FMN | June 21st, 2021

Registration Opens For Label Congress 2021

impact the future of smart labels and packaging. Day 2 starts with Lifetime Achievement winner Fed- erico d’Annunzio examining how converters should respond to brands’ increasing demands for data trans- parency.This is followed by panel discussions on prac- tical sustainability strategies and how to recruit and retain talent. The next edition of Labelexpo Americas will take place on September 13-15, 2022, also at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Sun Chemical Raises Prices In North America Sun Chemical will increase prices across a broad portfolio of its packaging and commercial sheetfed inks, coatings, and adhesives in North America, effec- tive July 1, 2021. Raw material shortages are an ongoing concern, ac- cording to the company, and the competition to se- cure these scarce resources has accelerated the cost increases within a majority of Sun Chemical’s raw ma- terial categories. In addition to raw material cost pres- sures, international and domestic logistics costs have soared as the economic recovery drives demand for these services.

BestBrightHalfHOUSE.qxp_Layout 1 9/12/18 4:26 PM Page 1 The Congress conference sessions are broadly divided into Technology and Global Market overviews on day 1 and Future Proofing Your Business streams on day 2. Day 1 features an overview of the global label market, followed by a session on new developments in digital embellishment technology. Panel discussions will look at how to optimize hybrid printing and strategies for diversifying into flexible packaging. The first day con- cludes with a session on how the Internet ofThings will Label Congress 2021 will be built around two days of conference sessions featuring presentations and dis- cussion panel sessions, followed on the third day by a Label Academy master class on self-adhesive materials. Running alongside the congress sessions and master- class will be an exhibition hall that includes the latest technologies from industry suppliers. Registration is now open for Label Congress 2021, reportedly the first in-person networking and educa- tional event for the U.S. label industry since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Organized by Labelexpo Global Series, Label Con- gress 2021 will be held at the Donald E. Stephens Con- vention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, between Septem- ber 29 and October 1, 2021.

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