Innovation, Partnerships, and Customer Focus: Our Highlights from Labelexpo 2025
From 16–19 September 2025, our team proudly joined the global label and packaging community at Labelexpo 2025 in Barcelona, the industry’s premier two-yearly event for label printers, converters, and anyone passionate about packaging and labels. This year’s show was a showcase of innovation, sustainability, and collaboration- and we were thrilled to participate.
A strong international presence
Representatives from our Belgian headquarters were joined by colleagues from our subsidiaries in Germany, Spain and Middle East, along with trusted flexo partners from Romania, Hungary, Italy, Croatia and Spain. Together, we welcomed visitors from across the world to present our newest innovations and provide expert guidance across our full product portfolio.
Product showcases
Our booth showcased our full range of flexographic inks and a wide range of offset and coating solutions, with actual samples and technical discussions that demonstrated our commitment to performance and compliance.
Key highlights included:
- Steraflex GIO UV & LED – our latest flexo inks, available in both UV and LED curing (Steraflex GIO UV and Steraflex GIO LED). These formulations are fully compliant with the latest German Ink Ordinance, helping printers meet the most stringent safety standards.
- Steraflex UV and LED: Of course, our flexo showcase wouldn’t be complete with the standard range for non-food applications. These inks were placed on a wide variety of substrates and applications such as shrink sleeves, laminated tubes and self-adhesive labels, to show their versatility and strength.
- Offset Innovations – Our newest 2 German Ink Ordinance–compliant offset series for specialty applications: Steraboard GIO UV for paper and board, and our Steraplast GIO UV series for printing on plastics and films.
- Offset EB Solution; presentations of our advanced offset Electron Beam solution, the Sterabeam EB!
- Flexo Coatings – and a wide range of coatings and glues, such as the Steraglue Cold Foil adhesive (dual-cure UV/LED) and Steraglue Lamination adhesive, drew strong interest from converters seeking flexibility and durability.
These demonstrations gave customers the chance to see and feel the quality of our solutions and engage directly with our technical experts.
Partnerships creating value
Labelexpo is as much about people as about products, and this year we were proud to highlight a number of new and strengthened collaborations that will help drive innovation and customer success worldwide:
- Exodus & Flexographic (Romania) in collaboration with Euro Top Grafix SRL
- Codex (Hungary) in collaboration with Euro Top Grafix KFT
- Reynders Etiquettes Cosmétiques (Belgium) in collaboration with LEONHARD KURZ
- Nilpeter (Denmark)
- Van Oordt The Portion Company (The Netherlands)
- STS Pack (Bulgaria) in collaboration with Technografitech
- MCC Verstraete (Belgium)
- Emirates Printing Form and Matrix Pack (UAE) in collaboration with our colleagues from the Middle East
- Zonten (Spain) in collaboration with DG Lux
These partnerships underline our mission to create value through collaboration, ensuring that customers benefit from a strong and connected network of industry professionals.
Engaging with the industry
Our booth attracted almost 300 visitors, generating lively discussions on everything from regulatory compliance to sustainability and more. Our customers and prospects truly appreciated the opportunity to explore samples, review application possibilities, and receive one-on-one guidance from our team of specialists.
Looking Ahead
We want to express our gratitude to all our customers, partners, and colleagues who made Labelexpo 2025 Barcelona a success. Your energy and feedback inspire us to continue to innovate.
Stay tuned, we’re already preparing to announce more new products soon, helping printers and converters stay compliant, achieve greater sustainability, and seize new opportunities.
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