Denver, CO – June
19, 2007 – Lightning Labels is delighted to announce the
introduction of a new environmentally friendly label material for
the digital label printing industry. Most film material (durable
material that is both waterproof and oilproof), such as the popular
white BOPP material, are made from petroleum. Now, there is an
alternative – it is a material called EarthFirst PLA and it is made
from corn, a renewable resource.
“Until recently
there have been virtually no environmentally friendly options for
people who purchase labels,” said Steve Smith, president of
Lightning Labels. “We are committed to earth-friendly business
practices, and so we are delighted to be one of the first digital
label printers in the country to stock the EarthFirst PLA corn-based
material.”
Lightning Labels
introduced this new material after an extensive testing period.
Several customers were involved in a field test, and the material
also went through rigorous internal testing. “While we wanted to
introduce this corn-based material, before we did that we had to
make absolutely certain that the material met our high quality
standards,” said Smith. “We are pleased to report that the
corn-based material performed brilliantly – the vibrant color with
our high resolution digital label printing looked great and it is
just as durable as our conventional label film material.”
For label buyers
who want to not only convey an environmentally friendly image, but
also do something about it then the EarthFirst PLA material is a
good solution. Not only is it made from corn instead of imported
petroleum, it takes less energy to produce. When someone purchases
custom labels they are after a material that looks good and performs
well with a strong adhesive. Now they can get a great performing
material that is also good for the environment.
Lightning Labels
produces custom labels and stickers for a broad range of industries.
Wine labels, candle labels, lip balm labels, and various other
product labels are printed every day at Lightning Labels. With sales
increasing at more than 50% a year for the last 5 years and 2007
sales projected to exceed $3.5 million, Lightning Labels has one of
the largest digital label printing operations in the country.
