Labelexpo Asia 2022 will be postponed, but the last edition of Labelexpo Asia in 2019 attracted over 23,000 visitors from 90 countries, making it the second biggest visitor event in the Labelexpo Global Series calendar.

Fedrigoni’s expanded wine portfolio facestocks are FSC^® approved (when applicable), and are available in a diverse range of textures and colors.

The Fedrigoni Group, producer of specialty papers for packaging and self-adhesive materials, has launched Re-Play™, a product range of upcycled self-adhesive materials.

Michelman will spotlight a selection of water-based in-line and off-line primers, overprint varnishes, and strengtheners for HP Indigo at Labelexpo Americas 2022.

All4Labels Global Packaging Group, an international manufacturer of packaging solutions, is continuing its global growth strategy by acquiring Carlucci, an Italian producer of pressure-sensitive labels and packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.

As the needs of the packaging industry evolve, adhesive converters face new challenges. The recent growth in e-commerce and food delivery services, for example, has converters looking for efficient ways to quickly slit and rewind large rolls of labels and tapes. Demand is also increasing for user-friendly products such as easy-to-remove split liners. A variety of machinery solutions help converters meet these new requirements.

BASF recently announced that it has developed adhesives that do not interfere with the recycling of paper labels on transport boxes, such as paperboard and cardboard boxes. 

The pandemic drove increased demand for packaging and created significant stresses on the packaging value chain, but it didn’t reduce the focus on sustainability. The industry has had to meet the various challenges of the pandemic while continuing to make progress toward a circular packaging economy.

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