Loparex
Loparex manufactures engineered release liners and functional films. Its global headquarters is in Cary, North Carolina, United States, where the official location directory identifies the operating entity as Loparex LLC. The Loparex brand also operates through locally named companies in Europe and Asia. Its core portfolio comprises silicone-coated paper release liners, film release liners and uncoated engineered films for protective, barrier and membrane applications. The company also offers high-sensitivity thermal labelstock for linerless labels. Paper and film constructions are tailored to release force, mechanical performance, coating weight, width and the customer’s converting process. Production capabilities include blown and cast film extrusion, poly extrusion coating, silicone coating, printing, embossing, perforation and slitting. Markets include adhesive tapes, labels, graphics, health care, hygiene, composites, automotive, electronics, construction, renewable energy and shipping applications. Certified, recycled-content and bio-based material options are construction- and site-specific, rather than universal claims for every product. The current official location directory lists manufacturing and office sites in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, India, China and Thailand. These include Cary headquarters; production sites in Hammond, Iowa City, Malvern, Manteno, Forchheim, Apeldoorn, Silvassa and Guangzhou; and commercial or administrative offices in Mumbai, Shanghai and Bangkok.
Products
Engineered Functional Films
Material
Loparex engineered films are uncoated functional film constructions for protection, barrier performance and permeable membranes. Blown and cast extrusion allows mono-material designs and multilayer structures of up to nine layers. Substrates include LDPE, HDPE, PP, APET, EVOH, PA and PS, with selected recycled-content, certified raw-material and bio-based options. Mechanical properties, additional functions, colour, printing and embossing can be customized for the application; performance and sustainability claims must be checked for the chosen grade.
Constructions of up to 9 layers
Protective films, barrier films and membranes
Film Release Liners
Material
Loparex film release liners combine engineered polymer substrates with silicone release coatings on one or both sides, including direct-coated and poly-coated constructions. Available substrates include LDPE, HDPE, PP, APET, EVOH, PA and PS. In-house blown and cast film extrusion supports custom release force, coating weight, width and packaging. Printing and embossing are available. Recycled-content, ISCC PLUS raw-material, biopolymer and biodegradable options depend on the selected substrate and construction.
One-sided or two-sided silicone coating
In-house blown and cast film extrusion
Paper Release Liners
Material
Loparex paper release liners are supplied as directly silicone-coated or poly-coated constructions, with coating on one or both sides. Available base papers include clay coated kraft (CCK), glassine, supercalendered kraft (SCK), machine-finished and machine-glazed kraft. Release force, grammage, coating weight, width and packaging are tailored to the application. Emulsion, solvent-based and solvent-free silicone systems are offered, with thermal, UV or electron-beam curing according to the construction.
Direct-coated or poly-coated constructions
CCK, glassine, SCK, MF and MG base papers
Thermal Linerless Labelstock
Material
Loparex offers high-sensitivity direct thermal paper with full release covering for linerless label printers. The published solutions include 50# (81 gsm) and 40# (66 gsm) papers for medium- and high-speed thermal printing. Linerless label constructions eliminate the separate release liner, reducing liner waste and allowing longer label rolls. Applications described by Loparex include food packaging, logistics and shipping, and retail pricing. Printer compatibility, adhesive construction and final label specifications should be confirmed for the order.
50# (81 gsm) or 40# (66 gsm)
Designed for direct thermal linerless labelling