Welcome to FINAT

Welcome to FINAT
The trade-association for
self-adhesive labelling
WHAT DOES ‘FINAT’ STAND
FOR?
Established on 7th November 1958
in Paris as the
‘Féderation INterna-tionale des
fabricants et transformateurs
d’Adhésifs et Thermocollants sur
papiers et autres supports’,
later renamed the
‘World-wide association for selfadhesive labels and related products’
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WHAT IS FINAT’S PURPOSE?
FINAT exists to promote the interests of
self-adhesive labelling. Uniquely
structured for an industry association, it
brings together both converters and
suppliers. Reflecting the partnership within
the self-adhesive value chain which has
contributed so significantly to the dynamic
development of the self-adhesive labelling
industry, and which keeps it at the
forefront of innovation today.
HOW IS FINAT STRUCTURED?
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WHAT ARE FINAT’S ACTIVITIES
• Committee meetings
• Events
(Annual congress, biennial seminar, Label Printer Forum,
Young Managers’ Club and other B2B networking events)
• Annual Label Competition
• Industry support
(Public Affairs/Lobbying/Recycling)
• Statistics
• Developing & issuing publications
(Quarterly magazine & industry related handbooks)
• Standardisation & Education
(FINAT Test methods; E-Manuals)
• Membership benefits
• Day-to-day correspondence
• And many other things
WHO ASSISTS FINAT:
THE COMMITTEES
• Board & Executive Board
Andrea Vimercati, PILOT ITALIA, Italy
(President)
• Congress Programme Committee
Noel Mitchell, UPM-Raflatac, Germany
(Chairman)
• Marketing Committee
Jakob Landberg, Nilpeter, Denmark
(Chairman)
• Membership Committee
Thomas Hagmaier, Hagmaier Etiketten, Germany
(Chairman)
• Technical Committee
Håkan Saxén, UPM-Raflatac, Finland
(Chairman)
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YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
IN THE BOARD
The members of the Board (as per June 2009):
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Andrea Vimercati, Pilot Italia, Italy (President)
Kurt Walker, tesa Bandfix, Switzerland (Vice-President)
Henrik Kajüter, Avery Dennison, Netherlands (Treasurer)
Francesc Egea, IPE-Innovaciones, Spain (Chairman YMC)
Jakob Landberg, Nilpeter, Denmark (Chairman Marketing Ctee)
Håkan Saxén, UPM-Raflatac, Finland (Chairman Technical Ctee)
Jan Frederik Vink, Kolibri Labels, Netherlands (Past-President)
Thomas Baumgärtner, Herma, Germany
Thomas Hagmaier, Hagmaier Etiketten, Germany
Svend Joergensen, CCL, Denmark
Frédéric Leyval, JPL Etiquette, France
Aydin Okay, Can Hassas, Turkey
Jaume Puigbó, Sinel Systems, Spain
Eric White, Skanem, Norway
WHO WORKS AT THE
SECRETARIAT
• Jules Lejeune,
Managing Director
• Taco Zevenbergen,
Executive Secretary & Events Manager
• Jakovina van Haeringen,
Senior Management Assistant
• Elke Verbaarschot
Management Assistant
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
• Board (3x a year)
The FINAT Board is responsible for the overall management of the association and its
medium- to long-term policy.
• Marketing Committee (3x a year)
The Marketing Committee exists to understand and promote the market for the self-adhesive
labelling industry. It is responsible for issues relating to media and communication,
organisation of the annual congress, worldwide marketing of FINAT and the overall promotion
and advertising of self-adhesive labels & labelling.
• Membership Committee (3x a year)
The Membership Committee exists to develop strategies to communicate the benefits of the
FINAT membership to existing and potential members, to raise the profile of FINAT and to
actively recruit new members.
• Technical Committee (3x a year)
The Technical Committee exists to understand and promote the science and technology of
self-adhesive labels. Drawing its knowledge from a wide range of industry members’
interests, it provides an informed body of professional expertise focussed on the processes
and materials used in the manufacture of self-adhesive labelstock, their conversion and
subsequent application.
