Synthetic Tag Matrix Synthetic Tag Products Value & Cost Positioning

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The demand for synthetic materials continues to increase, with applications requiring diverse attributes - superior strength, UV stability, chemical and moisture resistance, brilliant sharp graphics and more. Select from our extensive offering of synthetic tag products designed to maintain the look, feel and processing capabilities of paper, with the strength and durability achieved only from a film-based substrate.

Prime Print High Strength Product Key Characteristics Product Key Characteristics Smudgeproof Print Quality Laser Printable Kimdura® Thermal Transfer Imprintable Dura-laz® Outdoor Durable Ultimate Tear Strength Print Quality C1S Kimdura® Thermal Transfer Imprintable “Cloth-like” Feel Multi-Task Strength and Graphic Qualities Tyvek® Brillion® Thermal Transfer Printable “Sew in Strength” YUPO® Print Quality “Cloth-like” Feel Print Quality Tyvek® “Sew in Strength” SynCarta® C1S Matte/Gloss Thermal Transfer Imprintable Backside Gloss Finish Ultimate Tear Strength Coated Valeron® Semi-Rigid Print Quality SynCarta® Gloss/Gloss Gloss 2-sides Ultimate Tear Strength Uncoated Valeron® FDA Direct Food Semi-Rigid Print Quality Moderate Tear Strength V-MAX® Select Plus™ Polyart® FDA Direct Food Semi-Rigid Thermal Transfer Imprintable Moderate Tear Strength V-MAX® Select™ Print Quality Semi-Rigid FDA Direct Food Polylith® GC-2 Print Quality Thermal Transfer Imprintable FDA Direct Food Die Abrasion Polylith® GC-3 Thermal Transfer Imprintable Die Abrasion

To simplify your selection, our synthetic product line Direct Thermal has been classified into two major market segments – High Strength and Prime Print products. Whether your Product Key Characteristics application requires extreme strength or superior print Print Quality performance, we can guide you through the material Direct Thermal BOPP Direct Thermal Imprintable Indirect Food Contact selection process. Direct Thermal High Strength

Product 7.3 Mil Direct Thermal BOPP Dura-laz® Tyvek® Brillion® Qualities

Caliper/Grades 7.3 Mil, Spec# 78091 9 Mil, Spec# 16968 4173DR - 7.5 Mil, Spec#77789; 4173DR Flame Retardant - 7.2 Mil, Spec# 77791

Description A durable medium-high caliper, cost effective, Outdoor-durable, highly tear-resistant laser-printable Spunbonded HDPE - nonwoven with synthetic tag material with enhanced tear resistance laminated tag. improved print surface/whiteness. and high sensitivity.

Typical Properties 26 ga. Wire Pull Test (MD) Unknown * Not Tested Not Tested (Tear Strength - lbs) (CD) 5500g/mm (ASTM D-1922) 15.6 Not Tested Elongation % (MD) 550 (ASTM D-638) 0 Not Tested Opacity 90 94 97 Perforations 1 Test for suitability .010" ties 1/32" ties max. Service Temp. Range -40° to 190°F -70° to 175°F -100° to 175°F Maximum Web Process Temp. 190°F 175°F 175°F UV Resistance/Outdoor Test for suitability 1 Year (see footnote 2) FDA Acceptability None None None Printability Standard Line Copy Very Good (Flexo) ** Excellent Excellent Able to Hold Register Very Good (Flexo) ** Excellent Fair 4-Color Process Fair Fair / Good Good ION Deposition Not Applicable Excellent Not Recommended Direct Thermal Yes No No Thermal Transfer No / Not Recommended No / Not Recommended Good Desktop Laser No Yes No / Damages Printer High Speed Hot-Fusion No / Damages Printer Yes No / Damages Printer Cold / Flash-Fusion No / Not Recommended Yes Ok if max. process temp. not exceeded.

Dot-Matrix Not Tested Yes Good Writability (ballpoint) Good Good Good Material Attributes Water and tear resistant base stock. Flexible PP base Good tear resistance; excellent optical density. 1 year Better caliper profile and more uniform has very good hole punching and stitching properties. UV resistance outdoors. appearance vs. other Tyvek® products. ANSI 'B' or better bar codes.

