L&NW recently sat down with Jeroen Diderich, vice president and general manager, Avery Dennison Label & Graphic Materials, North America, to explore the newest supply chain challenge. The Finnish Paperworkers’ Union recently issued a new strike announcement to UPM, ensuring that the strike at UPM’s Finnish mills continues into the immediate future. The Paperworkers’ Union’s strike in Finland started on January 1, 2022.

“At the beginning of the strike, we were seeing some disruptions on semi-gloss paper and were taking action to mitigate the impact on our customers as much as possible,” says Diderich. “With the extension of the strike to at least February 19th, we are forced to extend the mitigation actions.”

Meanwhile, Abbott Label has installed the Domino N610i digital UV inkjet label press in its Santa Fe Springs, CA, USA, facility. Abbott Label has developed a strong partnership with Domino over the years. In February 2020, Abbott Label added the Domino N610i digital UV inkjet press to its label printing arsenal to complement its HP Indigo, and to expand the company’s digital printing capabilities at its headquarters in Dallas, TX. 

Here are the highest-trafficked news items for the week ending on February 4:

1. Avery Dennison addresses supply chain impact of Finland strike
2. Abbott Label installs Domino N610i digital UV inkjet label press in California
3. MPS unveils next generation flexo press
4. Nordic paper shortages aggravate label industry supply chain pressures 
5. Lake Image Systems, Domino secure Dutch postage stamp printing