Paper are broadly used in PSA industry ad carrier for PSA or release liner. According to Alexander Watson & Associates, the following are the market share for different types of paper and plastic films used in release liner in PSA industry worldwide in 2013.
Glassine and calendared Kraft (SCK), and polyolefin coated kraft (PCK) are most sold two, more than plastic films for the substrate of release liner. The comparison between paper and film is shown in the following table.
Paper have different types; therefore attention needs to paid when select paper for different applications. It includes glassine and super calendered kraft (SCK), poly coated Kraft (PCK), clay coated Kraft (CCK), and other papers including machine finished (MF), machine glazed (MG), and machine calendered(MC). A short summary is in the following table.
The above is the properties comparison among different papers. Reference: Expera Specialty Solutions