Féderation INternationale des fabricants et transformateurs d'Adhésifs et Thermocollants sur papiers et autres supports
FINAT
FINAT is the European association for the self-adhesive label industry.
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Response to Review of the requirements for packaging and feasibility of measures to prevent packaging waste
23 Apr 2023
FINAT is the European association for the self-adhesive label industry. We welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commissions proposal to revise the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. FINAT represents over 500 member companies established in more than 50 countries, covering the complete value chain of self-adhesive label industry. The label printing industry alone directly employs around 100.000 people in the EU, with a yearly revenue in the order of 14B. FINAT is committed to increasing the sustainability of the value chain and to applying circular economy principles in packaging. Self-adhesive labels, also known as pressure-sensitive labels (PSL), play a critical economic and social role in packaging. PSL enable communication of information about packaging and its contents, provide resource-efficient functionality that reduces package complexity and waste, and enable entire supply chains by allowing tracking, tracing and security. Industries such as medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, logistics, as well as consumers, rely on self-adhesive labels for a well-functioning supply chain and economy. We would like to provide feedback on several aspects of the proposal as detailed in the attached document.
Read full responseResponse to Review of the requirements for packaging and feasibility of measures to prevent packaging waste
6 Aug 2020
FINAT is the European association for the self-adhesive label industry. We welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission’s initiative, “Review of the requirements for packaging and other measures to prevent packaging waste,’’ and in particular regarding updates to the essential requirements for packaging to enable greater circularity.
FINAT represents over 500 member companies established in more than 50 countries, covering the complete value chain of self-adhesive label industry. The label printing industry alone directly employs around 100.000 people in the EU, with a yearly revenue in the order of €14B. FINAT is committed to increasing the sustainability of the value chain and to applying circular economy principles in packaging.
Self-adhesive labels, also known as pressure-sensitive labels, play a critical economic and social role in packaging. These labels enable communication of information about packaging and its contents, provide resource-efficient functionality that eliminates package complexity and waste (a label can serve multiple purposes), and enable entire supply chains by allowing tracking, tracing and security. Industries such as medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, logistics, and others, as well as consumers, rely on self-adhesive labels for a well-functioning supply chain and economy.
The scoping study drafted by Eunomia et al. for the European Commission refers to self-adhesive labels or its components in some passages. We would like to present some details that are necessary to correctly understand the properties, use and environmental impact of self-adhesive labels in the attached document.
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