KAVALAN has partnered with distributor Scandraft AB to bring its full range of PVC-free wide-format materials to the Swedish print market.
Swedish sign makers and large-format printers can now source KAVALAN’s PVC-free materials locally following a distribution agreement with Scandraft AB. Part of the European IGEPA Group, Scandraft will supply the manufacturer’s full range of frontlit, backlit, blockout, and interior media across Sweden.
The portfolio includes five core product lines designed as direct replacements for standard PVC: Sunlight for frontlit banners, Moonlight for lightboxes, Butterfly for double-sided blockout, Spiderweb for mesh, and Gecko for walls and floors. Compatible with UV, Latex, and UVgel inks, the range includes weldable and flame-retardant options backed by third-party Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data.
Purchase Manager at Scandraft, Mats Bengtsson, commented, “Demand for PVC-free materials is growing, but the Swedish market is still quite cautious. The interest is there for banners, events, retail, exhibitions and other large-format applications, but price and performance are still important. The strongest demand comes from larger organisations with clear sustainability goals and requirements from their own customers.”
To support customer audits, the partnership will make heavy use of KAVALAN’s Eco Calculator, a tool that calculates the carbon and resource reductions achieved when replacing standard PVC. Category Manager for Large Format Printing at Scandraft, Daniel Forsgren, noted that Swedish print buyers increasingly demand documented data and independent verification to justify substrate choices.
Director of European Sales at KAVALAN, Rob Karpenko, added, “At KAVALAN we’re on a mission to raise awareness of PVC-free materials, and using environmental data to demonstrate how these can help companies to meet their sustainability objectives is a big part of that. It’s always gratifying to work with a business that shares that view, and it’s clear that Scandraft believes strongly in the role that transparency and comparable data will play in changing the industry.”
