ACTEGA, a manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, has launched GALACRYL 89.501.14, the world’s first ‘soft touch’ effect decorative coating for laminate tubes.

The new water-based dual cure solution solves the previous issues of long-term scratch, abrasion and stain resistance associated with soft touch effects on laminate tubes and provides manufacturers of laminate and extruded tubes to diversify their business.

ACTEGA’s GALACRYL 89.501.14 is the ‘soft touch’ effect decorative coating for laminate tubes.

The soft touch effect coating has previously been used successfully on different flexible packaging. However, attempts to create an effect coating that provided both the soft texture and optimal technical production properties for laminate tubes have previously been unsuccessful.

ACTEGA has help overcome this challenge by combining an environmentally friendly, water-based dual cure varnish coating, achieving the long-term durability required of this effect on laminate tubes.

It is also an environmentally friendly, water-based dual cure varnish coating.

André Soterio, Head of Sales, Labels, EMEA, ACTEGA, commented, “Thanks to the expertise and talent within the ACTEGA R&D team, we’ve been able to bring these effects to laminate tubes for the first time, transforming the cold and clinical laminate substrate into a warm, comfortable and tactile consumer experience.”

Suitable for packaging containers used within cosmetics or pharmaceuticals, house-hold goods and the food industry, new GALACRYL 89.501.14 features a water-based and milky matte finish varnish. Once applied, the coating is UV cured to protect and seal the container.

Srecko Stjepanovic, Head of Global Market Management, Flexible Packaging, ACTEGA, concluded, “Having solved the previous durability problems associated with this effect when applied to laminate tubes, we are now excited to see how brands integrate this new solution into their product portfolios.”

ACTEGA, a manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, has launched GALACRYL 89.501.14, the world’s first ‘soft touch’ effect decorative coating for laminate tubes.

The new water-based dual cure solution solves the previous issues of long-term scratch, abrasion and stain resistance associated with soft touch effects on laminate tubes and provides manufacturers of laminate and extruded tubes to diversify their business.

ACTEGA’s GALACRYL 89.501.14 is the ‘soft touch’ effect decorative coating for laminate tubes.

The soft touch effect coating has previously been used successfully on different flexible packaging. However, attempts to create an effect coating that provided both the soft texture and optimal technical production properties for laminate tubes have previously been unsuccessful.

ACTEGA has help overcome this challenge by combining an environmentally friendly, water-based dual cure varnish coating, achieving the long-term durability required of this effect on laminate tubes.

It is also an environmentally friendly, water-based dual cure varnish coating.

André Soterio, Head of Sales, Labels, EMEA, ACTEGA, commented, “Thanks to the expertise and talent within the ACTEGA R&D team, we’ve been able to bring these effects to laminate tubes for the first time, transforming the cold and clinical laminate substrate into a warm, comfortable and tactile consumer experience.”

Suitable for packaging containers used within cosmetics or pharmaceuticals, house-hold goods and the food industry, new GALACRYL 89.501.14 features a water-based and milky matte finish varnish. Once applied, the coating is UV cured to protect and seal the container.

Srecko Stjepanovic, Head of Global Market Management, Flexible Packaging, ACTEGA, concluded, “Having solved the previous durability problems associated with this effect when applied to laminate tubes, we are now excited to see how brands integrate this new solution into their product portfolios.”