Labelexpo Europe 2025, held for the first time in its 45-year history in Barcelona, concluded as the biggest show to date, both in exhibition space and attendance, including the highest international participation.
The show welcomed more than 43,000 net square meters of exhibitor space. The event also broke attendance records with more than 37,000 attendees. Key statistics include an increase of 18 percent in top decision makers, 49 percent increase on 2023 in South American visitors and 28 percent increase in North American visitors. Spain dominated the list of top visiting countries alongside Italy, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
Labelexpo Europe 2025 witnessed 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 user interfaces.
Labelexpo Europe 2025 launched new content and community features by introducing a user-friendly app, rest and work areas, the Gold Concierge Club, the Pulse conference arena, and a community industry run touring the streets of Barcelona.
The appointment of prominent industry experts, the Labelexpo Ambassadors, saw industry experts delivering keynotes, Q&As and meet & greet sessions at the Pulse, covering folding cartons, flexible packaging, materials, sustainability, and AI & automation.
In addition, the label industry’s finest were celebrated at the inaugural Labels & Labeling Global Awards on the evening of the first day of the show at Festa Barcelona.
Labelexpo Europe 2025 expanded its sustainability efforts with the Better Stands program, which incentivizes exhibitors to utilize recyclable materials to build stands, and an exclusive partnership with DMP – recycling matrix waste, which is transformed into usable materials.
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 show in September.
The LOUPE portfolio remains labels-focused while acknowledging the industry’s expansion and diversification in the past decade into flexible packaging and in-line folding cartons.
The next Europe show will return from October 5-8, 2027, as LOUPE Europe 2027.
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