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From recyclable pressure-sensitive adhesives ‏(PSAs) to the in-house Henkel Packaging recyclab: At Labelexpo Europe 2025 in Barcelona, Henkel Adhesive Technologies will be demonstrating how companies can use advanced adhesive solutions to comply with the requirements of the EU packaging regulation PPWR and actively shape future-proof packaging design. From September 16 to 19, the company will be presenting its products at the world's largest trade fair for label and packaging printing technologies in Hall 4, Stand 4C56, with a focus on two key topics: recyclability and CO₂ reduction along the entire value chain.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies is launching Loctite Liofol LA 7837/LA 6265, a solvent-free, aliphatic adhesive system that is tailored for applications involving high thermal stresses – in particular retort packaging for pet food, for example. The system combines the highest level of food safety with reliable processing and also helps to reduce CO₂ emissions by lowering material consumption and eliminating the need for an energy-intensive drying step, which is required for products containing solvents.

For most of its Bref toilet rim blocks in Europe, Henkel now supports the usage of renewable raw materials. The company uses materials that are partially based on renewable raw materials for both the production of cleaning balls and the rim block cages, according to the so-called mass balance approach. This involves replacing a certain amount of fossil raw materials with renewable raw materials at the start of the manufacturing process. The quantity of renewable raw materials is then allocated to specific products using a certified calculation method.