Material Limitations Not recommended for wet offset printing, UV offset is Service range temperature of -70°F with maximum Limited to applications not requiring acceptable. Care must be taken to test this product in web process temperature of 175°F. Perforation stiffness. thermal printers which sense top form marks in the IR design should not exceed 0.010 inches in length. For light (900nm+) range as back side reflectance in the IR use in dual path laser printers only. Not recommended range is not as high as paper tag products. for multiple-color laser printing. Not recommended for offset printing.

Metal Abrasion Scale (Die Wear) Unknown * 2X 1 (1=low, 25X=high)

End Use Applications Commercial tagging, sport/game licensing, Christmas tree, forestry, and nursery tags, freight load Thermal transfer applications requiring amusement pass, ski lift tickets tags, gate passes, I.D./membership cards, law tags, strength. Pillow/furniture/mattress outdoor-durable signage, steel re-bar tags, transit law tags, steel/rebar tags tickets

* Need test method and unit of measure. ** Test for suitability for particular printing process and end-use requirements.

Product Tyvek® Coated Valéron® Uncoated Valéron® Coated V-MAX® Select Qualities Plus™

Caliper/Grades 1025D - 5.0 Mil, Spec# 75718; 7.5 Mil C2S, Spec# 75728; 6.5 Mil, Spec# 75741; 4.5 Mil C1S, Spec# 75946; 1056D - 6.3 Mil, Spec#75719; 9.5 Mil C2S, Spec# 75702 8.6 Mil, Spec# 75759 7.0 Mil C2S, Spec# 78004; 8740D - 7.5 Mil, Spec# 75721; 10.0 Mil C2S, Spec# 75929 1073D - 7.5 Mil, Spec# 75722; 1079 - 7.9 Mil, Spec# 75723; 1085D - 10.3 Mil, Spec# 75724 Description Lightweight, durable and soft, these Durable C2S clay-coated Valéron®. Durable C2S clay coated V-Max®. Durable C2S clay coated products combine the best characteristics Versatile and economical polyolefin V-Max®. Versatile and of paper, film and fabric, providing a very film used in a variety of tag and label economical polyolefin film tough sheet structure that is excellent for applications. used in a variety of tag and the rugged conditions of water, chemicals label applications. and weather. Materials endure temperatures ranging from -100°F to 175°F and maintain a neutral pH for archival applications. Typical Properties 26 ga. Wire Pull Test (MD) 5.9 31.1 29.4 21.5 (Tear Strength - lbs) (CD) 3.5 29.3 32.6 22.4 Elongation % (MD) 18 233 183 45 Opacity 91 64 55 74 Perforations 1 1/32" ties max. .010" ties .010" ties 1/32" ties max. Service Temp. Range -100° to 175°F -70° to 200°F -70° to 200°F -70° to 200°F Maximum Web Process Temp. 175°F 180°F 180°F 180°F UV Resistance/Outdoor (see footnote 2) 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year FDA Acceptability None None Direct None Printability Standard Line Copy Good Good {face} / Good {backside} Good Good {face} / Good {backside} Able to Hold Register Fair Fair {face} / Fair {backside} Fair Fair {face} / Fair {backside} 4-Color Process Poor Poor {face} / Poor {backside} Poor Poor {face} / Poor {backside} ION Deposition Poor Good Not Recommended Good Direct Thermal No No No No Thermal Transfer No / Not Recommended Excellent Fair / Good Excellent Desktop Laser No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer High Speed Hot-Fusion No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer Cold / Flash-Fusion Ok if max. process temp. not exceeded. Ok if max. process temp. not Not Recommended Ok if max. process temp. exceeded. not exceeded. Dot-Matrix Fair Fair Poor Poor Writability (ballpoint) Good Good Poor Good Material Attributes Soft "cloth-like" feel. Coating eliminates static and Outstanding choice for applications Good strength for single- curl. Better print surface. Resists where strength is critical. Tear layer film. Can be flexo, tearing, puncturing and weathering. resistant, one of the strongest tags offset, or screen, or thermal Printable via flexo, offset, screen, available . Corona treated on both transfer printed. Specially ion deposition, and thermal transfer. sides to assist with ink adhesion. formulated to die cut and Can be die cut and perforated on Thermal transfer imprintable for perforate on press and press, folded, embossed, punched, bar code applications. Resists can be sheeted, cornered, stapled or stitched tearing, puncturing and weathering. guillotined and scored. UV Can be die cut and perforated on stabilized for good weather press, folded, embossed, punched, resistance and performance stapled or stitched. in harsh environments. Material Limitations Wide variability in caliper. Limited to Like uncoated version - material Low opacity, slight curl, static. Low opacity. Dimensional applications not requiring stiffness. more difficult to perf and punch. Dimensional stability limits number stability limits number of of colors printable. colors printable. Metal Abrasion Scale (Die Wear) 1 3X 3X 3X (1=low, 25X=high)