EVENTS: ANNUAL CONGRESS
FINAT Annual World Congress,
the annual information and
networking platform for executives
and managers from the
international labelling community.
Next congress:
2011: 08 – 10 June, Sicily, Italy
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EVENTS: BIENNIAL SEMINAR
FINAT biennial Technical
Seminar, presenting an overview
of the latest state of self-adhesive
and related technology.
Next seminar:
8-9 March 2012, Barcelona, Spain
MEETING PLATFORMS
FINAT aims to provide business-to-business networking
events in order to bring together representatives from
different companies and countries to explore the potential for
bilateral co-operation. Examples:
• Study Tours
(The Euro-Indian Labelling Exchange held in December 2006)
• Label Printer Forum (2-3x a year)
This forum aims to provide an open platform where label
printrs from different countries meet to discuss and
benchmark common management problems and solutions.
• Young Managers Club
This club was formally launched in June 2008 and is run by
young FINAT members who are encouraged to explore
dimensions that differ from their day-to-day work, largely
through international get-togethers and exchange working
visits to other FINAT member companies.
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EVENTS: AN IMPRESSION
Knowledge transfer
and networking
combined in one platform
50th anniversary Congress 2008: Paris, France
‘Rendezvous with the future’
Technical Seminar 2008
Barcelona, Spain
EVENTS: AN IMPRESSION
Knowledge transfer
and networking
combined in one platform
FINAT/ESD Congress 2009: Antalya, Turkey
Strategies for growth in challenging times’
Label Printer Forum 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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YMC: AN IMPRESSION
Birth of the YMC, FINAT 50th anniversary congress
20 June 2008, Paris, France
YMC Board as per June 2009
Francesc Egea
IPE-Innov aciones, Spain
Chairman
Nicola Motetta
Euroadhesiv , Italy
Vice-Chairman
The YMC at India Label Show
1 December 2008, New Delhi, India
The YMC at Digital Label Summit
23 March 2009, Barcelona, Spain
Bibiana Rodriguez
Rota tek, Spain
PR & Membership Recruitment
PawanDeep Sahni,
Weldon Celloplast, India
Programme Dev elopment
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Peter Dhondt,
CERM, Belgium
Programme Dev elopment
Vacancy
Fundraising
EVENTS: AN IMPRESSION
Explore
bilateral
co-operation
possibilities
Euro-Indian Labelling Exchange
5-7 December 2006, New Delhi, India
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EVENTS: LABEL COMPETITION
FINAT’s International Label
Competition, the prestigious
annual quality benchmark and
labelling industry showcase.
ANNUAL LABEL COMPETITION
AN IMPRESSION
Winners 2009
Group A: Marketing/End-Use s
Amberley Labels, UK
For: Fortnum & Mason Still Blenheim Palace
Natural Mineral Water
Group B: Printing Processe s
Spear, UK
For: Crabbie’s G reen Ginger Wine
The FINAT Labelling Competi tion
Group C: Alternative Use for a Label Press
Stratus Packaging, France
For: Stratus Boo klet
Group D: Innovation
Schreiner Group, Germany
For: Self-adhesive lighting strip
The FINAT Labelling Competi tion
Jury Award 2009
For S kanem Introl
Best in Show 2009
For Spear
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INDUSTRY SUPPORT
• FINAT Marketing Support, a consistent campaign to
raise awareness about the comparative benefits and
requirements for self-adhesive labelling towards target
groups in selected markets
• FINAT Public Affairs Support, proactive monitoring of
our industry’s interests towards legislators and the
general public
• FINAT Recycling Support, the continuously expanding
network of solutions providers for secondary materials
management in the self-adhesive value chain
INDUSTRY SUPPORT
• Standardisation
FINAT has developed Test Methods which
serve as voluntary reference standards for
self-adhesive materials.
• Education (www.finateducation.com)
FINAT’s Knowledge Hub launched in the
beginning of 2009 is the leading source of
information for the self-adhesive industry and
its supply chain. It is a unique portal to the
latest trends and developments in the areas of
technologies and materials, education and
training, research, regulatory affairs and
standards.
