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Self Adhesive Label

Self Adhesive Label Film for Converters — PET, BOPP & Synthetic Paper Face Stocks from Thailand and Vietnam Factories

Guanma supplies self-adhesive label film, industrial grade, for converters, brand owners, and packaging engineers through out SE-Asia, South-America and Europe. Our three face-stock families PET, BOPP and synthetic paper combine with hot-melt, water-based acrylic and UV-curable pressure sensitive adhesives.

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Self Adhesive Label Film Specification
From 1 Ton
Minimum Order Qty (MOQ)
7 – 14 Days
Delivery to SEA
3 Families
PET, BOPP & Synthetic
3 Adhesives
Hot-Melt, Acrylic, UV

Why China-Origin Label Stock Is Costing SEA & USA Buyers an Extra 60 Days and 25%

Section 301 tariffs on China-origin self-adhesive label film- classed under HTS 3919.10- are at 25% under List 3 plus 7.5% under List 4A, and exclusions from specific subheadings, such as 3919.10.2055, expired in November 2025, the latest USTR Federal Register notice . For a USA brand owner buying pressure-sensitive label material at scale, that single line item adds five figures to an annual materials budget, before freight.

Lead time on Chinese label stock compounds the cost. Yangtze-port outbound shipping to SEA destinations averages 45 to 60 days when canal routing and port congestion are factored in, which forces converters to hold an extra month of safety stock. Converters running a single beverage line at twelve thousand bottles per hour cannot afford a stock-out on BOPP face stock; the calculus becomes paying tariff plus inventory financing, or finding a non-China origin.

The Strategic Alternative

Guanma maintains coating and laminating lines in Bn Dng, Vietnam , Thailand. TH and VN origin avoids Section 301 exposure entirely, qualifies for preferential duty treatment under AANZFTA and EVFTA subject to rules-of-origin compliance, and ships to SEA consumers in seven to fourteen days from PO. Converters in Jakarta or Manila can spec a roll on Monday and get it two weeks later- not eight.

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PET, BOPP, and Synthetic Paper — Face Stock Specs and Use Cases

Selecting the right face stock among pressure-sensitive label and self-adhesive label film families is the single largest influence a brand owner has on label durability, print clarity, and unit cost. Each polymer behaves uniquely in heat, humidity and mechanical stress, and each pairs naturally with a specific pressure sensitive adhesive chemistry. The choice between paper or film face stock affects thermal transfer printing compatibility, product labeling line speed, and the visual range available to label design teams. Custom label specifications from converters typically begin with face-stock selection before adhesive. Below are the three face-stock families Guanma produces at our factories in Thailand and Vietnam.

PET Adhesive Film

PET Face Stock

Thickness

23–50 µm

Finish

Clear / matte / metallic

Surface energy

41 mN/m (no corona needed)

Best for

Cosmetics no-label-look, durable industrial ID, automotive

Adhesive pairing

Water-based acrylic / UV-curable

PET- (polyester) provides the greatest dimensional stability and clarity of the three face stocks. Industrial buyers select PET when a machinery label must endure five years of environmental sun, when a prestige cosmetics brand wants a clear-on-clear no-label effect, or when an automotive component manufacturer requires a label that maintains adhesion at engine-bay temperatures.

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BOPP Label Film

BOPP Face Stock

Thickness

50–80 µm

Finish

Clear / white / silver / matte / glossy

Surface energy

29–32 mN/m untreated, 38–42 corona-treated

Best for

Beverage bottle labels, food containers, personal care

Adhesive pairing

Hot-melt / water-based acrylic

BOPP- (biaxially-oriented polypropylene) is the backbone of the beverage and food application market because it balances price, gloss and chemical-resistance. Corona-treated BOPP at 38 to 42 mN/m bonds strongly to glass, PET bottles and HDPE containers. Metallic and silver variants of BOPP afford brands the mirror-lustre effect without the expense of foil stamping.

