ISO 9001:2015 + FSC available

Glassine Release Liner for Self-Adhesive Labels — Guanma SCK 35-120gsm

Glassine release liner built for label converters that need predictable die-cutting and high-speed dispensing across Tire, Cable, Pharmaceutical, Food and Durable label applications. Guanma supercalendered SCK glassine ships in 60 / 72 / 80 / 100 gsm standard grades plus custom 35-120gsm, with 0.85-1.2 g/m² silicone coating weight controlled within the industry-tight ±0.03 g/m² NIR-measured precision band — sample reels ready in 10 working days from Thailand or Vietnam.

Solution Summary — Why Converters Move to Guanma SCK Glassine

  • Spec range published upfront: 35-120gsm SCK glassine, 0.85-1.2 g/m² silicone, one-side or two-side coatable — no inquiry forms before specs.
  • Die-cutting and dispensing are tuned together: highly calendared sheet density paired with controlled silicone holdout enables clean release at automatic high-speed dispensing.
  • Recyclable and EU-compliant: Guanma glassine matches the substrate class proven recyclable under EN 13430 in the 2024 CELAB x CTP study (1.3% screening rejects vs 7.1% for CCK).
  • Configuration is the product: Pair Guanma facestocks (PET / PP synthetic / coated paper) with hot-melt, water-based, or acrylic adhesives over this glassine liner — one supplier, one accountable spec sheet.
  • Regional supply, not just shipping: Production at both Thailand and Vietnam plants — Southeast Asia delivery in 7-10 days, full export to South America and Europe in 25-45 days.
Guanma SCK Glassine Release Liner Roll
10+ años
in self-adhesive label stock
40+
countries delivered
TH + VN
production plants
10-Day
sample policy
Revestimiento de liberación Glassine
When Standard Release Liners Fail Your Label Line — Pain → Solution

A glassine release liner is the supercalendered paper carrier that holds a self-adhesive label until application — its job is to enable easy release of the label at exactly the right force, every roll, every reel, every shift.

When the liner is wrong, three failures show up on the converter floor: erratic die-cutting that scraps printed face material, dispensing breaks that stop high-speed labelers mid-run, and silicone bleed that contaminates the non-stick surface where downstream printing depends on a clean release coating.

Pain compounds at scale
Pain compounds at scale.

A typical pressure-sensitive label industry consumes over 500,000 metric tons of release liner substrate per year, with paper-based liners running at an average 60 lb/3000 ft² basis weight (98 g/m²). Even small variability — 5-10% on silicone coating weight — translates into reel-level rejection costs the converter never recovers.

Worse, opaque supplier behavior makes the problem invisible: Top-ranked release liner brochures in 2026 still hide MOQ, price, and lead time behind “contact us” forms, leaving converters to discover spec mismatches only after a sample run.

Guanma’s answer is to publish what other suppliers redact.

The 35-120gsm SCK glassine range, 0.85-1.2 g/m² silicone coating window, FINAT FTM-3 release force band, certification scope, MOQ, and sample lead time all live on this page — not behind a quote request.

Converters evaluating a substrate change should be able to model the spec match before talking to sales. That is the buying decision the rest of this page enables.

Glassine vs PET vs Kraft vs CCK Background
Guanma SCK Glassine Release Liner — Specification & Grade Guide

Guanma SCK glassine release liner is a supercalendered kraft paper substrate, treated to high density and surface smoothness, then silicone-coated on one or both sides to control release force. Four standard grades cover the working range that 90%+ of self-adhesive label applications require, with custom 35-120gsm available for specialty work. Paper-based liners account for 55.67% of the global release liner market, and silicone-coated grades account for 62.50% — the SCK glassine class sits at the intersection of both leading segments.

