Jonathan has more than 35 years’ experience in the ink industry, in both technical formulating and product marketing roles, on several continents and covering offset flexo and gravure inks. After leading Sun Chemical’s business development initiative in the narrow web label market in Europe since 2005, he has since 2014, had broader responsibility for the full energy curing product link covering UV and EB, offset, flexo and screen inks and coatings. With the growing penetration of energy curing products into food label and packaging applications and demands for highly decorative and functional inks, he is focused on bringing new technologies to market which will enable the full potential of inks and coatings in label and packaging applications to be met.
Speaker Sessions
Folding Cartons for Label Converters Master Class
1440
Set 16 2025 | 4 - 4:30pm
Session 6: Inks, Coating and Laminates for Optimal Decorative Effects
Session Summary:
Understand the performance of different printing inks and coatings on carton substrates, including adhesion, coverage, and special effects like soft-touch and high-gloss finishes.
Learn how converters are moving away from traditional laminates in favor of recyclable, mono-material solutions, like functional barrier coatings and overprint varnishes.
Explore emerging coating technologies that offer protective and decorative benefits, while eliminating the need for film laminates to support recyclability and circularity.
