Label Industry Global Awards shortlist revealed

The shortlist of entries for prizes to be awarded at this year’s Label Industry Global Awards has been announced, with the likes of Nuova Gidue, Xeikon, ETI Converting, Durst and The Stone Paper Company Ltd amongst those in contention to take home one of the three awards.

The Stone Paper Company Ltd is nominated in the Award for Sustainability category of the 2014 Label Industry Global Awards

Now in their 11th year, the Label Industry Global Awards judging panel met in Monaco prior to the opening of FINAT’s annual congress, to review nominations across the three award categories – two for innovation and one for sustainability.

The shortlist for the Award for Innovation (over 300 employees), sponsored by Flint Group Narrow Web, features Avery Dennison, Durst and Xeikon, while the shortlist for the Award for Innovation (under 300 employees), sponsored again by Flint Group Narrow Web, includes CMC DayMark, ETI Converting, ITW Dynate, K.T. Labels, Nuova Gidue and Stephanos Karydakis.

The Award for Sustainability, sponsored by Xeikon, will be contested by Bio4Life and The Stone Paper Company Ltd.

The winners will be announced at the Label Industry Global Awards ceremony and dinner on September 9 after the conclusion of the first day of Labelexpo Americas in Chicago.

As well as the three awards shortlists, the judging panel announced Suzanne Zaccone, executive vice-chairman and formerly president and co-owner of GSI Technologies, has been awarded the 2014 R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award.

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