Mexican label association created by group of converters

The Mexican Association of Label Companies (La Asociación Mexicana de Etiqueteros, or AMETIQ), has been created by a group of six converters: Coflemex, Eticom, Etiflash de México, La Etiqueta Fina, Lobo Impresores and Etiquetas Anro.

The converters decided to unite after identifying common problems and seeing that there was no national association that could help to resolve them.

AMETIQ’s founders include companies with many years of experience in the national market as well as ones that have achieved a significant market share in a short space of time. The new association seeks to mix new generations of leaders in the Mexican label market with older ones, which it hopes will create a synergy that will stimulate growth.

Its primary aim is to strengthen the flexographic label converting industry through the active collaboration of each of its members. The association is seeking further partners, both converters and industry suppliers, who are interested in helping to achieve this objective. AMETIQ intends to make the most of synergies between converters that can help to bring benefits to participating companies.

The association has launched a website where members can find a variety of data, including information on clients that have caused payment problems or shown bad practice; employees who have defrauded companies, have stolen or acted unprofessionally; suppliers who have shown bad business conduct; and publication of the minutes of each monthly meeting. There is also an informative blog in which useful data is shared between members, as well as product previews, tips and technical consultations.

AMETIQ plans to arrange a wide range of activities in the medium term, citing examples such as capacity sharing, seminars with suppliers, communication with other label associations around the world, national promotion of members, collaboration with educational institutions, support for the creation of a technical flexography course, setting up a jobs forum, creation of national industry standards, research into new technology, donations to the community and data gathering within the sector, among others.

Monthly meetings will be held so members can share experiences, opinions and useful information. The association can be contacted at informes@ametiq.com.mx.

Representatives from AMETIQ will be present at Label Summit Latin America in Mexico City on May 11-12.