Guanma SCK Glassine Release Liner — Standard Grade Specifications
Grado Basis Weight Calibrador Silicone Coat Weight Release Force (FTM-3) Typical Application
GM-G60 60 g/m² 1.7 mil 0.85 g/m² 8-12 cN/inch Pharmaceutical, Food, Cosmetic primary labels
GM-G72 72 g/m² 2.0 mil 0.85 g/m² 10-15 cN/inch Cable & wire, Beverage, Medium-duty industrial
GM-G80 80 g/m² 2.2 mil 0.95 g/m² 12-20 cN/inch Tire labels, Freezer labels, High-speed dispensing
GM-G100 100 g/m² 2.8 mil 1.0 g/m² 15-25 cN/inch Durable outdoor, Chemical drum, Heavy industrial
Custom 35-120 g/m² 1.0-3.5 mil 0.7-1.5 g/m² Per spec Specialty applications

Silicone coating weight is where converter quality control either holds or fails. Industry research from Mahlo America records that release coating basis weight falls in the 0.5-3 g/m² range, and historical X-ray fluorescence measurement methods carried 21% variability at a 1 g/m² target — a tolerance the modern converter cannot accept. Guanma's coating lines run NIR in-line monitoring with ±0.03 g/m² accuracy, validated against laboratory XRF at FINAT FTM-3 standard release force testing. This produces reel-to-reel coating weight consistency tight enough that downstream printing and dispensing parameters carry over without re-tuning between batches.

Engineering Note — Why Supercalendering Matters

Highly calendared SCK glassine is what enables clean die-cutting through the face material without telegraphing fiber irregularities. Lower-density paper-based liners (machine-finished kraft, MFK) save cost upfront but show up as die-strike inconsistency during the 2nd or 3rd order. Guanma SCK is supercalendered to 1.10-1.15 g/cc density — the working range for high-speed automatic label converters running at 200+ m/min line speed.

Glassine vs PET vs Kraft vs CCK — Substrate Comparison Matrix for Self-Adhesive Labels

Converters weighing a substrate change face four credible release liner classes: glassine (supercalendered kraft, paper-based), CCK (clay-coated kraft, paper-based), PET film, and machine-finished kraft (MFK). Each wins for a different reason, and the choice is rarely about the liner alone — it is about how the liner pairs with the facestock, adhesive, and downstream conversion line. Our data table below maps the trade-offs on dimensions converters actually price against.

Dimensión Guanma SCK Glassine PET Film Liner CCK Liner MFK Kraft Liner
Basis weight range 35-120 g/m² 20-75 µm (~28-105 g/m² equiv) 30-120 g/m² 50-150 g/m²
Cost per linear meter (60gsm equiv) $0.012-0.018 $0.028-0.045 $0.018-0.028 $0.010-0.014
Die-cutting cleanness Excellent (high density) Excelente Bien Variable (fiber telegraph)
High-speed dispensing (200+ m/min) Yes (best at >300 m/min) No (split risk)
Temperature resistance (continuous) Up to 110 °C Up to 150 °C Up to 110 °C Up to 90 °C
Recyclability (EN 13430) Yes — 1.3% rejects (CELAB) Plastic stream only Yes — 7.1% rejects (CELAB)
Translucency (visual inspection) Alto Medium-High Bajo Bajo
Best-fit applications Pharma, food, beverage, tire, cable, durable Electronics, medical wound care, transdermal Industrial, double-sided tape, specialty Low-cost office labels only

Two findings deserve attention. First, glassine is roughly 35-40% lower cost per linear meter than PET film at equivalent basis weight, which is why label converters serving high-volume pharmaceutical and beverage applications standardize on glassine despite PET's superior heat tolerance. Second — and this is the contrarian finding most release liner brochures bury — glassine actually outperforms CCK on recyclability per the 2024 CELAB x Centre Technique du Papier study: 1.3% screening rejects against EN 13430 versus CCK's 7.1%. Both substrates pass EU recyclability standards, but converters chasing 2030 sustainability commitments now have a quantified reason to choose glassine over CCK where adhesion and surface chemistry permit. For an in-depth glassine vs kraft material comparison, see our technical knowledge article on key differences.

~30-40%
lower liner material spend over 5 years
5-Year Material Cost Snapshot — SCK Glassine vs PET Liner

A label converter running 50,000 km/year of liner-equivalent throughput typically saves 30-40% on liner material cost when standardizing on SCK glassine versus PET, before factoring conversion-line speed advantages or recyclability disposal-cost differentials. Industry baseline (SNS Insider 2025) reports paper-based liners hold 55.67% of release liner market share — converters consistently pick paper-based for cost-sensitive high-volume work, reserving PET for thermally aggressive applications.

