The Hague The Netherlands Ndash August 26 2015 Ndash Fastpaced Change In The Label Production Market Prompted The Creation Of The New Finat European Label Forum Which Attracted More Than 300 Participants From Europe And Beyondreplacing The Longestablished Annual Finat Congress And Held In Amsterdam From 1113 June The Finat European Label Forum Represented All Stages Of The Complex Label Value Chain And Placed A Strong Emphasis On Business Concerns Ndash Particularly Running A Profitable Business In Todayrsquos Economic Environment It Covered A Variety Of Disciplines From Branding And Marketing To Innovation Technology Manufacturing And Corporate Affairsldquothe Definition And Role Of Labels Has Changed Dramatically In Recent Years With The Advent Of New Product Decoration Technologies From Sleeves And Inmould Labels To Printed Electronicsrdquo Explains Jules Lejeune Managing Director Of Finat Ldquowith A Customer Base Of Brand Owners And Retailers That Is Increasingly International And A World Of Consumers Who Are Social And Online Media Experts This Is Indeed A Challenging Scenario For Label Converters And With The Task Of Achieving Change Firmly Placed On Label Converters Europersquos Industry Association Finat Has Both The Desire And The Duty To Create A New Informational And Educational Platform For Its Membersrdquolejeune Reported That Labelstock Consumption In 2014 Was Up 57 Yearonyear And The Industry Saw Lsquosteady And Strong Recoveryrsquo Since 2012 And The Global Economic Crisis Growth Continued At 88 For Paper Labels And 77 For Film Stocks In Q1 2015 As Compared To Q1 2014 He Also Introduced The Membersonly Finat Radar That Tracks European Converter Brand Owner And Material Supplier Trends Developments In Conventional Vs Digital Press Purchases And Provides A Regular Halfyearly Benchmarking Report On These Topics The Most Recent Finat Radar Converter Survey Found That 40 Of Europersquos Selfadhesive Label Converters Are Already Active In Printing Sleeve Labels With At Least 20 Embracing Sleeves Flexible Packaging Andor Inmould Labellingpresident Emeritus Of The European Council Herman Van Rompuy Presented On The Future Of Business In A Complex European Landscape He Stated Ldquointerdependence Is The Key To A Successful European Union And To Addressing Many Of The Opportunities And Challenges That Face Europe As A Whole The Euro Itself And The Current Economic Situation Within The Eurozonerdquocomplete Pr With Details Are In The Word Document
