Flint Group outlines five pressroom trends for label converters at expo

Flint Group Packaging Solutions maps five pressroom trends for label converters ahead of LOUPE Americas in Chicago, 15–17 September 2026. The company highlights de-inkable primer and varnish systems, dual-cure UV LED inks, and low-migration Flexocure ANCORA and Flexocure LEAP inks for food packaging. It also cites digital colour management through VIVO Colour Solutions and AI-assisted quality control as tools to cut waste and compliance risk.

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Market context

Printing inks, primers and varnishes are the functional chemistries that let label converters print on films and papers while meeting food-contact and recycling requirements. Narrow-web label printing serves food and beverage, personal care, household and pharmaceutical products, and food packaging labels are the most compliance-sensitive segment because migration of ink components into packaged food is tightly regulated. Demand is also shaped by brand owners who want labels that do not contaminate recycling streams, which has pushed interest in de-inkable primers and varnishes. UV-curable and LED-curable systems are gaining share because they cure faster and at lower energy than conventional solvent or thermal drying. Shifts toward low-migration and fluorine-free chemistries tend to favour suppliers that can supply declarations, test data and technical support alongside the product, and they can reshape competition among ink and coating makers as converters re-qualify materials.

Source: official release on flintgrp.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.