Snapshot uses public industry pricing bands; actual savings depend on basis weight mix, silicone coverage, and shipping origin. Request a custom volume-based cost analysis for your specific application.
Application Fit Matrix — gsm + Silicone Weight Recommendations by Industry
Quickest way to specify a release liner wrong is to chase a single number — converters that ask only for "60gsm glassine" routinely receive a liner that fails their actual line because silicone coating weight, release force band, and facestock pairing were not specified together. Our matrix below pairs the four standard Guanma SCK glassine grades with application classes Guanma serves — Tire, Cable & Wire, Freezer, Pharmaceutical, Food Packaging, Beverage & Wine, Medical bandage and dressing, and Durable outdoor labels — based on real conversion-line performance rather than catalog generalities.
Application Class Recommended Grade Silicone Weight Faceta recomendada Adhesive Pair Why this combination
Etiquetas de neumáticos GM-G80 0.95 g/m² PET face (gloss) Hot-melt rubber-resin Sustained 110°C-curing tolerance + abrasion-resistant face
Cable & wire labels GM-G72 0.85 g/m² Papel sintético PP Acrílico permanente Tear resistance + chemical/oil contact survivability
Etiquetas congeladoras GM-G80 0.95 g/m² PET coated face Cold-temperature acrylic Below-zero adhesion holds; PET face resists frost-cycle delamination
Removable labels GM-G60 0.85 g/m² Papel recubierto Removable acrylic / water-based Lighter liner enables clean low-tack release without face damage
Etiquetas farmacéuticas GM-G60 0.85 g/m² Coated paper (matte) Acrílico permanente FDA 21 CFR 175.105 grade available; high translucency for on-line inspection
Etiquetas de tambor químico GM-G100 1.0 g/m² PET film (white) Aggressive acrylic Resistance to oil, solvent, and outdoor weather; thicker liner survives BS5609 test cycle
Envases de alimentos GM-G72 0.85 g/m² Coated paper / PP Water-based food-safe Direct & indirect food contact compliance; recyclable in mixed-paper streams
Beverage & wine GM-G80 0.95 g/m² Coated paper (gloss) Wet-strength acrylic Ice-bath wet adhesion; high-speed bottle-line dispensing without pre-loosen
Durable/exterior GM-G100 1.0 g/m² PET face Aggressive permanent acrylic UV-stable face + heavy liner for stable die-cut on textured outdoor substrates
Medical bandage / dressing GM-G60 0.85 g/m² Coated paper / PE film Skin-safe acrylic / hot-melt Low release force enables clean peel during clinical use; FDA-compliant adhesive product chemistry

This matrix surfaces a less-discussed truth about release liner specification — silicone coating weight matters more than basis weight for application performance, but basis weight matters more for line speed and die-cut quality. Mahlo America's research on in-line silicone measurement records that 1.10-2.0 g/m² is the production silicone target band at one major North American converter; Guanma's 0.85-1.0 g/m² targets sit at the lower end of that band, optimized for the lighter-tack adhesive systems that dominate pharmaceutical and food labeling. Converters running heavy-duty industrial adhesives should request the high-silicone (1.0-1.5 g/m²) custom band.

Quality, Compliance & Sustainability — ISO 9001 / FSC / Food Contact / EN 13430

Capex-tier release liner sourcing is no longer just a quality conversation — it is a compliance and disposal-cost conversation, and EU buyers in particular evaluate suppliers on documented recyclability before placing first orders. Guanma's certification stack covers the four trust gates that label converters and brand owners run during supplier qualification.

ISO 9001:2015
FSC Chain of Custody (on request)
FDA 21 CFR 175.105
RoHS 2011/65/UE
EN 13430 — recyclability per CELAB x CTP study
FINAT FTM-3 / FTM-4 release force testing

Food contact compliance is a frequent pre-qualification gate that release liner suppliers handle inconsistently. The GM-G60 and GM-G72 grades are available in FDA 21 CFR 175.105 grade for indirect food contact applications — the regulatory basis used by US food packaging brands — and equivalent EU 10/2011 plastic-contact compliance papers are provided on request for direct-contact label work. This compliance is not added later; it is engineered into the silicone resin selection at the coater stage, with batch certificates released alongside every shipment.

