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News Release from: FINAT | Subject: 2006 FINAT Congress
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 January 2006
Self-Adhesive Labels Congress Moves East
The growing importance of central and eastern Europe as a production base and a market for self-adhesive labels is being recognised by FINAT.
The growing importance of central and eastern Europe as a production base and a market for self-adhesive labels is being recognised by FINAT The self-adhseive label industry's trade association, is to move its 2006 congress to Poland's capital, Warsaw to reflect the emergence of the region as an important market
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 20 May 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The three day event, from June 7-9, will concentrate on the opportunities emerging in the region where the latest available statistics for self-adhesive labels show a four-fold greater growth record than for the established markets of western Europe.
FINAT's managing director, Jules Lejeune, sees the emerging central and eastern European region as fertile fields for his association's members, particularly now that many central European nations have joined the European Union (EU) and most eastern European countries have tailored their economic policies towards trade with western Europe.
He said: "The use of self-adhesive labels grew overall by 4.9 per cent but in eastern Europe it was up by a massive 19 per cent and shows no sign of wavering.
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In view of this importance - not just to western Europe-based members of FINAT but also to the growing number of new members from central and eastern Europe - we decided to take our annual congress to Poland to get to know our new-found friends there." FINAT members' contribution to the region's emergence - it ranges from improved production facilities and expertise in those countries to the growing demand from consumers for attractively labelled goods - has been recognised by the Polish government.
It has promised a high ranking government official will give a keynote speech to the delegates.
'Growth through Excellence in a Wider Europe' will be the theme of the congress, which will be held at Warsaw's Sheraton Hotel.
Sessions will include advice on setting up business in the host country and a case study in diversification will be presented by a Polish company, along with assessments of the business and growth climates in central and eastern Europe from other keynote speakers.
Apart from the emerging European geographical focus, other speakers will take a look at the situation in Australia and the United States.
FINAT's emphasis on excellence will be maintained with contributions from experts on wine labels, marketing and specialisation, respectively, said the organisation.
There will also be opportunities for networking, including meeting the industry's leading suppliers at the FINAT tabletop exhibition.
The winners of the industry's 'Oscars' - the 26th annual label competition - will be announced during the associated conference social programme, which will also include the number of optional pre-conference and post-conference events.
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