Xaars partnership with Polipress International in Italy is delivering advanced digital embellishment solutions to the premium label market. Through the installation of Xaars Versatex printbar the collaboration is transforming label production for high-value applications, particularly in the wine industry.
ROTOCON has launched its fourth annual student wine label design competition in partnership with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). The competition is open to undergraduate students in TUTs Faculty of Arts & Design, Department of Visual Communication (Integrated Communication Design (ICD). A total of 57 students are participating this year.
For more than three decades, Labelexpo Europe has been the global meeting point for the label and narrow-web community, and FINAT has been proud to stand alongside it as a long-term association partner. The move from Labelexpo toLOUPE (Labels and OUter Packaging Embellishment)from 2026 is more than a rebrand. It signals a structural shift: (self-adhesive) labels remain the anchor, while the ecosystem widens, geographically and technologically, towards adjacent narrow-web and outer-packaging embellishment.
The benefits of a complete end-to-end digital workflow will be brought to life by Esko and Videojet when the two companies present their complete design to production line solutions to visitors at Interpack.
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, will open a new Packaging Design Studio in Milan in summer 2026, marking a significant step in accelerating packaging innovation and strengthening collaboration with European brand owners, converters, and packaging developers.
FESPAs brand-new Corrugated event, taking place from 19 22 May 2026 at the Fira de Barcelona, Spain, is set to welcome a strong lineup of international exhibitors who specialise in corrugated applications and technologies. The first edition of the event, which is a joint venture with Brunton Publications, will take place alongside FESPA Global Print Expo and its co-located shows: Personalisation Experience, European Sign Expo, WrapFest and the brand-new Textile.
The 21st edition of Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 has closed to overwhelming acclaim, attracting 8,021 unique visitors, an 8% increase on the previous year. The event continues to cement its position as the UKs premier packaging industry showcase.