Recyclability is the story most release liner suppliers undersell.

The 2024 CELAB x Centre Technique du Papier study, sponsored by the European self-adhesive label industry consortium, ran 60 g/m² glassine and 125 g/m² CCK release liners through ISO 5263-1 lab-scale pulping plus a pilot-scale mixed-paper recycling cycle. Both passed EN 13430.

A headline finding — buried by suppliers who sell both glassine and CCK without preference — was that glassine generated 1.3% screening rejects against CCK's 7.1%. Glassine is not just "as recyclable" as CCK; it is measurably better in the standard pulping and screening sequence used by EU paper recycling plants.

"We tested every batch of incoming silicone resin against FINAT FTM-3 release force at 180-degree peel before it reaches the coater. The release window we ship to converters is 8 to 25 cN/inch depending on grade — that is the band that lets a label run on a Bobst high-speed line at 200 plus meters per minute without dispensing breaks or pre-loosen. We will not approve a roll out the door if it is outside that band."
— Guanma Quality Engineering Team, Thailand coating facility

Configure Your Stack — Facestock × Adhesive × Liner Combinations

Most common buying mistake in self-adhesive label material is treating face, adhesive, and liner as three separate purchases. Performance that matters — print quality, conversion line speed, end-use durability, recyclability — emerges from the combination, not the components. Guanma's product line is engineered as a configuration matrix, not a catalog of independent SKUs.

Facestocks Available

PET (clear, white, metallized), PP synthetic paper (top-coated, void-coat), and coated paper (matte, semi-gloss, gloss). Each face is matched against the four standard glassine liner grades during pre-qualification.

Adhesives Available

Hot-melt (rubber-resin), water-based (acrylic emulsion), and solvent-based acrylic. Cold-temperature, removable, aggressive-permanent, and food-contact variants live within these three families.

Liner Pair

SCK glassine 35-120gsm covers 90%+ of label applications. For high-temperature work above 110°C continuous, pair the same facestock with our PET liner sibling product line. CCK liner stays available for double-sided tape and specialty industrial work.

Custom Combinations

Outside the standard combinations, R&D will run a 30-day customization window on facestock-adhesive-liner trios — particularly for high/low temperature resistance, oil/grease environments, outdoor weatherability, or aggressive adhesion targets that the standard catalog does not address.

Our customization advantage is what separates Guanma from the brochure-ware end of the market. A label converter running a new automotive engine bay tag does not need a 95-page selection PDF — they need a sample reel within ten working days, with a spec sheet recording basis weight, silicone coat weight, release force band, facestock thickness, adhesive peel value, and food/RoHS compliance scope. Guanma's coating, laminating, and R&D operations are integrated into a single quality flow, which is what makes the ten-day sample policy feasible without compromising the certificate of analysis that ships with every reel.

Procurement Guide — MOQ, Pricing Factors, Lead Time, Sample Policy, Regional Delivery

Most release liner brochures stop short of pricing and procurement detail because they assume the buyer will fill out a form. That assumption costs hours that label converter procurement teams cannot afford during a qualification cycle. Procurement detail that follows is what Guanma publishes upfront — every dimension a buyer needs to advance an internal supply-chain decision before sending a sales inquiry.

MOQ and minimum reel sizes

Standard MOQ is one master roll (1.5 m core width, ~3,000-4,500 linear meters depending on basis weight) for stock grades. Custom basis weight or color formulations carry a 5,000 linear meter minimum across all grades. Slit-roll MOQ depends on the converter's slitting program and is negotiated per quote. Sample reels for qualification testing — A4 size or 100 m short reel — are released free of charge on first inquiry.

Pricing factors

Glassine release liner pricing is driven by basis weight, silicone coating weight, color, FSC certification scope, and origin port. The working USD price band for stock grades is approximately $0.12-$0.45 per linear meter for the 60-100gsm range, with custom 35-120gsm formulations and FSC-certified rolls priced at the upper end. Specific quotes are configured against the buyer's volume mix, facestock pairing, and shipping country. Quotes are returned within 48 hours of receiving an application questionnaire.