End Use Applications Law tags, wrist bands, steel/rebar tags, Thermal transfer applications Thermal transfer applications Thermal transfer nursery tags, industrial tags requiring superior strength such requiring superior strength such applications requiring as: Industrial tags. Pilfer-resistant as: Industrial tags. Pilfer-resistant modest strength such as packaging. Law tags, wristbands, packaging. Law tags, wristbands, industrial tags sporting licenses. Steel/rebar tags, sporting licenses. Steel/rebar tags, pallet load tags. pallet load tags.

* Need test method and unit of measure. ** Test for suitability for particular printing process and end-use requirements. 1 Perforations: Cuts should start at film edge. Hole punching: Sharp punches should be tooled for each recommended film. 2 UV Resistance/Outdoor: 1025D, 1056D, 1058D, 8740D and 4158DL Tyvek® = 1-3 Months. 1073D, 1079, 1085D, 4173DL and 4182DL Tyvek® = 1 Year. 3 UV Resistance/Outdoor: Strength maintained for 1 year. Color becomes slightly yellow/pinkish when exposed to UV light. 4 MSI Cost Scale: Based upon material cost for 5-50 MMSI order quantities. 5 Expected Value: Final tests pending. Fasson® and all other Avery brands, product names and codes are trademarks of the Avery Dennison Corporation. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. High Strength High Strength/Prime Print

Product Uncoated V-MAX® Select™ Polylith® GC-3 C1S Kimdura® Qualities Multi-Task

Caliper/Grades 6.5 Mil, Spec# 76654; 7.5 Mil, Spec# 75947; 4.0 Mil, Spec# 78250; 6.0 Mil, Spec# 78251; 8.0 Mil C1S, Spec# 16801; 7.5 Mil Yellow, Spec# 75794; 7.0 Mil, Spec# 78232; 10.0 Mil, Spec# 78168 8.0 Mil C2S, Spec# 78016 10.0 Mil, Spec# 75928

Description Single-layer blown HDPE film - Corona 2-side matte-finish, white opaque, Multi-layer, high density polethylene with treated 2-sides. mineral-reinforced polypropylene. smudgeproof coating. Bridges the gap by offering both strength and graphic qualities. Typical Properties

26 ga. Wire Pull Test (MD) 22.6 23.5 24.0

(Tear Strength - lbs) (CD) 25.7 27 26.0

Elongation % (MD) 104 550 11

Opacity 70 91 96

Perforations 1 1/32" ties max. 1/32" ties max. 1/32" ties max.

Service Temp. Range -70° to 200°F -23°F to 212°F -65° to 150°F

Maximum Web Process Temp. 180°F 220°F 150°F

UV Resistance/Outdoor 1 Year 9-12 months 1 Year

FDA Acceptability Direct Direct None Printability Standard Line Copy Good Excellent Excellent

Able to Hold Register Fair Good Good

4-Color Process Poor Good / Excellent Excellent

ION Deposition Not Recommended Good Excellent

Direct Thermal No No No

Thermal Transfer Fair / Good Excellent Excellent

Desktop Laser No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer

High Speed Hot-Fusion No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer

Cold / Flash-Fusion Not Recommended Ok if max. process temp. of 220°F not Ok if max. process temp. not exceeded. exceeded.

Dot-Matrix Poor Not Recommended Excellent

Writability (ballpoint) Poor Good Excellent

Material Attributes Good strength for single-layer film. Can be Excellent candidate for a wide range of Offers both strength and graphic qualities. flexo, offset, or screen, or thermal transfer applications where durability, strength, Moisture and common chemical resistance. printed. Specially formulated to die cut and moisture, chemical resistance and superior Compatible with label/tag printing inks and perforate on press and can be sheeted, printability are required. varnishes - UV, solvent and water based. cornered, guillotined and scored. UV stabilized for good weather resistance and performance in harsh environments.

