Abstract: The present invention provides a metal filmic laminate web comprising a web of self-supporting metal substrate; a printed filmic web comprising machine and transverse directions and being adhered to the metal substrate by means of an adhesive layer between the printed filmic web and the web of self-supporting metal substrate, the printed filmic web comprising a filmic substrate and digitally printed matter provided as a sequential array comprising at least a pair of non-repetitive images on the web; a first image being digitally printed on a machine direction defined first portion of the web and a second image being separately digitally printed on a machine direction defined second portion of the web, the first and second portions being adjacent or neighbouring each other in a machine direction on the web and the first image being different from the second image.

Abstract: There is disclosed an in-mould labelling process for the manufacture of a labelled article comprising the steps of: feeding a labelstock web into a mould; forming an article in the mould such that the formed article contacts and effectively adheres to a label of the labelstock web; detaching the adhered label from the labelstock web; and removing the formed and labelled article from the mould.

Abstract: There is disclosed an in-mould labelling process for the manufacture of a labelled article comprising the steps of: feeding a labelstock web into a mould; forming an article in the mould such that the formed article contacts and effectively adheres to a label of the labelstock web; detaching the adhered label from the labelstock web; and removing the formed and labelled article from the mould.

Abstract: The present invention provides a label facestock film comprising a substrate web and a pattern of active material on a surface of the substrate web, wherein the substrate web comprises one or more label-forming regions and one or more matrix regions, and wherein the pattern of the active material is repetitive and forms a region of said surface that is free from any active material, wherein said region at least partially overlaps with one or more of the one or more matrix regions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a label facestock film comprising a substrate web and a pattern of material comprising a VOC scavenger on a surface of the substrate web, wherein the pattern of the material comprising a VOC scavenger is repetitive and forms a region of said surface that is free from any material comprising a VOC scavenger.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of authenticating the provenance of an article marked with a removable transparent polymer film comprising measuring the thickness of the removable transparent film while still located on the article or of a layer within the film while still located on the article by white light interferometry. Alternatively, or in addition, the method comprises measuring the birefringence of the removable transparent polymer film while still located on the article or of a layer within the film while still located on the article.

Abstract: There is disclosed an in-mould labelling process for the manufacture of a labelled article comprising the steps of: feeding a labelstock web into a mould; forming an article in the mould such that the formed article contacts and effectively adheres to a label of the labelstock web; detaching the adhered label from the labelstock web; and removing the formed and labelled article from the mould.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing an in-mold labelled article, the method comprising the steps of: placing a label comprising a film having a core comprising polypropylene/polyethylene random copolymer as its principal polymeric constituent into a mold for injection molding, thermoforming, or blow molding; holding the label in position; injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mold so as to bind with the label; and removing the article from the mold. A process of in-mold labelling using such a label is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for in-mould labelling of an article with a film, wherein at least a first surface of the film is plasma treated. The invention also concerns in-mould labelled articles obtainable by the process of the invention.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for manufacturing an in-mold labelled article, the process comprising the steps of: placing a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film (15) into a mold for injection molding, thermoforming, or blow molding; holding the label in position; injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mold so as to bind with the label; and removing the article from the mold. A process of in-mold labelling using a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film is also disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed an in-mould labelling process for the manufacture of a labelled article comprising the steps of: feeding a labelstock web into a mould; forming an article in the mould such that the formed article contacts and effectively adheres to a label of the labelstock web; detaching the adhered label from the labelstock web; and removing the formed and labelled article from the mould.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing an in-mould labelled article, the method comprising the steps of: placing a label comprising a film having a core comprising polypropylene/polyethylene random copolymer as its principal polymeric constituent into a mould for injection moulding, thermoforming, or blow moulding; holding the label in position; injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mould so as to bind with the label; and removing the article from the mould. A process of in-mould labelling using such a label is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of authenticating the provenance of an article marked with a transparent polymer film comprising measuring the thickness of the film or of a layer within in the film by white light interferometry and/or by birefringence.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for manufacturing an in-mold labelled article, the process comprising the steps of: placing a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film (15) into a mold for injection molding, thermoforming, or blow molding; holding the label in position; injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mold so as to bind with the label; and removing the article from the mold. A process of in-mold labelling using a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film is also disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for manufacturing an in-mould labelled article, the process comprising the steps of: placing a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film (15) into a mould for injection moulding, thermoforming, or blow moulding; holding the label in position; injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mould so as to bind with the label; and removing the article from the mould. A process of in-mould labelling using a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film is also disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for manufacturing an in-mould labelled article, the process comprising the steps of: placing a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film (15) into a mould for injection moulding, thermoforming, or blow moulding; holding the label in position; injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mould so as to bind with the label; and removing the article from the mould. A process of in-mould labelling using a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film is also disclosed.