Release Papers:

Kianco Fibers is the leading producer of double sided and differential release paper and release film.  Kianco Fibers is dedicated to providing innovative solutions to ensure customers are provided with the highest levels of product quality and customer service at the right price throughout the world.

Kianco possesses a high degree of technical ability, which enables us to fully understand customer requirements for release paper and release film and to develop specific products for specific solutions. Kianco also works closely with its raw material suppliers to advise and specify new more customer and market focused products.

This, together with our outstanding quality, excellent service and exceptional production flexibility, is why, in the increasingly technical environment of the market for release paper and release film, Kianco has a highly acclaimed reputation among the suppliers of technical release products.

Technical Department
Our custom-built technical laboratory is temperature and humidity controlled to ensure that all testing is done in a controlled environment and that all customer samples are stored under optimum conditions. We are equipped to carry out a wide range of tests, including:
▪ High and low speed release measurement
▪ Tensile and tear strength
▪ Smoothness
▪ Caliper and substance
Together with qualitative evaluation, this enables us to build up a comprehensive technical profile of a wide variety of samples whether for technical support, product recommendation or new product development purposes.

Production
Kianco Papers versatile, advanced production facilities assure a reliable supply of high quality product.  Kianco Papers state of the art machinery makes it easy to adapt to diverse production demands, ensuring secure supplies for our customers.

Kianco Papers quality products are manufactured under conditions that reflect the same criteria.  Quality control is paramount at every stage of production. All products undergo a rigorous program of checks and inspections and samples of every production run are kept for future reference.

Product Selection:
There are two components to a release liner: the substrate and the silicone coating. Both of these need to be carefully selected to ensure that the liner has the required properties. The choice will normally depend on the following:
▪ the type of adhesive to be used
▪ the conversion process requirements
▪ the performance requirements of the finished product
By careful selection of both substrate and coating technology we are able to offer products for a wide variety of applications. A number of our products can also be back printed or printed under the silicone coating to allow the use of customer logos or provide product differentiation.

Substrates:
Kianco Papers offers a range of substrates with a wide range of physical properties:
▪ Super Calendered Kraft
▪ Sized/ primed Kraft
▪ Clay coated Kraft
▪ PE coated Kraft
▪ High density polyethylene film
▪ Polyester film
▪ Vegetable parchment
▪ Greaseproof paper

Coatings:
Kianco Papers uses three main types of coating technology:
▪ Thermally cured solvent less silicones
▪ Thermally cured aqueous emulsion silicones
▪ Ultra-violet radiation cured silicones
The release of the thermally cured systems can be controlled to different levels.

Envelope and Bag Closures
Specialist packaging such as security bags require advanced methods of tamper evidence. By carefully controlling the release properties of the liner for the adhesive coating strip, we can supply a product which releases from the adhesive without prematurely activating the security features. A similar product can be used for a range of self-sealing envelope closures for charity collections, mail-order etc.

Tapes and Adhesives
Self-wound and double-sided adhesive tapes and fixings use a wide range of adhesive types all of which have different requirements in terms of release performance. We are able to offer a similarly wide choice of release liners based on a wide range of substrates and with carefully controlled release characteristics including a differential release if necessary.

Graphic Arts
Release papers find a number of applications in the graphic arts industries, such as paste-up and dry mount adhesive sheets, garment transfers, mounts for exhibition stands and various types of signs and graphics. We have a number of products on our range which share the required characteristics of good layflat and dimensional stability as well as the controlled release properties that this market demands.

Construction and Automotive
The building industry uses a variety of adhesive and insulating materials which require release liners to facilitate handling and application. We supply a range of products for end uses such as butyl mastic sealants for double glazing, foam insulation tapes, automotive sound-deadening panels and a variety of other pressure-sensitive adhesive applications.

Food and Bakery
Silicone release papers have widespread application in the food industry as liners for baking trays and food packaging and as interleaving between fresh or frozen produce. Our greaseproof and vegetable parchment based ranges are coated both sides with an aqueous silicone emulsion to give a product which conforms to both American and European food contact regulations and gives stable performance even after multiple bake cycles.

Medical and Hygiene
As the design of medical dressings becomes more sophisticated the requirements for highly specialized release materials become increasingly demanding. In areas such as see-through wound dressings, footcare products, ostomy bags, monitoring electrodes and hydro-gel pads we have developed novel release materials based on a range of appropriate substrates to meet the needs of the medical and surgical supply industries. We can also supply low-cost liners for a range of personal hygiene products.

Kianco Papers main products are: pharmaceutical hot stamping foil, release paper (Baking Paper), release film, date code foil, barcode ribbon and banner thermal transfer ribbon, these products are wildly used in medicine, Express packaging, floor tile, electronic, food, railway, label, garment, etc...