To know what’s driving innovation in labels, look to the vastly broader packaging market where the overwhelming influencer remains sustainability.
The Labelexpo Americas tradeshow held in mid-September proved a showcase for labels and related products that are likewise centered on sustainable improvements. New products included inks, recycled-content label films, and substrates engineered to optimize rigid container recycling.
Notably, the environmentally minded upgrades do not detract from labels’ mission to engage and inform consumers.
Wood labels? Low-carbon, super-efficient metallized decoration that’s highly sustainable? These and three more breakthroughs appear in the accompanying slideshow gallery.