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Synthetic Paper

Synthetic Paper

GSM

90–120 g/m²

Finish

White matte / pearl

Properties

Tear-resistant, water-resistant

Best for

Logistics tags, outdoor signage, industrial warning

Adhesive pairing

Hot-melt / UV-curable

Synthetic paper closes the gap between paper labels and film labels. It prints on digital and flexographic presses much like coated paper, but it neither tears nor soaks up water like cellulose stock. Supply-chain managers specify synthetic paper for cryogenic cold chain freight labels that must be visible in a frozen warehouse, and on tropical port.

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Sustainability and Recyclability Across Face Stocks

Brand owners pursuing sustainability goals on packaging need to know which self-adhesive label film face stocks support recyclable workflow. PET face stocks are widely recyclable through PET reclaim streams when paired with wash-off adhesive grades. BOPP integrates into polyolefin recycling alongside HDPE and PP containers. Synthetic paper carries higher recycling complexity but supports a sustainable product labeling story when paired with mono-material container construction. Transparent face stocks specifically support a “no-label-look” while keeping the container-PSA mass ratio low enough for clean recyclate reclaim.

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Hot Melt, Water-Based Acrylic, and UV-Curable — Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Selection

A face stock is only part of the equation. The adhesive layer beneath the face stock, paired with a release liner that protects it during conversion, dictates the label’s temperature service window, the minimum substrate surface energy (mN/m) it will accept a bond, and how easy it releases (clean, with residue or not at all). Three types of PSA dominate Guanma’s offerings – each optimized for a different level of substrate and application environment.

Hot Melt (rubber-based)

Service Temp −10 to 60°C
Min Surface Energy 31 mN/m
Typical Use

Beverage container labels, food packaging at room temperature, indoor logistics tags

Water-Based Acrylic

Service Temp −20 to 80°C
Min Surface Energy 30 mN/m
Typical Use

General-purpose labeling, humid environments, food-contact PSA, retail consumer goods

UV-Curable

Service Temp −40 to 150°C
Min Surface Energy 28 mN/m
Typical Use

Automotive components, industrial outdoor equipment, high-temperature electronics

Removability Spec

Within each PSA chemistry, Guanma offers three degrees of removability. Permanent grade is used for promotional and primary product identification labels which need to stay on after one application. Removable grade leaves no residual deposit on the substrate, Guanma’s service goal, within 24 months; branded product owners prefer for seasonal SKUs and half-price mark-downs. Repositionable can be timed and form cut, providing a 3-7 day window to lift and re-apply a pricing label for retail shelving.

Permanent

Clean-Removal Window n/a (designed to stay)
Common Application

Case coding, primary product label, regulatory information

Removable

Clean-Removal Window Up to 24 months
Common Application

Promotional overlay, recyclable bottle deposit label, seasonal SKU

Repositionable

Clean-Removal Window 3–7 days
Common Application

Retail price label, in-store shelf marker, sample tag

Why Substrate Surface Energy Determines Bond Strength

The primary PSA spec often ignored when selecting face stock is the surface energy measured in mN/m, especially under variable environmental conditions where humidity and temperature shift bond reliability. The adhesive wets out across the substrate surface when pressure is applied at the labeling head, and that wetting only happens if the substrate’s surface energy equals or exceeds the adhesive’s threshold. Polyethylene and polypropylene sit at the bottom of the energy scale (around 31 and 29 to 32 mN/m) which explains why a hot-melt face stock can be conveniently lifted from an HDPE bottle within hours if the adhesive was wrong for the application.

Corona treatment is the industry-changing solution to this issue. Passing the film through an electrical discharge at high frequency raises the surface energy by 10-12 mN/m, creating the safe zone for standard pressure sensitive adhesives at 38-42 mN/m where they wet out as designed. Beontag’s own research with labeling polyolefins and Avery Dennison’s converter handbook under line that corona pre-treatment is a must for bond reliability to these substrates.