Material Limitations Low opacity, slight curl, static. Dimensional Improved rotary die wear vs. the standard Softens at temperatures above about 150ºF. stability limits number of colors printable. Polylith GC-2 grade. Provides less caliper Avoid aqueous acidic solutions which can variation vs other high strength polyethylene dissolve print coating and mineral oil which films. will weaken the material.

Metal Abrasion Scale (Die Wear) 2X 16x 3X (1=low, 25X=high)

End Use Applications Thermal transfer applications requiring High tear strength, outdoor durable, heavy ID/membership cards, insurance cards, retail superior strength such as: Industrial duty applications: cards, banners, menus, product ID tags, plant/floral/nursery tags, tags. Pilfer-resistant packaging. Law tags, book covers, folders, boxes, charts, maps, bag shelf talkers/danglers wristbands, sporting licenses. Steel/rebar tags, bag-header stock, fencing tags, key tags, tags, pallet load tags. lumber tags, lumber, load tags, nursery tags, parts tags, plant tags, price marking, steel re-bar, tree bags * Need test method and unit of measure. ** Test for suitability for particular printing process and end-use requirements.

Product Polylith® GC-2 Polyart® Smudgeproof Kimdura® Qualities

Caliper/Grades 6.0 Mil, Spec# 75822; 8.0 Mil, Spec# 75735; 5.5 Mil, Spec# 77039; 8.0 Mil, Spec# 19116; 10.0 Mil, Spec# 75736 7.0 Mil, Spec# 77038; 10.0 Mil, Spec# 16807 8.5 Mil, Spec# 77040; 10.0 Mil, Spec# 77041

Description Matte-finish, calcium carbonate-filled Matte C2S biaxially C1S smudgeproof coated and calendared polypropylene. oriented HDPE. version of YUPO®. Typical Properties 26 ga. Wire Pull Test (MD) 16.0 7.4 6.2

(Tear Strength - lbs) (CD) 10.5 7.4 7.7

Elongation % (MD) 500 130 87

Opacity 91.5 98 98

Perforations 1 1/32" ties max. 1/32" ties max. 1/32" ties max.

Service Temp. Range -23° to 212° F -70° to 200°F -20° to 190°F

Maximum Web Process Temp. 190° F 200°F 190°F

UV Resistance/Outdoor 9-12 months 1.5 Years 1 Year

FDA Acceptability Direct None None Printability Standard Line Copy Excellent Excellent Excellent

Able to Hold Register Good Fair / Good Excellent

4-Color Process Good / Excellent Good Excellent

ION Deposition Good Excellent Excellent

Direct Thermal No No No

Thermal Transfer Excellent Excellent Excellent

Desktop Laser No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer

High Speed Hot-Fusion No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer

Cold / Flash-Fusion Ok if max. process temp. not exceeded. Ok if max. process temp. not exceeded. Ok if max. process temp. not exceeded.

Dot-Matrix Not Recommended Excellent Excellent

Writability (ballpoint) Good Excellent Excellent

Material Attributes Outdoor durable, UV stable for 9-12 months. 1.5 years outdoor durability. Good opacity Excellent surface uniformity and Water and Chemical Resistant. Even Cross for 2-side printing. Prints well flexography, printability. High opacity for 2-side Web Caliper Control. Good Opacity. lithography, gravure, rotary letterpress, screen, printing. Thermal transfer printable. and variable information systems such as thermal transfer, ion deposition and dot matrix. Resistant to oily substances and most chemical products (i.e. ammonia, caustic soda, isopropyl alcohol). Material Limitations Material is more abrasive and cutting Dimensional stability can limit number of colors Becomes brittle at sub-zero temperatures. dies with flame-hardened steel cutting printed - press and design dependent. edges up to 55 on the Rockwell "C" scale is recommended.

Metal Abrasion Scale (Die Wear) 25X 1 5X (1=low, 25X=high)

End Use Applications Food insert tags, nursery tags, Food insert labels, plant/floral/nursery tags, Thermal transfer printed tags, ID hang tags, shelf talkers, danglers, chemical-resistant applications membership/insurance cards, retail cards, banners, POP, signage product ID tags, plant/floral/nursery tags, shelf talkers/danglers

* Need test method and unit of measure. ** Test for suitability for particular printing process and end-use requirements.

