The Label Industry Global Awards 2019, celebrating the global label and package printing industry’s greatest achievements over the last one year, are now open for entries. The event is particularly special this year as it celebrates 40 years of Labelexpo!
The awards will be conferred to nominees who have been either inspiring individuals/teams or a game-changing company. The individual/team awards will include R. Stanton Avery Global Achievement Awardssponsored by Avery Dennison. Another addition to this edition of the awards ceremony include the Rising Star Award, which will be sponsored by the Label Academy and Avery Dennison.
Company awards include Award for Innovation – companies with up to 300 employees, Award for Innovation – companies with more than 300 employees, and Environmental & Sustainability Award.
This year the Labelexpo will also feature a new European Converter of the Year Award for the eligible company.
Entry for participation is absolutely free. One can simply download and complete the relevant entry form(s), and submit the nomination(s), along with any supporting material, by 17 May 2019.
Judging will take place in June, during the 2019 FINAT European Label Forum in Copenhagen. The shortlist (plus the winner of the R. Stanton Avery Global Achievement Award) will be announced soon afterwards.
The organizers have made special arrangements to celebrate 40 years of Labelexpo. For this, an exciting line-up of entertainment has been planned to make it an incredible event.
For more information, visit www.labelawards.com.
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As we present our 2024 publishing plan, India’s real GDP growth for the financial year ending 31 March 2024 will exceed 6%. The packaging industry growth will match the GDP growth in volume terms and surpass it by at least 3% in terms of nominal growth allowing for price inflation in energy, raw materials, consumables, and capital equipment.
The capacity for flexible film manufacturing in India increased by 45% over the past four years. With orders in place, we expect another 20% capacity addition in 2024 and 2025. Capacities in monocartons, corrugation, aseptic liquid packaging, and labels are grown similarly. As the consumption story returns over the next six months, we expect demand to return and exceed the growth trajectory of previous years. The numbers are positive for most of the economies in the region – and as shown by our analytics, our platform increasingly reaches and influences these.
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We target brand owners, product managers, raw material suppliers, packaging designers and converters, and recyclers. This is a large and complex canvas – the only thing that can work is your agile thinking and innovation together with our continuous learning and persistence.
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