Lead time and regional delivery

Standard production lead time is 25 working days from confirmed order to ex-works at either the Thailand or Vietnam plant. Sea freight to Southeast Asia destinations adds 7-10 days; South America and Europe add 25-45 days depending on port. Air freight is available for sample reels and rush production at incremental cost. Guanma's Thailand and Vietnam dual-plant configuration was specifically designed to absorb peak-season demand surges (label converters serving Q4 holiday packaging) without splitting orders across multiple shipments.

Sample policy

Free A4 sample within ten working days for any of the four standard SCK glassine grades — no quote pre-condition. Custom formulation samples ship within 30 days of approved spec, with sample fees credited against first production order. Converters serving regulated end-uses (pharmaceutical, food contact) can request the corresponding compliance documentation pack with the sample.

Warranty and after-sales

Each shipment carries a certificate of analysis recording batch-level basis weight, silicone coat weight, release force band, and visual inspection results. Out-of-spec material is replaced free of freight cost when reported within 30 days of receipt. Long-term supply consistency is maintained by Guanma's dual-plant production model — a single batch failure does not cascade into a converter line stoppage when production capacity exists at a sister plant in a different country.

Sibling Products — When Glassine Isn't the Right Fit

PET Film Release Liner

PET Film Release Liner

High-Temperature

SCK glassine covers 90%+ of self-adhesive adhesive product label work, but applications running continuous service above 110°C, electronics-grade cleanliness, or transdermal medical bandage and wound-care need a PET film liner instead. Guanma's PET liner sibling line includes 23 µm and 30 µm grades with one-side or two-side silicone coating; the same facestocks and adhesives configure against PET as against glassine.

CCK Release Liner

CCK Release Liner

Double-Sided Tapes

Clay-coated kraft (CCK) is the right choice for double-sided tape constructions where the liner must resist humidity flatness loss across both sides, and for specialty industrial bonding applications where CCK's surface chemistry pairs better with specific adhesive systems than glassine does. CCK availability spans 80-135 g/m² with single-side siliconization standard.

Non-Silicone Release Liner

Non-Silicone Release Liner

Silicone-Sensitive

Some pressure-sensitive adhesive formulations interact unfavorably with traditional silicone release coatings. Our non-silicone release liner sibling product addresses this with an alternative chemistry — used in tier-one electronics assembly and silicone-sensitive medical adhesives.

Most label converters end up running a portfolio across all three liner classes — glassine for high-volume primary labels, PET for thermal and electronics work, CCK for tape conversions. Guanma's single-supplier model across the three liner classes simplifies the qualification paperwork and certificate-of-analysis workflow that procurement teams maintain.

FAQ — What Label Converters Ask Before Switching Liner Suppliers

La línea de vidrio SCK es a base de papel, supercalandrada para una alta densidad y suavidad de la superficie, y recubierta de silicona para una liberación controlada; cuesta aproximadamente 35-40% menos por metro lineal que la película de PET con un peso base equivalente y es reciclable en flujos de papel mixto según EN 13430. El revestimiento de película de PET ofrece una mayor tolerancia a la temperatura (hasta 150°C continua versus 110°C para la línea de vidrio) y una mejor estabilidad dimensional bajo cambios de humedad «la opción correcta para electrónica, cuidado médico de heridas y trabajos industriales de alta temperatura. Guanma suministra ambas clases; la matriz de aplicación anterior asigna qué clase se adapta a cada caso de uso de etiqueta.

Para etiquetas primarias de gran volumen (farmacéuticas, alimentarias, cosméticas) que se ejecutan sobre papel estucado o materias primas sintéticas de PP, GM-G60 (60 g/m²) con un peso de capa de silicona de 0,85 g/m² es el punto de partida correcto. Para etiquetas de neumáticos, etiquetas de congelador y aplicaciones de dispensación de alta velocidad que utilizan material facial de PET, GM-G80 (80 g/m²) con un peso de capa de silicona de 0,95 g/m² es el estándar. Las etiquetas de tambor industriales pesadas y las aplicaciones duraderas para exteriores utilizan GM-G100 (100 g/m²) a 1,0 g/m². La matriz de ajuste de aplicaciones en esta página asigna cada industria a un grado recomendado más peso de silicona más par de facestock.

