CARTES joins customers to celebrate 9 victories at the FSEA Gold Leaf Awards 2026.

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An international achievement that highlights the collaboration between technology, creativity and production quality in the premium label sector. CARTES is proud to announce that, in collaboration with distinguished customers, has received a total of 9 prizes at the FSEA Gold Leaf Awards 2026, held in Nashville, USA: 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. The Gold Leaf Awards are one of best international reference events, recognizing excellence in printing, embellishment and special effects applied to packaging & visual communication. The award-winning labels were produced in collaboration with leading converters, confirming the value of CARTES technologies in the production of labels with strong aesthetic, technical and communication impact. The recognized works are the following categories:

Best Use of Laser Cutting

Best Use of Digital Embellishments – Label Creative

Best Use of Digital Embellishments – Label Technical

Best Use of Foil/Embossing – Label Digitally Printed

Best Use of Foil/Embossing – Label Creative

This significant achievement confirms the ability of CARTES solutions to help customers produce distinctive labels, combining technical precision, creativity, advanced finishes with high-end embellishments and digital converting.

Thanks to its modular technologies for printing, embellishing, and converting self-adhesive labels, CARTES supports converters in developing premium items designed to enhance brand

value and differentiate products in the market.

“We are extremely proud to share this important achievement with our customers,” says Enrica Lodi, CMO of CARTES. “The nine awards received at the Gold Leaf Awards 2026 demonstrate the value of the collaboration between CARTES technology, the production expertise of converters and the creativity of designers applied to the label industry. Each award-winning label is a concrete example of how innovation and quality can

transform packaging into a distinctive experience.”

This success further strengthens CARTES’ commitment to the development of innovative solutions for label finishing and confirms the company’s role as a technological partner to produce high-value premium labels. Images of the award-winning labels for the award-winning categories are: