The Pressure Sensitive-Adhesive (PSA) labelling market is estimated to grow approximately by five to seven percent per year in Brazil and South America. By extending its release papers product range in Brazil, Ahlstrom aims at better serving the growing market needs and offering further local supply alternatives to imported glassine or supercalendered kraft release papers.Equipment modifications at the Jacarei mill to enable larger production volumes are planned for August this year. Ahlstrom's Jacareì plant is already well known for its clay-coated release papers and facestock label papers. With the addition of calendered Silca Soft to the range, the company offers the most complete portfolio of release and label papers to the PSA industry in South America."The extension of our local product offering is a sign of increasing commitment to our customers in the region, who will benefit from a local supply, flexible lead times and a responsive service for an increasing number of products," said Valmir Piton, Vice President, Latin America, Label and Processing.