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22-06-11
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Skanem honoured at the yearly FINAT Awards

FINAT recently announced the winners of this year’s label awards competition last week where Skanem won four major prizes and several Highly Commended diplomas!


The winning Skanem labels 2011:

Skanem Poznan S.A
Category Award: Marketing and End-users
Alcoholic Drinks
Label: ‘Zubrówka 1L Czysta Wódka’

The judges’ comments were: ‘The flexo, offset litho, screen and cold stamping processes have combined to produce an excellent label full of interest. The illustration of the animal in a snow scene contrasts nicely with the faint blue trees. The liberal use of cold foiling adds depth to the result. The italic lettering is very legible and the background seal adds distinction. The registration is spot on considering all the elements which go into making this label such a good example.’

Skanem Poznan S.A
Category Award: Marketing and End-users
Booklet
Label: ‘Oriflame Booklet’

The judges’ comments were: ‘It is getting more difficult to fit information onto normal single sided labels. This label overcomes this obstacle by producing a six page booklet with all the required ingredients information in addition to more than 30 languages describing the product. All of this has been achieved by over printing a red background in gold on a filmic substrate whilst keeping the text legible using a combination of letterpress and offset litho printing techniques. The use of gold foil on the “cover” gives the label a luxurious look. The swirling background design breaks up the monotony of the solid red.”

Skanem Skurup AB
Category Award: Marketing and End-users;
Household Products

Label: ‘Sun’

Judges comments were: ‘The quality of the flexo printing is very good with the holographic substrate adding depth to the label. The contrast of the silver substrate, the deep blue background and the red Sun logo gives an almost 3D effect. The white bordering to the type makes it stand out more clearly. We particularly like the dot structure of this entry.’  


Skanem Hobro A/S
Category Award: Marketing and End-users
Industrial Products
Label: ‘Kosangas’

Judges comments were: ‘A straightforward screen printing job which has high light fastness and is weather resistant. The opaque white film substrate gives the label strength so that it lasts for several refills of the cylinder. The white border defines the edges of the label and separates it from the cylinder which is the same colour as the label. Lamination gives the ultimate resistance to weather conditions.’

Skanem’s Highly Commended awards.
Skanem was also awarded quite a few Highly Commended diplomas this year. Skanem Hobro won a record total of 7 Highly Commended diplomas!  Other sites who won diplomas were: Skanem Poznan with 5, Skanem Liverpool with 2 diplomas, Skanem Skurup with 2 diplomas and Skanem Willich with one diploma.

Some of the Skanem winners from this year’s competition will be entered in the World Label Awards competition which will take place just before Labelexpo Europe in September. From last year’s FINAT award winners, two of Skanem’s entries became a World Label Award winner. 

About FINAT
FINAT, founded in Paris in 1958 and headquartered in The Hague (The Netherlands), is the world-wide association for manufacturers of self-adhesive labels and related products and services. With 600 members in over 50 countries around the world, FINAT has much to offer to label converters and all suppliers to the labeling industry in terms of information exchange and the opportunity to network internationally. www.finat.com