The new President of UNFEA was appointed during the General Assembly which took place by videoconference on 26 June 2020.

While a large part of the world is still in lockdown and the search for a vaccine continues, industries and communities are eagerly planning to resume their activities, meetings and events beyond the Covid-19 healthcare crisis.

The L9 World Label Association is proud to present the winners of the Best of the Best awards which were judged by an international panel of judges during Labelexpo 2019. The awards represent the best labels from the five main printing technologies Flexography, Letterpress, Offset Litho, Combination Printing and Digital Printing and are selected from the winning entries in the 2019 label competition.

A new report with recommendations for guidance on Extended Producer Responsibility was prepared by the consultancy Eunomia. A response as a statement from the paper industry is under preparation.

Tarsus Group, the organizer of the Labelexpo/Brand Print Global Series of trade shows, has today confirmed date changes to several of its 2020/21 events,

FINAT and its partners launched #LABELicious in 2019 as a new programme to build visibility and engagement with the future workforce in the label industry. The first edition was successful in reaching the next generation of label designers and technicians under the age of 25, resulting in a widely publicized Award ceremony at Labelexpo Europe 2019.

The 4th webinar, organised on 12 May last, received a record number of 80 registrations. Apart from the usual recap and overview of developments given by FINAT's Regulatory Affairs Manager Pablo Englebienne, an expert panel consisting of shared their views about how they are preparing their business for a prolonged period of social distancing and how they are perceiving an economy operating at restricted capacity for the foreseeable future.

Within the framework of informing their members about developments in the label industry during the Covid-19 crisis, FINAT has been organising a series of webinars through which members and representatives of the national label associations can exchange experiences and best practices.

European labelstock demand grew by 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter last year.