Each issue, FlexPack VOICE® hosts a question-and-answer segment with an industry leader.
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Find in-depth stories about all the most relevant issues facing flexible packaging today. Digital-expanded and digital-exclusive features offer a deeper look at some of these topics to give you an even fuller view.
Mica Corporation Supports Emerging Leaders in the Packaging Industry
July/Aug 2021
In 2010, Mica Corporation established the Daniel Siegel Memorial Scholarship fund to honor the memory of Mica’s late founder and to encourage science and engineering students to continue career pursuits in the packaging industry.
Read MoreEuromonitor International Encourages Workers to Give
July/Aug 2021
Through its Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Euromonitor International gives to charitable projects chosen by its staff each year.
Read MoreLyondellBasell Invests in Communities
July/Aug 2021
Under the company’s “Advancing Good” philanthropy approach, LyondellBasell has made several investments within the communities where it operates around the world.
Read MoreBumble Bee Workers Pitch in For Recycling Day
July/Aug 2021
On March 20, 54 volunteers from The Bumble Bee Seafood Company participated in Global Recycling Day.
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Oregon Moves Fast on EPR Legislation
Several Lessons Found in Actions in Various States, FPA Lobbyists Say
July 1, 2021
Legislators in Oregon hammered out an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) bill this spring, expecting to sign into law a measure that puts much of the responsibility for handling waste on the companies that make products.
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Emerging Leadership Council Takes Off
ELC Committees Already Producing Results
July/Aug 2021
The Emerging Leadership Council’s (ELC) mission is to establish a network of future leaders to drive issues and opportunities that have a long-term impact on the advancement of the U.S. flexible packaging industry.
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Atlanta-based Graphic Packaging to Buy Company in Europe
June 30, 2021
Graphic Packaging Holding Company recently announced that it will buy AR Packaging Group AB, Europe’s second largest producer of fiber-based consumer packaging, for approximately $1.45 billion in cash.
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SPMC® Celebrates Inaugural Sterile Packaging Day
July/Aug 2021
FPA’s Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC®) celebrated its first Sterile Packaging Day on March 10.
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FPA Leader and Charter Next Generation CEO Named to Forbes 50 Over 50 List
June 22, 2021
Kathy Bolhous, CEO of Charter Next Generation, recently was named to Forbes magazine’s 50 Over 50 list of women who have achieved great success after turning 50.
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Automation Dominates Manufacturing Landscape
PMMI’s PACK EXPO in September to Highlight Issues
June 17, 2021
Years before the pandemic, manufacturers were struggling to find new workers, leading to innovative ways of using automation to replace jobs where it made sense.
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Dallas Plastics Buys Hi-De Liners
June 15, 2021
Dallas Plastics has acquired Hi-De Liners Inc., according to a news release from Sole Source Capital, which owns Dallas Plastics.
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Palmetto Industries Targets Latin American Market
June 8, 2021
Georgia-based Palmetto Industries plans an expansion of its products—including bulk bags, container liners, and BOPP—into Nicaragua and Latin America through a partnership with CAM Exports LLC.
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Meet the FPA Staff
A Conversation with Alison Keane, FPA President and CEO
June 3, 2021
“Meet the FPA Staff” is a way for you to get to know those you work with in a more personal way. Alison Keane, FPA president and CEO, is taking the lead with this first Q&A in the occasional series.
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AWT Labels & Packaging Names New CEO
June 1, 2021
Bruce Hanson recently was named CEO of AWT Labels & Packaging, the company’s board of directors said in a news release.
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Lindsay Goldberg Agrees to Sell Stake in Schur Flexibles
May 25, 2021
Private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg is selling 80% of Schur Flexibles Group to B&C Group.
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Griff Expands and Relocates Decorative Film Division
May 18, 2021
Pennsylvania-based The Griff Network has moved its decorative film facility from Lakewood, New Jersey, to Fallsington, Pennsylvania.
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Expanded Interview With Stan Bikulege
President and CEO of Novolex
May 17, 2021
This is an expanded version of an interview with Stan Bikulege that appears in the May/June 2021 issue of This is an expanded version of an interview with Stan Bikulege that appears in the May/June 2021 issue of FlexPack VOICE®. The printed article can be found online, too, in the digital format of the full magazine.®. The printed article can be found online, too, in the digital format of the full magazine.
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ProAmpac Extends Market Reach for Recyclable Packaging to North America
May 11, 2021
After buying U.K.-based Rapid Action Packaging (RAP) in January, ProAmpac has expanded RAP’s fresh-food-to-go packaging portfolio into North America.
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FPA’s Recycling Efforts Accelerate
FPA Enters Into a Partnership With Coalition; Conducts Analysis of Flexible Packaging Formats
May/June 2021
FPA recently joined forces with The Recycling Partnership (TRP) with its Film and Flexibles Recycling Coalition, which works collaboratively to identify and scale ways to collect more film and flexible packaging.
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