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STATISTICS
• FINAT Quarterly Industry
Trends Monitor, the authoritative
index of the label industry
business sentiment across Europe
• FINAT Labelstock Statistics, the
quarterly survey of self-adhesive
materials demand in Europe,
commissioned to an independent
market research agency
PUBLICATIONS
FINAT Labelling News, the
association quarterly magazine,
from the international labelling
community and for the
international labelling community.
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PUBLICATIONS
FINAT Labelling Vision. This
FINAT newsletter is aimed at the
customers of the FINAT members.
PUBLICATIONS
The FINAT Educational
Handbook, the international
teaching manual for all those
entering and working in the selfadhesive labelling industry.
To be reviewed in 2011.
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PUBLICATIONS
FINAT Technical Handbook, the
international reference standard
test manual for suppliers and users
of self adhesive materials.
The 8th edition is now on sale!
PUBLICATIONS
FINAT End-User Market Survey
and Industry Report, the 360
page review of the key markets
and market drivers for selfadhesive labelling and related
technologies in Europe (prepared
by AWA Alexander
Watson Associates).
Edition 2009 is still on sale!
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PUBLICATIONS
United in Labels
A book relating 50 years of FINAT
history (1958 – 2008). It tells about the
foundation of the association and
explains the way in which the industry
has grown and what FINAT’s role
has been in this process.
PUBLICATIONS
FINAT Glossary and Dictionary,
a vocabulary of 1000 reference
term and conventions used in
the labelling industry, available
from the FINAT website.
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E-MANUALS
FINAT E-manual: Why self-adhesive
4Impression (UK), providers of print,
packaging, digital repro and pre-press training
have been commissioned by FINAT to develop
an online instruction manual to be used by
FINAT members to brief their sales
forces and via them, existing
and potential users of selfadhesive labels about the
versatility of these labels.
C lick he re for a sneak pre vie w of the manual
E-MANUALS
Total Applied Cost
How much does a label cost? A simple
question but one that can have a
surprisingly
complex answer
that FINAT explains
in this e-manual.
C lick he re for a sneak pre vie w of the manual
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E-MANUALS
Self-adhesive materials –
Environmental Issues
The module covers present and future environmental
legislation, the waste elements in self-adhesive materials,
the totalmaterial usage in Europe, volumes
of secondary materials generated,
the environmental challenges for
self-adhesive labels, both from a
label converter and an end-user
perspective, and, finally, existing and
potential solutions.
C lick he re for a sneak pre vie w of the manual
E-MANUALS
Self-adhesive materials and adhesives –
making the right choice for your products
A simple but extensive, guide to the detailed
structural make-up of a label and its selfadhesive properties has been produced by FINAT
to help its customers make the best choice of
decoration for their product
C lick he re for a sneak pre vie w of the manual
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E-MANUALS
Combination printing –
achieving the right combination for
success
The future of combination printing is well assured.
Combination printing will continue to grow thanks to the
outstanding graphic results that are possible. These are
what designers and brand managers are seeking. In order
to optimise the potential of this method of printing it is
important that both end-users and
suppliers fully understand the nuances
and the commercial implications of
investing in it. This new educational
module will help to meet this need.
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E-MANUALS
Decorative embellishments
This educational module explains and
explores the wide range of decorative
effects available in label printing. The
decoration techniques and finishes
mentioned include foiling, embossing,
ink & varnish effects, print techniques
and lamination.
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E-MANUALS
Tracking and security
The self-adhesive label format is one of the most versatile
methods for protecting products and offers a unique level
of flexibility with is sought by end-users. Illustrated with
case studies from FINAT members this module explores
the main materials,
security inks and security
features on offer an how
they can be cleverly
combined with electronic
solutions and online authentication
codes and systems.
E-MANUALS
Design to print
This educational module provides a comprehensive overview of
the design to print process and its associated terminology. The
following chapters are featured in the module:
– Artwork - finalising and converting a design;
– Repro - preparation for print and the process of finalising artwork and colour
from a production brief
– Proofing – pre-viewing designs before printing;
– Colour control and management - ensuring colour accuracy and consistency;
– Preparing a job for print.
