On August 14, the 2026 China Label Innovation Development Forum · Qingdao themed "Empower Integration, Unite for Win-Win" was successfully held at Qingdao Star River Bay Hotel. More than 200 industry practitioners across the entire label printing value chain gathered at the event.

Focusing on cutting-edge industry trends and core pain points of enterprises, the forum thoroughly analyzed industry development trends and turnaround strategies amid the macro environment, delivering new ideas, methodologies and opportunities to drive high-quality development of the whole sector.

Shandong Bright Ink Co., Ltd. set up a dedicated brand booth at the forum, showcasing premium ink products including flexo water-based inks, gravure water-based inks, UV & UV LED flexo dual-cure inks, UV screen printing inks, UV offset inks, UV LED digital jet inks and specialty inks.

Roundtable Forum

Ms. Zhang Qinghua, Vice President of Sales at BIC Group, was invited to join the roundtable discussion. Centered on the hot topic "Intense domestic competition; are there pitfalls overseas? Opportunities and challenges for label printers going global", she shared practical strategies to avoid overseas risks, market layout suggestions and compliance management highlights backed by abundant real cases from frontline clients.

Appreciation Dinner

An industry appreciation dinner was held alongside the forum, with Shandong Bright Ink sponsoring lucky draw gifts.

BIC Bright Ink Group

BIC Group (referred to as BIC). Its founding entity, Shenzhen Bright Ink & Coating Co., Ltd. (BIC Shenzhen), was established in Shenzhen, China in August 2004. By August 2026, after 22 years of development, BIC has established 7 companies in Dezhou (Shandong), Zhongshan (Guangdong), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Bangkok (Thailand) and the UAE in the Middle East. The group owns a 1,200 ㎡ R&D center and 4 manufacturing plants, with a total construction area of 23,000 ㎡, total ink capacity of 20,000 tons and over 210 employees.

BIC Group is a professional manufacturer of high-end eco-friendly fine printing inks, and China’s first professional manufacturer of UV flexo inks. Its products are mainly applied in cigarette package printing, label printing, lottery ticket printing and other fields. Accounting for 30% of BIC’s total ink output, products are exported to more than 40 countries worldwide and highly recognized by customers at home and abroad. BIC has grown into an international ink brand.

Currently, BIC holds 13 invention patents and has accumulated cutting-edge technologies covering four major ink categories (11 series): high-end water-based inks (flexo, gravure, transparent coatings), UV printing inks (flexo, screen, offset, transparent coatings), UV LED digital jet inks (free radical, cationic), and specialty inks (water-based, UV). BIC boasts a complete product portfolio and comprehensive service capability to provide customers with one-stop ink solutions.

Bright Ink serves as a member unit of the National Technical Committee for Ink Standardization. It has led or participated in the formulation of over 30 national, industrial and association standards. Among them, BIC led the development of three standards:

• QB/T 5603-2021 UV-Curable Flexographic Inks (Light Industry Industry Standard)

• CY/T 227-2020 Requirements and Test Methods for Application of UV-Curable Flexographic Inks (Press and Publication Industry Standard)

• T/CAB 0123-2021 Process Control Requirements of Water-Based Gravure Inks for Paper Packaging Printing (Printing Technology Association Standard)

BIC also participated in formulating the key national standard GB 38507-2020 Limits of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Inks. Participation in ink standard formulation demonstrates BIC’s technical strength and industry leadership. Compliance with standards forms the bottom line of BIC’s operation and the cornerstone of customer trust.