State of the Industry: Labels, Digital Printing Making Significant Inroads
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Consolidation continues to be a major factor in label printing. In 2012, Multi-Color Corp. acquired Labelgraphics of Scotland and in 2011 acquired York Label Group in the U.S., plus other printers in Italy, Poland, and China. Similarly, CCL Labels made numerous acquisitions in 2011 and 2012, and most recently announced the acquisition of Avery Dennison's office and consumer label business, plus an Avery Dennison unit that provides designed and engineered solutions. The $910 million deal will push CCL annual revenue above $2 billion and is expected to close during the third quarter of 2013.
Jack Miller is founder and Principal Consultant at Market-Intell LLC, offering Need to Know™ market intelligence in paper, print and packaging. Previously, he was senior consultant, North America, with Pira International.
Known as the Paper Guru, Jack is the former director of Market Intelligence with Domtar, where he also held positions as regional sales manager, territory sales manager and product manager. He has presented at On Demand, RISI’s Global Outlook, PRIMIR, SustainCom World and at various IntertechPira conferences. Jack has written for Printing Impressions, Canadian Printer, Paper 360, PaperTree Letter and Package Printing, along with publishing a monthly e-newsletter, MarketIntellibits.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross and has done graduate studies in Statistics and Finance.
