1. INTRODUCTION 8
1.1 Methodology 11
1.2 Definitions & Abbreviations 15
1.3 Acknowledgements 17
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 18
3. MARKET STRUCTURE 28
3.1 Raw Material Suppliers 31
3.1.1 Paper Producers 31
3.1.2 Film Manufacturers 32
3.1.3 Silicone Suppliers 34
3.2 Silicone Coating Companies 36
3.2.1 In-house Silicone Coating 36
3.2.2 Commercial Silicone Coating 38
4. WORLDWIDE RELEASE LINER MARKET 40
4.1 Worldwide Market by Region 44
4.2 Worldwide Market by Application Segment 46
4.3 Worldwide Market by Substrate 48
5. SOUTH AMERICAN RELEASE LINER MARKET 51
5.1 Market Overview 52
5.2 Market Segmentation 54
5.3 Value Chain 55
5.4 Release Liner Production versus Demand 57
5.5 In-house versus Commercial Silicone Coating 59
5.6 Capacity Trends 61
5.7 Key Demand Influences and Market Drivers 64
5.8 Release Liner Demand Outlook 69
5.9 End User Expectations 71
6. MARKET SEGMENTS 73
6.1 Labelstock 77
6.1.1 The South American Pressure-sensitive Labelstock Market 83
6.1.2 Pressure-sensitive Label Market – Regional Usage 85
6.1.3 Release Liners used in Pressure-sensitive Labelstock 87
6.1.4 South American Pressure-sensitive Label Market
Trends & Forecasts 89
6.1.5 Leading South American Pressure-sensitive Label
Printers & Converters 90
6.1.6 Pressure-sensitive Labelstock Producers 91
6.1.7 Alternative Labeling Technologies 92
6.2 Graphic Arts 95
6.3 Tapes 103
6.4 Hygiene 108
6.5 Medical 113
6.6 Industrial 119
6.7 Envelopes 122
6.8 Others 127
7. MATERIAL TRENDS 129
7.1 Paper 132
7.1.1 Glassine/Calendered Kraft Papers 133
7.1.2 Clay Coated Kraft Papers 136
7.1.3 Polyolefin Coated Papers 138
7.1.4 Other Papers 141
7.2 Film 144
7.2.1 Polyethylene Film 145
7.2.2 Polypropylene Film 147
7.2.3 Polyester Film 149
7.3 Paper versus Film Liner 152
7.4 Silicones 154
7.5 Raw Material Cost Trends 160
7.6 Linerless 163
8. INDIVIDUAL COMPANY PROFILES & DIRECTORY 165
8.1 Producers of Release Base Paper 167
8.2 Producers of Release Base Films 176
8.3 Silicone Suppliers 181
8.4 Pressure-sensitive Laminate Producers 186
8.5 Silicone Coating Companies 210