HDPE

Untreated mN/m 31
Corona-Treated mN/m 38–44
Recommended Adhesive

Hot melt or water-based acrylic with high tack

Polypropylene (PP)

Untreated mN/m 29–32
Corona-Treated mN/m 38–42
Recommended Adhesive

Hot melt or water-based acrylic

PET (polyester)

Untreated mN/m 41
Corona-Treated mN/m 44–48
Recommended Adhesive

Water-based acrylic (general)

PVC

Untreated mN/m 39
Corona-Treated mN/m 42–45
Recommended Adhesive

Water-based acrylic or UV-curable

Aluminum

Untreated mN/m 35–45
Corona-Treated mN/m (varies, anodized)
Recommended Adhesive

UV-curable or water-based

Glass

Untreated mN/m 73
Corona-Treated mN/m (none needed)
Recommended Adhesive

Any adhesive (high-energy substrate)

Unsure which adhesive matches your substrate? Send a sample of your container, and our applications team will return an adhesive recommendation with surface-energy data.

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FINAT, ASTM, FDA, and REACH — Test Methods That Buyers Audit

Brand owners traveling globally will not accept any pressure-sensitive label material without supply-chain certification, and converters will not buy raw material if ASTM or FINAT peel adhesion data is not referenced on the spec sheet. Guanma’s datasheets always include references to test standards below, and the testing method used to obtain them .

FINAT FTM 1

Scope

Self-adhesive PSA materials

What It Measures

Peel adhesion at 180°, 300 mm/min — baseline removability test

FINAT FTM 2

Scope

Self-adhesive PSA materials

What It Measures

Peel adhesion at 90°, 300 mm/min — converter line tension reference

ASTM D3330

Scope

PSA tape and label material

What It Measures

Peel adhesion at 180° or T-peel; methods A through F by configuration

ISO 6588

Scope

Paper face stocks

What It Measures

pH and moisture content of paper substrates

FDA 21 CFR 175.105

Scope

Indirect food-contact PSA

What It Measures

Component compliance for adhesives in food packaging

REACH SVHC

Scope

EU sales of PVC films

What It Measures

Substance disclosure on Substances of Very High Concern

Guanma’s face stock and PSA datasheets always reference these standards when submitting a spec with an RFQ. Certification basis will vary according to face stock product lines but can be provided upon request .

Real Application Outcomes — Beverage, Logistics, Cosmetics, Industrial

Below are four basic application archetypes Guanma supplies – SEA, South America, and Europe in particular. Typical specifications in the table represent normal requirement levels, not specific indicator customers.

Beverage — Bangkok Bottling

A BOPP clear 50 m face stock applied with a water-based acrylic PSA. Cold chain storage means it is going through a hundred and twenty degree CTE cycles from the farm to the bottling plant. Labels must withstand the condensation without falling off. Clear BOPP gives a no-label-look without the polyester cost. Volume exceeds 700,000 m 2 annually.

Beverage Label Application 1
Beverage Label Application 2

Logistics — Vietnam Cold Chain

Synthetic paper at 100 g/m with hot-melt adhesive. Freight tags follow the product from factory packed in a frozen warehouse in Ho Chi Minh City into retail distribution in Rotterdam. Synthetic paper bears no humidity while passing through tropical transit, and does not snap on a forklift. Hot-melt adhesive holds at cold-chain temperatures below minus ten Celsius.

Logistics Label Application 1
Logistics Label Application 2

Cosmetics — Singapore Luxury

PET clear-on-clear at 23 m with water-based acrylic adhesive. A high-end skincare brand demands that bottle glass be printed as a design plane, with typography proofed to appear to “float” on space. PET at 23 m disappears against glass, water-based acrylic keeps the bond invisible at the edges, and bottle washability unaffected.

Cosmetics Label Application 1
Cosmetics Label Application 2

Industrial — Indonesia Equipment ID

PET at 50 m with UV-curable adhesive. Online equipment ID tags ride on pumps, generators, and processing tanks locked out in the sub-Sahara desert sun. PET supplies no UV embrittlement, UV-curable adhesive bonds through , and the tags are still note-worthy past—two-five year service life.

Industrial Label Application 1
Industrial Label Application 2

Self Adhesive Film Facility

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MOQ, Lead Time, Sample Policy, and RFQ Template — How to Order from Guanma

Most label converters and brand owners will identify their first friction not with the spec but with the procurement reality. A converter quoting a trial to a small B-ow user cannot stomach a five-ton MOQ, and a logistics buyer in a rush to market cannot wait sixty days for a roll. Guanma’s procurement policies work for the realistic mid-volume B2B buyer running 100,000—10 million labels per SKU per year.

