Jules Lejeune
4. March 2026 |

Tradeshows and Events

From Labelexpo to LOUPE and the next decade of narrow-web

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 to LOUPE (Labels and OUter Packaging Embellishment) from 2026 is more than a rebrand. It signals a structural […]

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LOPEC 2026: Where vision meets series production

Thinner, lighter, more sustainable: Printed electronics has long since left the laboratory and is redefining mass markets from mobility to healthcare. Anyone who wants to know which machines are increasing efficiency today and which trends will dominate business models tomorrow should make sure to visit Munich at the end of February. A look at the […]

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LOPEC entrance
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3. March 2026 |

Tradeshows and Events

23rd Inno-Meeting – FlexPack between PPWR and practice

Under the theme ‘Flexpack 2030’, the 23rd Inno-Meeting on 24 and 25 February 2026 in Osnabrück addressed key future issues for the flexpack industry. Against the backdrop of the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), stricter food contact requirements and the gradual phase-out of PFAS, the focus was on the need for structural transformation […]

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27. February 2026 |

Products & Innovations

Schreiner MediPharm – Solution for a secure pharma supply chain

With Cap-Lock for Vials, Schreiner MediPharm, a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative functional labels for the healthcare industry, in cooperation with CDMO OECHSLERhealth, introduces a novel solution for analogue and digital first-opening indication. The solution addresses key challenges around product integrity, patient safety, and digitalisation of primary packaging and was presented for the first […]

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24. February 2026 |

Products & Innovations

SÜDPACK – No compromises when packaging fish and seafood!

Maximum product protection, extended shelf life, attractive design, efficient processability and, last but not least, positive effects along the entire supply chain: sound expertise is required for the safe, economical and resource-efficient packaging of fish and seafood. SÜDPACK is a supplier with this kind of expertise. With SKINPro and Multifol Extreme, the renowned German film […]

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23. February 2026 |

Companies and Markets

Vetaphone highlights plasma surface treatment

The use of water-based inks and adhesives on BOPP is currently limited, without the added use of an expensive primer. The reason is the limitation of the substrate’s ability to react with oxygen, resulting in a maximum obtainable surface tension of 46 dyn/cm after corona treatment.  The only solution today is to use BOPP that […]

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20. February 2026 |

Companies and Markets

Huhtamaki installs two new slitters from Bimec in South Africa

Huhtamaki Flexible Packaging has reinforced its long-standing partnership with Italian slitter rewinder specialist Bimec through the installation of two new TCA 64C+ duplex turret slitter rewinders at its Durban facility. The machines have been in operation since September 2025 and, according to the companies, are already running at full capacity. Just four months after start-up, […]

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