Nearly 32,000 people attended PACK EXPO Las Vegas last week, the most in the show’s history, according to show producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. The show, which ran from Monday through Wednesday, had 2,300 exhibitors that had set up in the Las Vegas Convention Center. “This is proof that the industry […]
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FPA President and CEO Alison Keane offers her valuable perspective on consumer trends, legislative change, sustainability, and more. Keep your finger on the pulse of the flexible packaging industry by learning about the obstacles and achievements outlined in these letters.
Tredegar Sells Its Flexible Packaging Films Business
Tredegar Corporation has agreed to sell Terphane, its flexible packaging films business, to affiliates of Oben Group. Terphane has about 500 employees with manufacturing sites in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Brazil, and Bloomfield, New York. It is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, and exports to 29 countries. Tredegar trades as TG on the New York […]
Read MoreColorado Packaging Company Sells to 360Pack
Privately held packaging distribution company 360Pack has bought Team Packaging Inc., a Colorado-based privately held custom packaging solutions provider. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded by Mike Anderson and Becki Charchenko in 2003, Team Packaging is a full-service custom packaging distribution business based in Aurora, Colorado. The company offers flexible and fiber-based packaging, […]
Read MoreAmcor to Expand India Operations Through Acquisition
Amcor recently entered into an agreement to buy Phoenix Flexibles, which has a plant in Gujarat, India. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close this fall, were not disclosed. The acquisition is subject to customary closing procedures. In a news release, Amcor says Phoenix Flexibles generates about $20 million in annual revenue from […]
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Students Capture Awards for 2023
Annual Contest Recognizes Work at Packaging Programs
Sept/Oct 2023
The entries for the Flexible Packaging Association’s Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge included short videos, where students explain the prototypes they developed. Several videos stood out because the students created strong marketing campaigns.
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Transitioning to Flexibles
New Guide Outlines Best Practices
Sept/Oct 2023
Brands, particularly in the realm of consumer products, are eyeing a range of new materials to meet ambitious goals for creating more sustainable packaging.
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Striving for Safety
SPMC® Continues Oversight of Packaging Excellence
Sept/Oct 2023
Sterile packaging rarely penetrates the public’s consciousness, creating an awareness gap that the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council has been striving to close since 1994 and continues with ongoing guidance on issues affecting the industry.
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Kasie Fairbarn, Vice President of Sales, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation
Sept/Oct 2023
In this issue, we interview Kasie Fairbarn, vice president of sales at Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation. Fairbarn also is co-chair of the Emerging Leadership Council of the Flexible Packaging Association.
Read MoreUniversity of Florida Offers Packaging Engineering Program
Sept/Oct 2023
FlexPack VOICE® profiles colleges, universities, and schools that have developed programs to train people for work in the packaging industry.
Read MoreNo New EPR Laws for 2023—So Far
Sept/Oct 2023
This year, we saw legislatures act more cautiously with extended producer responsibility (EPR), pushing through needs-assessment legislation rather than full-blown EPR.
Read More118th Congress Confronts Tech Issues
Sept/Oct 2023
As manufacturing floors become more integrated and companies increase investments in technology, technology oversight has become an increasing area of interest.
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Key United Nations Report Outlines Food Waste and Packaging Issues
Sept/Oct 2023
This report establishes recommendations per food archetype based on 33 studies.
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SPMC® Gears Up for Sterile Packaging Day 2024
Sept/Oct 2023
Sterile Packaging Day raises awareness for the invaluable role sterile packaging plays in healthcare and includes a blood drive.
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ELC Advocacy Committee Restructures and Adds Vice Chair
Sept/Oct 2023
The advocacy committee of the Emerging Leadership Council elected Monica Scott, strategic account manager at H.B. Fuller, as vice chair. With her support, the advocacy team was split into two subgroups, legislatorial advocacy and sustainability advocacy.
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Flexible Packaging Industry Growth Accelerates
Sept/Oct 2023
The annual State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report, recently released by the Flexible Packaging Association, provides industry converters, suppliers, investors, and analysts with insights into the U.S. flexible packaging industry’s performance over the past year.
Read MoreFederal Recycling Strategies Must Be Monitored Closely
Sept/Oct 2023
We have been given several regulatory opportunities this year to drive home our message on the importance of films and flexibles, including the protection of products and the reduction of carbon, as well as shaping the future of recycling in the United States to include this type of packaging.
Read MoreBerry Global Taps New CEO
Berry Global Group, Inc. recently named a new CEO, effective October 2. Kevin Kwilinski, president and CEO of Multi-Color Corporation, will replace Tom Salmon, who will retire from his roles as Berry CEO and chairman, as previously announced in February. Salmon, who has been CEO for the past six years, will remain with the company […]
Read MoreCorrugated Sheets Maker Plans $52.7 Million Plant in Pennsylvania
Corrugated Partners Group, a maker of cardboard products for the packaging industry, intends to invest $52.7 million to build a new manufacturing operation in Pennsylvania. The maker of materials for boxes will create at least 80 new jobs, with Corrugated Partners Group calling the new operation Keystone Sheets, according to a news release from Pennsylvania’s […]
Read MoreVenture Capital Firm to Buy Constantia Flexibles
An affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC, has agreed to buy Constantia Flexibles, a packaging manufacturer with facilities in 16 countries. Constantia, which has about 7,650 employees at 30 sites, has been owned by Wendel, a European investment firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Constantia has grown through acquisition and innovation to […]
Read MoreNOVA Chemicals Builds New Recycling Facility
NOVA Chemicals Corporation recently announced it is developing its first mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Indiana. The facility will employ about 125 people and process post-consumer plastic films to produce the company’s SYNDIGO™ recycled polyethylene (rPE) at commercial scale as early as 2025, the company said in a news release. It will create more than […]
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