In this issue, we talk to Daniel P. Johnson, professor and chair of the department of packaging science, college of engineering technology, at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York.
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In this issue, we interview William E. “Bill” Jackson, the chief technology officer (CTO) at Amcor Flexible Packaging and an executive board member of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA).
Read MoreState legislators introduced multiple bills in 2021, and some of those measures resulted in several new laws impacting packaging.
Read MoreMany priorities are the same every year—plastics, tariffs, and recycling. In 2022, cybersecurity has been added to that upper echelon of importance.
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The truth is, plastic is not the problem. The problem is that we are discarding it so early in its life cycle. Instead of thinking of one necessary use for the polymers, innovators need to think about the entire life cycle of these materials.
Read MoreLooking back to the onset of the pandemic, sterile packaging manufacturers were in the thick of it, responding to COVID’s immediate and unrelenting impact on the health care industry.
Read MoreThe Emerging Leadership Council’s (ELC) advocacy group has a mission to create clear and effective communication regarding legislative proposals affecting the flexible packaging industry that can be distributed within the industry and with our customers to best advocate for the entire flexible packaging industry.
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AS ONE OF the fastest-growing segments of the packaging industry, flexible packaging combines the best qualities of plastic, film, paper, and aluminum foil to deliver a broad range of protective properties while employing a minimum of material.
Read MoreA new year brings a renewed focus on the Flexible Packaging Association’s core pillars: advocacy, communication, research, and networking.
Read MoreDuraco Specialty Tapes, a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive tapes and specialty materials, recently bought 3 Sigma, a provider of pressure-sensitive products and specialty coatings.
Read MoreAs companies struggle to find workers, many of them turned to alternative programs that can offer a pool of available workers. In the January/February edition of FlexPack VOICE®, we explore some of those ideas, which include hiring former prison inmates. (The digital version of the magazine also can be found online). Here is a closer […]
Read MorePeter Sheahan spends a lot of time advising other executives on how to manage corporate transformation. The recipe includes what he describes as a dose of “brutal honesty.” It sounds painful. But it’s something that Sheahan has experienced during his own growth as a company leader. The experience also helped cement his belief that corporate change […]
Read MorePaper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) will open a Packaging Innovation Center at its headquarters in Green Bay, Wisconsin, that will serve as a hub for demonstrations, training, education, industry trials, and research and development.
Read MoreSung An Machinery Co. (SAM) recently named Joon Shin, its former executive director, as the South Korean company’s new CEO.
Read MoreAmcor recently opened a packaging facility in Tuas, Singapore, that will be dedicated to health care packaging.
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 28 that Ancora Holdings Inc., an activist shareholder, wants Berry Global Group Inc. to sell.
Read MorePresto Products has started construction on an expansion of its plant in Waupaca, Wisconsin, with a completion date expected in July 2022, the company recently reported.
Read MoreProAmpac reported earlier this month that it bought Irish Flexible Packaging and Fispak from their parent company, IFP Investments Limited.
Read MoreDavis-Standard, LLC, is being bought by Gamut Capital Management, L.P., a New York-based middle-market private equity firm.
Read MoreGraphic Packaging Holding Company of Atlanta, Georgia, recently completed its purchase of AR Packaging Group AB, Europe’s second-largest producer of fiber-based consumer packaging. “The acquisition accelerates Graphic Packaging’s growing position serving consumer packaged goods companies around the world with sustainable fiber-based packaging alternatives,” the company says in a news release about the deal that was […]
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