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ArticleFINAT and Packaging Europe partner to highlight sustainability excellence in labels
Winners of the FINAT Sustainability Awards will be announced at Europe’s leading packaging sustainability event – the Sustainable Packaging Summit, on 12th November 2024 in Amsterdam. This has been announced thanks to a partnership between Summit organizer Packaging Europe and FINAT, the international association for the European label industry.
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ArticleFINAT pursues harmonised data generation for label life cycles and carbon footprints
FINAT revealed its Product Carbon Footprint and Life Cycle Analysis initiative at Labelexpo 2023, hoping to establish objective criteria for customers to measure and generate data regarding the environmental impact of their products and processes.
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ArticleEuropean labelstock demand dropped sharply in fourth quarter of 2022, says FINAT
New statistics released by FINAT have reported that European labelstock demand faced a significant decrease in last year’s fourth quarter due to strike-related paper shortages from Finland in the first half of 2022, amongst other causes.
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ArticleFINAT predicts that EU’s legislative revisions to restrict packaging materials will disrupt development of recycling technologies
FINAT has released a statement expressing concern over the European Commission’s reported plans to revise its Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive with a negative list of packaging characteristics – suggesting that to do so would impede the progress of recycling technologies.
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ArticleFINAT issues warning to EU over the label industry’s ‘impending crisis’
With the label industry’s lead times extending beyond five months due to supply and labour challenges, FINAT says essential downstream sectors like food and pharmaceuticals are likely to face significant disruptions and that an urgent response is needed from the European Commission to mitigate the crisis.
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ArticleRecord growth for European label industry threatened by raw material shortages
According to FINAT, European self-adhesive labelstock demand increased by 7% in 2021. However, raw material shortages coupled with supply chain tensions and ongoing strikes could significantly destabilise the industry’s prospects for 2022.
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ArticleStrikes aggravating packaging industry supply chain pressures
Following earlier comment from FINAT about the impact of tight supply chain conditions on the industry’s outlook for 2022, the organisation is now reporting that continued union strikes in some Nordic paper mills are posing severe lead time problems for European label converters.
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ArticleDemand for labels remains strong as pandemic recovery begins, but buyers seek supply chain resilience
According to this year’s FINAT RADAR survey, 83% of brand owners project that label purchase volumes will increase or remain the same in 2021 across all formats.
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ArticleSelf-adhesive label companies launch industry recycling initiative
FINAT, a European self-adhesive labelling industry association, has announced the launch of ‘CELAB-Europe’, a new initiative designed with the purpose of creating a circular economy for self-adhesive label materials in Europe.
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ArticleFINAT celebrates future label designs at Labelexpo 2019
During Labelexpo Europe 2019 in Brussels, FINAT presented the winners of the #L competition. This competition was launched by FINAT in 2018, at the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the European label association.
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ArticleAvery Dennison Cleanflake™ Portfolio Wins Finat Recycling & Sustainability Award 2019
An innovation from Avery Dennison that enables closed-loop PET recycling has won this year’s FINAT Recycling and Sustainability award.
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A Cautious Approach to 2019
FINAT has released the 2018 Winter edition of its 6-monthly market report, the FINAT RADAR., this time covering the results from a survey among over 80 brand owners and packaging buyers, and follow-up one on one interviews.
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FINAT Launches the #LABELicious Competition
On the occasion of its 60th birthday, FINAT, the European association for the self-adhesive label and adjacent narrow-web converting industry, has launched the #LABELicious talent competition.
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Finat Radar: Digital Label Press Installations Surpass Conventional Press Sales
European digital label press installations overtook conventional press sales for the first time in 2017, according to the latest FINAT RADAR.
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Growth in Sophisticated Label Substrates
Sophisticated label substrates have experienced exponential growth due to demand for high-end applications according FINAT’s latest findings.
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ArticleHarnessing Tomorrow’s Label Converter Leaders Today: FINAT European Label Forum
Developing ways to harness the skills of tomorrow’s label converter leaders, driving industry efficacy, and understanding the major changes across the print technology base were the themes at FINAT's European Label Forum.
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ArticleInspirational innovation sets the tone at FINAT’s Label Competition
The aesthetic appeal of Multi-Color Corporation North America Wines & Spirits’ Sidewinder Spirits label helped it achieve the accolade of Best in Show at the 2018 FINAT Label Competition.
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ArticleConverter Challenges to be Addressed at FINAT European Label Forum
The challenges being faced by converters and the emerging technical trends that are impacting their businesses are among the key topics that will be addressed at the 4th FINAT European Label Forum.
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ArticleThe Internet of Labels: Finat Technical Seminar 2018
The biennial FINAT Technical Seminar brings together a diverse community – all of whom have a strong interest in technical advances that will impact labelling and packaging.
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Hot Industry Topics Tackled at FINAT’s European Label Forum 2018
Brexit, diversification and intelligent labelling are just some of the key industry challenges to be discussed at the 4th edition of FINAT’s European Label Forum.