Loupe India reports growth

Loupe India 2026, formerly Labelexpo India, has closed its latest edition at India Expo Centre & Mart in Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, after attracting more than 13,000 visitors from 58 countries between October 29 and November 1, reinforcing its position as the leading platform for South Asia's labels and narrow and mid-web package printing industry.

The top five international visitor countries were China, the US, the UAE, Japan and Nepal. The show spanned more than 10,500sqm and featured over 250 exhibitors, with floor space 15 percent larger than the 2024 edition. It showcased a full range of technology innovations across labels and short-run flexible packaging.

Loupe India 2026 highlighted the strength of India's flexographic industry, with suppliers including UV Graphic, Weigang, Spande, NBG, The Printers House, Alliance, AUM Machineries and others launching new narrow web machines into the Indian market. Gallus-Heidelberg marked its return to the Indian label market with the launch of the Flexomaster press, which will be partially manufactured in India. Webtech and Multitec showed mid-web presses for short-run, added-value flexible packaging and shrink sleeves, while Wanjie India, Miyakoshi and Zonten demonstrated intermittent offset presses aimed at key niches in short-run, value-added package print applications.

Digital printing equipment also had a strong presence, with toner and inkjet technology from suppliers including HP Indigo, Flint Group Digital Xeikon, Domino, Colorix, Pulisi and others. Digital embellishment made a strong showing from suppliers including Vinsak, Hanglory and Konica Minolta, and Monotech demonstrated inkjet systems with track and trace.

Community and inclusivity were a major focus. The Women in Print networking lunch stood out as a key highlight, celebrating the voices, achievements and leadership of women shaping change across the label printing and packaging industry. Speakers included Jade Grace, managing director at Loupe Global, Isha Deshpande, director at Trigon Digipack, and Shipra Bijawat, senior manager, HR business partner and communications at Avery Dennison.

Flexible packaging was another major theme. A panel discussion and networking lunch called Flexpack Unpacked explored the practical considerations, commercial opportunities and operational challenges for traditional label converters looking to expand into narrow and mid-web flexible packaging segments, such as pouches and shrink sleeves. It was moderated by Chelsea McDougall, managing editor at Labels & Labeling, and the speakers were Anil Namugade, founder and director at Trigon Digipack, Jyotsna Tripathi, cluster packaging head, SoA, at Reckitt, Biswajit Basu, senior manager packaging development at Nestlé South Asia, and Priyesh Dalmia, co-founder and CEO of Spectalpack.

'Loupe India 2026 was very well organized, much larger and with quality exhibitors. It was heartening to see Indian produced machines, software and materials. Many congratulations to Loupe management team for pulling off yet another successful show,' commented Anuj Bhargava, founder of Kumar Labels.

'Loupe India's 10th edition and the first under the Loupe banner was a major success. From the strength of exhibitor participation to the quality of the visitor audience, the event demonstrated the momentum in India's label and package printing market. It was also encouraging to see new features such as the Women in Print session and Flexpack Unpacked panel discussion resonate so strongly, adding fresh perspective and value to the overall show experience,' said Andrew Galloway, group director EMEA at Loupe Global.

'Loupe India 2026 has reinforced its position as a key platform for India's label and package printing industry. The growth in converter attendance, strong international reach, and high-quality visitor engagement across the show floor underlined the value the event delivers to exhibitors and visitors alike. This year's edition also showed how the market is evolving, with strong interest in innovation, inclusion, and adjacent growth areas such as mid-web flexible packaging,' added Pradeep Saroha, event director at Loupe India.

Loupe India returns to India Expo Centre & Mart on November 9 to 12, 2028.