling to any smooth glass surface, including windows, office doors, display cases or beverage coolers. It also works well on other smooth, glossy plastic and shiny metal surfaces. It is supplied with a 90# poly-coated lay flat liner for ease of processing and handling and can be printed with conventional screen and offset, UV screen and offset, UV inkjet, and latex printers.