Finat Names 2026 Sustainability Award Winners
Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives, Herma and Henkel Adhesive Technologies took top honors from 34 entries across three categories.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Consumer Goods
Finat, the international label industry association, named Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives, Herma and Henkel Adhesive Technologies as winners of its 2026 Sustainability Awards. The awards were announced at the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Why it matters
The awards recognize adhesive suppliers whose products reduce environmental impact, improve recyclability or use renewable materials in packaging and labeling. The recognition highlights how label and adhesive innovation is being applied to reusable glass, recycling streams and fossil-free raw materials.
The competition drew 34 entries and twelve finalists across three categories. Finalist claims include a 57 percent plastic reduction from All4Labels' Stardirect and 30 percent recycled polypropylene in Jindal Films' Label-Lyte RLC M30.
The players
Finat
Finat is an international association representing the self-adhesive label and narrow web industry, which runs the annual sustainability awards.
Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives
Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives is the self-adhesive materials division of the Italian paper and specialty materials group Fedrigoni.
Herma
Herma is a German manufacturer of self-adhesive labels and adhesive solutions for packaging and labeling applications.
Henkel Adhesive Technologies
Henkel Adhesive Technologies is the adhesives business unit of the German chemicals and consumer goods company Henkel.
The details
Fedrigoni's SH6020-W Plus won in reduction of environmental impact and is designed for reusable and single-use glass packaging. Herma's 72Hpw adhesive won in optimization of recycling and is compatible with PET, HDPE and glass recycling, while Henkel's Bio-EtAc won in renewable materials as a bio-based ethyl acetate replacing fossil-based material.
Timeline
Winners were announced on 12 November 2026 at the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Utrecht.
Consumer Packaging Shift
The awards spotlight adhesives designed for glass reuse and PET, HDPE and glass recycling, reflecting packaging demands that began with the EU's push for recyclable packaging. Recognition of bio-based ethyl acetate for acrylic adhesives shows the materials industry moving to replace fossil-derived inputs.
Brands buying labels and adhesives for bottles and food packaging may see new options that are easier to remove for glass reuse or simpler to route through recycling. Consumers may notice these changes on packaging as suppliers adopt the winning technologies.
The takeaway
Packaging choices that look minor, such as a label adhesive, can determine whether a bottle or jar is recycled or reused. Checking which materials a product uses can help buyers support more recyclable options.
Further reading
Explore more Consumer Goods coverage for the packaging and product trends behind these adhesive innovations.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Labelsandlabeling.