This module is a useful educational tool that can
help improve communication and control throughout the design process. Understanding what
happens to a label before it goes to press will
ultimately be reflected in better printed results,
fewer problems and therefore lower costs.”
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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
• FINAT represents the industry’s
interests to governments, legislators and
opinion-formers, locally, nationally and
internationally
• FINAT provides a showcase for the best in
self-adhesive labelling for converters,
retailers and end-users
• FINAT provides the framework and
platform for establishing common
industry standards
• FINAT gives you tools to enhance your
product and business performance
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
• FINAT brings together a unique, multidisciplinary knowledge-base, coupled to
industry expertise
• FINAT provides a true international
network partnership with access to industry
‘peers’
• FINAT also provides a further range of
exclusive direct benefits to its members
(e.g. reduced participation fee for congresses,
seminars and a number of industry related
exhibitions; discount on several publications,
etc).
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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS IN
SHORT
Networking
•FINAT Congress
•FINAT Technical Seminar
•FINAT Label Printer Forum
•FINAT stand at Labelexpo
•FINAT permanent committees
•FINAT Young Managers Club
•Other B2B Networking Events
Information
•FINAT Labelling News
•FINAT Labelling Vision
•E-newsletter
•FINAT press releases
•Website
•Industry related publications
Education
•Educational and technical handbooks
•E-brochure why self-adhesive
Visibility
•FINAT Labelling Competition
•Media coverage and advertising
•PR
•Lobbying
•Participation at events
Exclusive member tools and services (ROI)
•FINAT member certificate
•FINAT (active) member logo
•Winner of FINAT Label Award logo
•Market statistics
•Recycling and waste management support
•Preferential rates for FINAT members on selected
third party products and services
•Free access to the members’ only section of the
FINAt website and subsequently to exclusive
information and dlownloadable files
MEMBERSHIP EXCLUSIVENESS
The exclusiveness linked to FINAT
membership is our special gift to FINAT
members. The FINAT website
(www.finat.com) is the privileged
channel of information and represents
the window on the label industry.
Information, technical publications,
meetings proceedings and statistics are
available for members in the members’
only section of the site.
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MEMBERSHIP EXCLUSIVENESS
FINAT members are important to
us and to show how much we care
we have created a set of logos that
can be used in their daily
communication:
– Proud member of FINAT
– Active (= committee) member
of FINAT
– Winner of FINAT Label Award
HOW DO OTHERS THINK
ABOUT FINAT
‘For me, being a FINAT member is:
• To interact and debate with European peers
• To maintain high-level contacts with our
suppliers
• To support the organisation that provides
standards for our profession
• To anticipate the future thanks to the
information transmitted at seminars and the
congress
Philippe Leyval,
JPL Etiquettes (France)
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HOW DO OTHERS THINK
ABOUT FINAT
‘Being a FINAT Member gives us the
opportunity to achieve a high level of contacts
on an international scale. FINAT is the
platform for networking, especially to
newcomers in the industry. From my own
experience, I can safely say that the benefits
from active participation in FINAT exceed by
far the time and cost you put into it. I would
say: get as much as you can from FINAT - it is
at your service!’
Iban Cid, Managing Director,
Germark (Spain)
SO WHY FINAT
In short: FINAT is the voice of the
labelling industry, which stands for
quality, credibility, professionalism
and market-specific knowledge
and expertise.
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BECOME A MEMBER
Can you afford to stay
on the outside?
LINK UP WITH THE
LABELLING COMMUNITY!
MORE INFORMATION
Do you want to know more about
FINAT? Ask our staff at the show
or visit our web site:
www.finat.com.
We will be happy
to answer your
questions.
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Thank you for your
attention!
We hope to see you
soon at one of our
forthcoming events!
Your passport to the
wider world of
narrow-web printing
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ADDRESS DETAILS
FINAT
P.O. Box 85612
2508 CH The Hague, Netherlands
Tel. +31 - 70 - 312 39 10
Fax +31 - 70 - 360 38 37
E-mail: info@finat.com
URL: www.finat.com
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