La cantidad mínima de pedido de calidad original es un rollo maestro (~3000-4500 metros lineales según el peso base) con un plazo de producción de 25 días hábiles. Las formulaciones personalizadas de peso o color base llevan una cantidad mínima de pedido de 5000 metros lineales con un plazo de producción de 30 días hábiles. Las muestras A4 gratuitas se envían dentro de los diez días hábiles para cualquiera de los cuatro grados SCK estándar. El transporte marítimo desde Tailandia o Vietnam añade entre 7 y 10 días para el sudeste asiático y entre 25 y 45 días para América del Sur y Europa.

Los documentos de la cadena de custodia del FSC están disponibles previa solicitud para todos los grados SCK estándar; La especificación de FSC agrega aproximadamente 5-8% al precio por metro. Nuestros grados GM-G60 y GM-G72 están disponibles en el grado FDA 21 CFR 175.105 para contacto indirecto con alimentos, y se proporcionan documentos equivalentes EU 10/2011 a pedido. El cumplimiento del contacto con alimentos se diseña en la etapa de selección de resina de silicona y se verifica en un certificado de análisis a nivel de lote.

Ambos. El recubrimiento de un lado es estándar para aplicaciones de etiquetas autoadhesivas donde solo la superficie orientada hacia el adhesivo necesita control de liberación. El recubrimiento de silicona de dos lados está disponible para construcciones de cinta de doble cara, aplicaciones de cinta de transferencia y conversiones industriales especiales donde ambas superficies del revestimiento necesitan un comportamiento de liberación controlado. El revestimiento de dos lados utiliza pesos de revestimiento asimétricos: el lado fácil a 0,85 g/m² y el lado apretado a 1,0-1,2 g/m² para permitir la liberación secuencial en la línea del convertidor.

Tres proveedores de marca sirven a la misma clase de producto, pero normalmente sin la optimización del suministro regional, la transparencia de MOQ y la política de muestra de 10 días que solicitan los convertidores de etiquetas de volumen medio en el sudeste asiático, América del Sur y Europa. El rango de especificaciones publicado de Guanma (SCK de 35-120 g/m² con silicona de 0,85-1,0 g/m²) se ubica dentro de la misma banda que el SCK de 35-120 g/m² de Mondi y el SilcaTM Glassine 50-163 g/m² de Ahlstrom. La ventaja del lado de los costos proviene de la base de producción de Guanma en Tailandia y Vietnam; La ventaja de calificación proviene de la publicación de especificaciones, MOQ y tiempo de entrega en la página del producto en lugar de detrás de un formulario de ventas.

El papel antiadherente Glassine es el sustrato industrial recubierto de silicona diseñado para liberar limpiamente una etiqueta autoadhesiva con fuerza controlada, como documenta esta página. El papel de soporte Glassine, en contextos no industriales, se refiere al papel translúcido sin ácido utilizado para la protección del arte, el almacenamiento de joyas y el embalaje artesanal, un producto fundamentalmente diferente sin revestimiento de silicona, a pesar de compartir la clase de sustrato de vidrio. Si llegó aquí buscando el segundo uso, el mercado de vidrio para el consumo y el arte es atendido por distribuidores de papel en lugar de fabricantes de materiales para etiquetas autoadhesivos.

Yes — free A4 size sample within ten working days of inquiry for any of the four standard SCK glassine grades, with no quote pre-condition. Each sample includes a certificate of analysis recording basis weight, silicone coat weight, release force at FINAT FTM-3 testing, and visual inspection results — the same paperwork that ships with production rolls. Custom formulation samples ship within 30 days, with sample fees credited against the first production order.

Four standard grades target the following release force bands at FINAT FTM-3 (180-degree peel, slow speed): GM-G60 at 8-12 cN/inch, GM-G72 at 10-15 cN/inch, GM-G80 at 12-20 cN/inch, and GM-G100 at 15-25 cN/inch. Each batch ships with a certificate of analysis documenting the as-tested release force at FINAT FTM-3 standard speed, and FINAT FTM-4 high-speed (300 m/min) release values are available on request for converters running at over 200 m/min line speed.