Global specialty coatings provider Stahl has unveiled its Senoprint portfolio of metallic coatings, aiming to reduce waste and align with regulations including the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
The company says the new coatings are designed to be de-inked and recovered through standard paper recycling streams. The range is available in UV-based and water-based formulations and is said to meet worldwide requirements and support lower volatile organic compounds (VOC) packaging solutions.
Senoprint offers an alternative to traditional foil stamping, giving customers the option to create metallic effects directly during the print run. The new portfolio adds to the established range previously known as LustreCoat, now united under a single global brand. Stahl states that the range provides a ‘more cost-effective and recyclable’ alternative to hot foil stamping and cold foil application, helping customers simplify production and achieve a mirror-like finish without the complexity of a separate foiling operation.
Suitable for premium packaging and labelling applications, Senoprint can be used for both paper and board in flexo, screen and sheetfed printing applications and narrow web applications. The range currently includes silver and gold finishes with the option to add extra metallic colours through overprinting.
Stahl adds that each metallic coating application is paired with a protective topcoat, developed in-house as a single system and designed to help preserve brilliance while providing ‘robust resistance’ to abrasion, environmental factors and handling.
Stahl will be showcasing its Senoprint coatings at LOUPE Americas 2026 in Chicago, from 15–17 September.
In other coatings news, Zerocircle has revealed its heat-sealable hydrophobic coating for paper cups made from natural polymers, said to provide water and grease resistance for hot beverages without a polyethylene lining or PFAS treatment. It also complies with the European Union’s Single Use Plastic Directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
Last month UK company Kelpi announced that its seaweed-based biomaterial coating has been cleared for food contact by the US Food and Drug Administration, allowing it to be used on paper and board food packaging sold in the US. Kelpi says the FDA approval also validates the coating as suitable for personal care and cosmetics packaging.
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