Flexible Packaging Is Bustin’ Out All Over
“March went out like a lion, a-whippin’ up the water in the bay.
Then April cried and stepped aside, and along come pretty little May!
May was full of promises, but she didn’t keep ‘em quick enough for some,
And a crowd of doubtin’ Thomases was predictin’ that the summer’d never come.
But it’s comin’, by gum, you can feel it come,
You can feel it in your heart, you can see it in the ground.
You can hear it in the trees, you can smell it in the breeze.
Look around! Look around! Look around!
June is bustin’ out all over!”
Like the high-energy musical number “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” from the musical Carousel that celebrates the arrival of summer, this issue of FlexPack VOICE® celebrates new arrivals, along with new breakthroughs and innovations.
Pallavi Joyappa, president of Emerald Packaging, Inc., joined the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) Board of Directors in March. I hope you enjoy learning more about Pallavi and her passion for our industry as much as I did in our FlexFocus® feature.
Speaking of passion, that includes our ongoing advocacy work. Whether it is state-level progress on reasonable extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, or federal-level progress on uniform labeling requirements, FPA’s new Director of Government Affairs Matt Singh and our consultants at Serlin Haley and Capitoline Consultants are working hard for you.
In these pages, you can read more about that, including our annual FlexFly-In that is planned for June, hosted by FPA’s Emerging Leadership Council (ELC). Hope to see you there!
We also delve into FPA’s Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards that were announced at our Annual Meeting in March. This year marks 70 years of showcasing the industry’s innovations that have changed packaging. Award categories include Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging, Technical Innovation, Sustainability, Printing, Shelf Impact, and Packaging Excellence.Congratulations to all our nominees and winners for their outstanding achievements.
Speaking of awards, FPA’s 22nd annual Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge got underway earlier this year. The challenge honors flexible packaging solutions from students who develop a concept that addresses a packaging issue. Winners will be announced soon, and we will highlight those winners in the magazine later this year.
Like summer showing up and giving something more, so, too, have FPA member companies in their communities. In this edition, we highlight Novolex’s core values to “Make Tomorrow Better” through its Month of Action (MOA) initiative focused on encouraging, celebrating, and rewarding employees who team up to support a cause in their communities. Also highlighted are two global efforts supported by SmartSolve. Champions in Action gives at-risk youth a safe environment to grow, learn, and live together. Affirm India promotes and distributes SmartSolve’s innovative water-soluble materials across the Indian subcontinent. Thank you, Novolex and SmartSolve, for showing up and making a difference.
So, as you look around here and elsewhere, I’m confident you will agree that flexible packaging is bustin’ out all over!
Dan Felton
President & CEO
Flexible Packaging Association
