AFTA unveils new branding
July 21, 2016
The association will now be known collectively as Labels & Packaging Innovation Asia
Labels & Packaging Innovation Asia will jointly serve the gravure, labels and flexo industries in Asia.
Previously, these industries were served separately by the Asian Gravure Association (AGA), Asian Label Association (ALA) and the Asian Flexographic Technical Association (AFTA) respectively.
With the relaunch as Labels & Packaging Innovation Asia, the association celebrates its 14th year running.
Under this new umbrella, Labels & Packaging Innovation Asia will continue the annual Asian Packaging conference previously organised by AFTA, along with the Packaging Excellence Awards.
The next conference is slated for May 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The previous conference was concluded in May 2016, as a lead up to drupa. Held in Bangkok, Thailand, the event saw some 200 attendees from all over the region networking and taking part in presentations given by industry experts on the labels and packaging printing industry.
The association is dedicated to bringing together Asian packagers, converters and suppliers. The aim is to continually enhance the knowledge, standard and quality of print processes through conferences and exhibitions.
The two-day conference featured experts and speakers from Europe, Australia and Asia, covering a myriad of issues that affect the Asian print packaging business owners of today.
Attendees were treated to the active exchange of ideas, networking and participation in the growing print industry in Asia.
Amongst the topics covered in the event include trends, transitioning to digital print, importance of branding and packaging design, improving productivity, and a preview of upcoming drupa highlights.
This year’s edition featured exhibitors such as HP, Bobst, Xeikon, Thermoflexx, Flint Group, CGS, Gallus, Kodak, SGS Contitech, EFI, Tesa Tape, Esko, PrimeBlade, QuadTech, Rieckermann, KBA, Windmoller and Holscher, Muller Martini.
Winners for the 2015 Packaging Excellence Awards were also announced. The Excellence Awards is a joint competition organised by AFTA, the Asian Label Association (ALA) and Asian Gravure Association (AGA). Labels & Packaging Innovation Asia intends to continue the competition under the new brand.
The full list of winners for the Excellence Awards 2015:
1. Asian Flexographic Technical Association (AFTA) - FLEXO
Narrow Web Flexible (Paper)
Gold: Flexi Print Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka
Silver: Far East Label Pte Ltd, Singapore
Mid Web Flexible (Film)
Gold: TPN FlexPak, Thailand
Wide Web Flexibles (Paper)
Silver: Thai Containers Group Co. Ltd
Beverage Carton and Cups
Gold: Tetra Pak (Beijing) Co Ltd, China
Silver: Tetra Pak (Kunshan) Co Ltd, China
Wide Wide Flexibles (Film)
Gold: Scientex Great Wall Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Post-Print Corrugated
Gold: Pioneer Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Printed by: GS Paper & Packaging Sdn Bhd Malaysia
Silver: Kien Truc Va Thuong Mai A Chau Co. Ltd, Vietnam
Printed by: Tan Long Paper Packaging Factory
Bronze: Harta Packaging Industries Limited, Cambodia
Bronze: Box-Pak Hanoi Co. Ltd, Vietnam
Judges Award for Best in Show
TPN Flexpak, Thailand
2. Asian Gravure Association (AGA) - GRAVURE
Metallised Films and Aluminium Foil – Surface Print
Gold: Parikh Packaging Pvt Ltd, India
Films-Reverse Print
Gold: Flex-ible Plas Co. Ltd, Thailand
Silver: Print Master Co Ltd, Thailand
Silver: Prime Packaging Co Ltd, Thailand
Bronze: Fuji Ace Co Ltd, Thailand
Judges Award for Best in Show
Flex-ible Plas Co. Ltd, Thailand
3. Asian Label Association (ALA) - LABELS
Flexo Process
Gold: Mega Labels Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Silver: Pemara Label, Vietnam
Silver: Letra Graphix Pvt Ltd, India
Bronze: Flexi Print Pvt Ltd, India
Letterpress
Gold: Hoang Ha Label Corp, Vietnam
Silver: Far East Label Pte Ltd, Singapore
Bronze: Orient Quality Print Pte Ltd, Singapore
Offset
Gold: QLM Label Makers Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Combination Printing
Gold: Guangdong Products Jinda Hologram Limited, Hong Kong
Silver: CCL Label Ltd, Thailand
Bronze: Pemara Labels, Vietnam
Bronze: Letra Graphix Pvt Ltd, India
Non-Pressure Sensitive Material (any process)
Gold: Thai Union Graphic Co Ltd, Thailand
Silver: Thai Security Printing Company Limited, Thailand
Digital
Gold: Prestige Label Pte Ltd, Singapore
Silver: Winson Press Pte Ltd, Singapore
Silver: Orient Quality Print Pte Ltd, Singapore
Bronze: Hoang Ha Label Corp, Vietnam
Judges Award for Best in Show
Guangdong Products Jinda Hologram Limited, Hong Kong