Minimum Order Quantity

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Typical MOQ begins at 1 ton on PET and BOPP with synthetic paper starting at a half-ton. Special GSM, custom width under fifty millimeters, and custom finishes (metallic, embossed) may lift the MOQ ceiling. The RFQ team then verifies the precise tonnage tier represented by the particular roll combination in question.

Lead Time

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Bangkok and Binh Duong facilities ship within seven-ten days of PO for SEA destinations, twenty-one—twenty-eight days for South America and Europe, and twenty-five—thirty-two days for West Coast USA. Shipping solutions account for production at the factory plus ocean transit. Expedited air freight on trial quantities can be quoted on a case-by-case basis for market launch deadlines.

Sample Policy

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Swatch samples in A4 format covering any face-stock and adhesive combo ship free of charge with complete datasheet attached, and reach within three working days. Trial rolls of 100—250 mm widths and 500—1,000 mm lengths arrive at material cost plus freight, with that service charge refundable against any pre-arranged bulk purchase order placed within sixty days.

RFQ Template

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Complete RFQs to Guanma include face stock (PET, BOPP, or synthetic paper), GSM or thickness in microns, adhesive chemistry (hot-melt, water-based, or UV-curable), liner type (glassine or PET), roll width in millimeters, roll length in meters or kilograms, finish (clear, matte, glossy, metallic), and certification flags (FDA food-contact, REACH SVHC, FSC). The applications team then offers a quote with lead-time time confirmation usually within two business days.

EU RoHS Directive Compliant
FSC Certified
ISO 9001 Quality Management

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Self Adhesive Label Film — Frequently Asked Questions

These two terms describe the same construction. A pressure-sensitive label refers to the self-adhesive face-stock and liner combination, and “film” specifies that the face stock is a polymer (PET, BOPP, PVC) rather than paper. The adhesive will adhere upon application of pressure without activation by water, heat or solvent.

PET performs well where clarity, durability, and temperature stability are needed in a label- cosmetics no-label-look, automotive parts, industrial machinery ID. BOPP is the economical choice for price, gloss, multi-purposeness – beverage containers, food storage, personal care. PET is more expensive but more durable in difficult service.

Typical MOQ is one metric ton on PET, one and a half metric ton on BOPP, half a metric ton on synthetics. Special widths below 50 mm or specialty finishes may increase the MOQ. Custom trial volumes as a billable roll sample are available to qualify as a converter.

USA West Coast: twenty-five to thirty-two days. European Union: twenty one to twenty eight days. Brazil and other South American destinations: twenty one to twenty eight days. Southeast Asia: seven to fourteen days. Air freight prices for small trial quantities are available on request.

Yes. A4 swatch samples with full datasheet ship free within three business days. A trial roll between 100 and 250 mm width is supplied at material cost plus freight, and that cost is creditable against any bulk purchase order placed within sixty days.

Options for recycled-content face stock and adhesive combinations exist. Please specify target product family and total recycled-content percentage when inquiring with the applications team at Guanma to make sure what is available today.

Guanma’s pressure-sensitive adhesives are formulated to conform to FDA 21 CFR 175.105 for indirect food-contact, and REACH SVHC declarations are documented for the PVC face-stock line under EU chemicals registration. Compliance documentation is supplied alongside the spec sheet on RFQ.

Hot-melt sets up faster on the converting line and is cost-effective for room-temperature applications, but has a narrower service range of roughly minus ten to plus sixty degrees Celsius. Water-based acrylic has a more extensive service range of minus twenty to plus eighty degrees Celsius, and is the expected standard for moist environments and food-contact use.

Yes, on removable-grade adhesive specifications. Guanma manufactures three removability tiers: permanent grade (designed to stay), removable grade (clean removal up to 24 months), and repositionable grade (3 to 7 day window for re-positioning). Specify the removability tier when submitting an RFQ.

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