Blogs

Today, 7 November 2018, it was exactly 60 years ago that FINAT was founded in Paris. The FINAT Yearbook 2018, soon to be released, is therefore, a special edition dedicated to FINAT’s future, with a focus on the #LABELicious competition for...

In 2013, I completed a Master’s degree in Chemistry (MChem) at the University of Surrey. After completing my studies, I was unsure about what I wanted to do, what opportunities were available and which direction to go in. I felt a little lost...

With a record-breaking summer and a mesmerizing World Cup behind us, regulatory activity is about to pick up again shortly!

Total consumption of self-adhesive label materials in Europe amounted to 7.45 billion m2 in 2017, corresponding with a growth rate of 4.7% compared to 2016. This was slightly below the average growth rate of 5.4% over the preceding 4 years,...

The last few months saw a couple of major milestones: 31st of May 2018 was the third registration deadline for REACH, the European Chemicals regulation. The long-awaited Circular Economy Package was published in the official Journal in June,...

Think back to the 1980s and 1990s. These were great years for pressure-sensitive label converters. PS was snapping up glue-applied market share at a rapid pace and packaging buyers were extremely loyal to their label vendors. These were the...

With Spring upon us, regulatory developments in Brussels are heating up as well. Our attention has been primarily focused on an issues we have recently been informed of. End of last year, the EU Commission drafted an updated guidance for regulation...

Almost 20 years ago, on 10 April 1998, the British and Irish governments as well as most of Northern Ireland's political parties signed the Good Friday agreement that aimed to end decades of turmoil in the region (that year, the Easter weekend...

It’s impossible to imagine life without the Internet. Our smartphones, laptops, tablets and even our cars are connected. The internet makes communicating, finding information and doing business easy.

Multi-layer peel & read labels are finally taking off. They have been around for quite some time, but technical solutions and market demand are coming together now. During the FINAT Technical seminar, John Hammond of Nilpeter UK, explained the...