TLMI commissions 2007 North American label study

The Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute, Inc., (TLMI) Naperville, Illinois, has commissioned Alexander Watson Associates to research and publish the 2007 edition of the North American Label Study (NALS).

TLMI is North America's leading trade association serving the tag and label industry, representing more than 150 converter member companies with combined sales totaling more than 50 per cent of the industry's annual sales.

This in-depth TLMI study, updated by the association every three years, aims to inform label industry players across the value chain about the drivers shaping the pressure-sensitive label market. It also provides benchmark-level researched market data and trend information to assist companies in making business decisions critical to their growth and profitability - a strong benefit for TLMI member companies and others involved or considering participation in the North American label market.

‘Publication of the North American Label Study helps to fulfill TLMI's mission of providing effective forums to address issues critical to the success of the narrow web, tag, label, packaging and converting industries of North America,’ noted TLMI chairman Scott Pillsbury, president of Rose City Label, Portland, Oregon. ‘We look forward to sharing this valuable information with our members and the industry as a whole.’

Present and future demand for labels in the NAFTA region - both qualitative and quantitative - will be researched for all the available converting technologies, including wet glue, pressure-sensitive, sleeves of all types, and in-mold. They are segmented by regional characteristics and the major end-use markets, from food and beverage to consumer durables, office products, and logistics applications.   

Data is provided in volume terms (actual and projections), including growth rates, types of label materials and converting technologies used, and the relative position of the various labeling and product decoration technologies in each segment. End-user demand characterization will also be evaluated through an extensive series of interviews with brand owners and label users.

AWA Alexander Watson Associates is a global business-to-business market research, publishing, consulting, and events company focusing on the specialty packaging, coating, and converting industries. Publication of the 2007 TLMI North American Label Study will be in early 2007, and TLMI members will benefit from a special price.