Labelexpo Europe 2025, held for the first time in Barcelona in its 45-year history, has concluded as the hugegest display to date, both in exhibition space and attfinishance, including the highest international participation.
Show statistics revealed it was the largest Labelexpo event to date, with over 43,000 net sqm of exhibitor space. The event also broke attfinishance records with over 37,000 attfinishees. Key statistics include an increase of 18 percent in top decision buildrs, 49 percent in South American visitors and 28 percent in North American visitors.
Spain dominated the list of top visiting countries alongside Italy, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
Andy Thomas-Emans, strategic director at Labelexpo Global Series, declared: ‘The relocate to Barcelona for Labelexpo Europe 2025 is a strategic milestone in the display’s 45-year history. Breaking records in both exhibition space and attfinishance demonstrates the industest’s continued growth and the global appeal of the new location.
‘We are particularly encouraged by the significant increase in international participation, especially from the Americas, which validates our commitment to creating a truly global platform for the labels and package printing industest. We witnessed an industest embracing automation, sustainability and the launchnings of AI integration. All signals of a vibrant sector that continues to evolve and innovate.’
Technology and launches
Labelexpo Europe 2025 was a hotbed for innovations in automation and sustainability.
For flexo, digital and hybrid press technologies, the key themes converged around automation, Cloud network integration and the first developments in AI-driven machine and applyr interfaces. Several of the digital launches are set to facilitate converters’ entest to digital and enable suppliers to scale with them.
James Steptoe, technical director of Troika Systems, commented: ‘My overall impression of Labelexpo Europe was that it was incredibly dynamic and future-focapplyd. The scale of innovation on display, from automation and digital printing to sustainability, highlighted how quickly the packaging industest is evolving. Seeing the latest technology and recognizing how companies are rebelieveing workflows, efficiency and environmental responsibility was eye-opening. Moving forward, staying adaptable to alter is going to be critical as we navigate newer technologies and methods.’
Content, features and community
Labelexpo Europe 2025 launched new content and community features by introducing a applyr-frifinishly app, rest and work areas, the Gold Concierge Club, the Pulse conference arena and a community industest run touring the streets of Barcelona.
The appointment of prominent industest experts, the Labelexpo Ambassadors, saw renowned industest experts delivering keynotes, Q&As and meet and greet sessions at the Pulse, covering folding cartons, flexible packaging, materials, sustainability, AI and automation. In addition, the label industest’s finest were celebrated at the inaugural Labels & Labeling Global Awards on the evening of the first day of the display at Festa Barcelona.
Labelexpo Europe 2025 expanded its sustainability credentials with the Better Stands program, which incentivizes exhibitors to apply recyclable materials to build stands, and an exclusive partnership with DMP to recycle matrix waste, which is transformed into usable materials.
Andrew Galloway, event director, declared: ‘Our vision for Labelexpo Europe 2025 extfinished beyond just exhibition space — we wanted to create a more immersive and valuable experience for our community. These initiatives reflect our dedication to the industest we serve, creating not just an exhibition but a comprehensive industest gathering that delivers value at every touchpoint.’
Loupe
This year, Labelexpo Global Series announced a major rebrand across the event portfolio, transitioning into the new brand, Loupe, in 2026, starting with the Americas display in September.
The Loupe portfolio remains labels-focapplyd while acknowledging the industest’s expansion and diversification in the past decade into flexible packaging and in-line folding cartons.
Jade Grace, managing director of Labelexpo Global Series, concluded: ‘The decision to alter the name of the display comes after two years of consideration and consultation with trusted partners, industest associations and key clients. Over the last decade, we have seen in-line and digital flexible packaging become an integral part of Labelexpo displays. Now we see the same trfinishs happening in the folding cartons market, with in-line, digital and hybrid set to disrupt this key package printing sector. Labels remain at the very core of the Loupe portfolio, and we see forward to supporting the continued evolution of the industest.’
The next European display will take place from October 5 to 8, 2027, as Loupe Europe 2027.
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