Product YUPO® SynCarta® C1S Matte/Gloss SynCarta® Gloss/Gloss Qualities

Caliper/Grades 8 Mil FPG 200, Spec# 76786; 7 & 10 Mil C1S 7 & 10 Mil 10 Mil FPG 250, Spec# 76785

Description Multi-layer, biaxially oriented-filled C1S Matte/Gloss, multiple-layer, biaxially Gloss 2-sides, multiple-layer, biaxially polypropylene. Common chemical and oriented-filled polypropylene. Matte finish face oriented-filled polypropylene. Ultra gloss grease resistant and UV stable. with ultra gloss finish on backside. Offers high finish with high opacity and water, grease and opacity and water, grease and oil resistance. oil resistance.

Typical Properties

26 ga. Wire Pull Test (MD) 7.9 4.8 4.8

(Tear Strength - lbs) (CD) 6.0 6.6 6.6

Elongation % (MD) 87 110 110

Opacity 98 98.7 98.7

Perforations 1 1/32" ties max. 1/32" ties max. 1/32" ties max.

Service Temp. Range -20° to 190°F -20° to 190°F -20° to 190°F

Maximum Web Process Temp. 190°F 190°F 190°F

UV Resistance/Outdoor 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year

FDA Acceptability None None Direct Printability Standard Line Copy Excellent Excellent {face} / Excellent {backside} Excellent {face} / Excellent {backside}

Able to Hold Register Excellent Good {face} / Good {backside} Good {face} / Good {backside}

4-Color Process Excellent Excellent {face} / Excellent {backside} Excellent {face} / Excellent {backside}

ION Deposition Poor Excellent {face} / Poor {backside} Excellent {face} / Poor {backside}

Direct Thermal No No No

Thermal Transfer Fair Excellent Poor

Desktop Laser No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer

High Speed Hot-Fusion No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer No / Damages Printer

Cold / Flash-Fusion Not Recommended Ok if max. process temp. not exceeded. Not Recommended

Dot-Matrix Not Recommended Excellent Poor

Writability (ballpoint) Fair Good Fair

Material Attributes Excellent surface uniformity and Matte surface designed for thermal transfer Gloss printable surface offers excellent printability. High opacity for 2-side printing. imprinting as well as for prime graphics. uniformity for good registration. Good opacity for 2-side printing. FDA acceptable for direct food contact.

Material Limitations Becomes brittle at sub-zero temperatures. Becomes brittle at sub-zero temperatures. Becomes brittle at sub-zero temperatures. Subject to "crazing" when handled. Subject to "crazing" when handled.

Metal Abrasion Scale (Die Wear) 5X 9X 9X (1=low, 25X=high)

End Use Applications ID/membership cards, insurance cards, ID/membership cards, insurance cards, retail ID/membership cards, insurance cards, retail retail product ID tags, plant/floral/nursery product ID tags, plant/floral/nursery tags, product ID tags, plant/floral/nursery tags, tags, shelf talkers/danglers shelf talkers/danglers shelf talkers/danglers

* Need test method and unit of measure. ** Test for suitability for particular printing process and end-use requirements.

1 Perforations: Cuts should start at film edge. Hole punching: Sharp punches should be tooled for each recommended film. 2 UV Resistance/Outdoor: 1025D, 1056D, 1058D, 8740D and 4158DL Tyvek® = 1-3 Months. 1073D, 1079, 1085D, 4173DL and 4182DL Tyvek® = 1 Year. 3 UV Resistance/Outdoor: Strength maintained for 1 year. Color becomes slightly yellow/pinkish when exposed to UV light. 4 MSI Cost Scale: Based upon material cost for 5-50 MMSI order quantities. 5 Expected Value: Final tests pending. Fasson® and all other Avery brands, product names and codes are trademarks of the Avery Dennison Corporation. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. > Fasson Roll North America Warranty All statements, technical information and 8080 Norton Parkway recommendations about AVERY DENNISON products Mentor, Ohio 44060 are based upon tests believed to be reliable but do not constitute a guarantee or warranty. All AVERY 800-944-8511 (U.S. & Canada) DENNISON products are sold with the understanding 52-55-5093-0100 (Mexico) that PURCHASER has independently determined the suitability of such products for its purposes. AVERY fasson.com DENNISON products are warranted to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of one year from date of shipment. Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy for breach of this warranty shall be the replacement of the defective products or, at AVERY DENNISON’s option, the issuance of a credit or refund in an amount up to the purchase price of the defective product. In no event shall AVERY DENNISON be responsible for claims beyond the purchase price of the defective product.

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