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July/August 2026

Features

Mid-Year Economic Report  

Global events are curbing growth across the board, despite technology advancements at a record high.

Features

Profile: Roll Flex Label Company

One of the industry’s thriving label converters has enjoyed substantial growth under second-generation leadership.

Features

LOUPE Americas Product Preview

The countdown to LOUPE Americas 2026 is on, and exhibitors are ready to unveil the latest innovations.

M & A Corner

Buying and Building a Label Converting Platform

Thomas Blaige examines the first two stages of the label M&A lifecycle – Stage 1, buying a platform, and Stage 2, building it through add-on acquisitions.

Features

Pharmaceutical Labels 

Unlike labels relying on aesthetics, this sector carries critical information like dosage instructions, warnings, lot numbers, and expiration dates.

Letters To the Earth

The Impossible Balancing Act

We can’t invest in sustainability infrastructure while ignoring the needs of our employees and guaranteeing their well-being across all aspects of their lives.

@LabelSteve

Phoenix Challenge Foundation: Leading the evolution of flexo education

For nearly three decades, the Phoenix Challenge Foundation has stood at the forefront of flexographic printing education and workforce development.

Features

Seville Hosts Successful FINAT ELF 2026

The event, held May 27–29 at the Hotel Barceló Renacimiento in Seville, Spain, delivered two days of in-depth discussion.

Packaging Spotlight

Sustainable Product Protection

Mondi has partnered with Dreco to develop a new powder detergent packaging solution containing post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials.

Narrow Web Europe

Why Worry about the Straits of Hormuz?

According to the Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS), some 84% of Middle Eastern PE capacity relies on this narrow passage for exports by sea.

Customer Service

The importance of being earnest

Dysfunctional AI is infesting all types of automated processes, from apps to ordering portals.

Editorial

Stay in the LOUPE

For the first time in more than 40 years, the industry’s premier label and packaging show will have a different name.