On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
Domino has announced plans to launch its N410 digital LED inkjet label press at Labelexpo Europe, held in Barcelona, Spain, from 16th-19th September 2025, said to be cost-effective and deliver ‘outstanding’ value for digital market label producers.
Sustainability, digitalisation and automation were major topics of conversation at this year’s edition of Labelexpo Europe in Brussels in September. Frances Butler and Elisabeth Skoda take a look back at just some of the latest developments on show at this year’s event.
Labelexpo Europe 2023 was filled to the brim with innovations in the label industry, from sustainability-minded labelling materials to smart technology and automation. Packaging Europe attended the event and stopped at Leonhard Kurz and TSC Printronix Auto ID’s booths to learn more about their…
Durst Group has revealed a computer vision and artificial intelligence solution aspiring to automate print quality, improve efficiency, and reduce both set-up time and waste in digital print.
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.
At Labelexpo 2023, Innovia Films has launched two new, designed-for-recycling label facestock films – reported to be thinner than traditional filmic label materials, naturally printable, and capable of reducing customers’ carbon footprints.
The seven winners of the Label Industry Global Awards 2023 – including UPM Raflatac for its label made of ‘ocean-bound’ plastic, CARTES and its automated digital embellishment line, and LINTEC’s polyester-based adhesive – have been announced at Labelexpo Europe 2023.
Domino Printing Sciences has launched its N610i-R digital retrofit module, designed to incorporate digital printing technology into existing hybrid printing flexographic lines and optimise capital, waste, and space.
Lecta will showcase a range of sustainability-minded facestock products, release liners, solutions for pressure-sensitive applications, and more at LabelExpo 2023.
H.B. Fuller will display a range of pressure-sensitive adhesives at Labelexpo Europe 2023 that look towards high-quality aesthetics, clean label removal, and a reduction in carbon emissions.
At Labelexpo Europe 2023, Avery Dennison will reveal two new decorative linerless solutions for pressure-sensitive labels featuring patented micro-perforation technology and its latest progress in connected packaging powered by its atma.io product cloud – setting its sights on both traceability…
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper will reveal new coated specialty papers – including thermal and inkjet papers for label applications and barrier papers for flexible food and non-food packaging – at Labelexpo Europe 2023.
