The flexible packaging landscape is evolving fast, powered by an increase in demand for shorter runs, just-in-time delivery, greater agility, high quality, lower costs and more sustainable manufacturing processes and materials. In order to respond to these challenges, BOBST has positioned itself as a global solutions provider with a presence along the entire value chain. […]
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Russia Production Site on Track for Flint Group Packing Inks
February 16, 2021
Flint Group Packaging Inks recently reported that its new production site in Russia is on track for completion in early 2022, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ProMach Buys Assets of KHS Bartelt
February 9, 2021
ProMach recently bought the assets of KHS Bartelt, a provider of packaging systems for the food and confectionery, beverage, home and personal care, pharmaceutical, chemical, and tobacco industries.
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Expanded Interview With Kathy Bolhous
CEO Charter Next Generation
February 4, 2021
Editor’s Note: This is an expanded version of an interview with Kathy Bolhous that appears in the January/February 2021 issue of FlexPack VOICE™. Each issue, as well as occasionally in a digital exclusive, FlexPack VOICE™ hosts a question-and-answer segment that discusses important issues with an industry leader. The digital features often will have a closer look […]
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ePac in Korea
February 2, 2021
ePac Flexible Packaging has expanded with ePac Seoul, Ltd. in South Korea as the flexible packaging provider grows its network of production plants in the Asia Pacific region. The company’s affiliate, ePac Holdings Asia, will be the managing entity that is about 90 miles outside Seoul. ePac was established in 2016 in the US, and […]
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Avery Dennison Buys ACPO Ltd.
January 26, 2021
Avery Dennison of Glendale, California, has bought the Ohio-based ACPO Ltd. for $87.6 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. ACPO makes pressure-sensitive overlaminate products for the label and flexible packaging markets and has about 170 workers. Avery Dennison has acquired the majority of ACPO’s assets, including coating, finishing and distribution operations at its Oak Harbor, […]
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ProAmpac Buys U.K.-Based Manufacturer
January 19, 2021
ProAmpac has acquired Rapid Action Packaging (RAP), a private, U.K.-based manufacturer of cellulose-based packaging products for fresh prepared and ready-to-eat foods. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. RAP is a designer and manufacturer of sustainable packaging for fresh prepared foods sold at retail, including sandwiches, wraps, chicken tenders, and salads. With this acquisition, ProAmpac […]
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Christoph Langohr, of Syntegon, Gives Sustainability Update at PACK EXPO Connects
January 14, 2021
With deadlines toward a circular economy quickly accelerating over the next few years, companies continue to innovate by trying different techniques, including offering paper packaging as an option. During a presentation at PACK EXPO Connects that was held virtually Nov. 9 to 13, Christoph Langohr, project manager sustainability horizontal flow wrapping with Syntegon, gave an […]
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Nelipak Taps Chambliss as CEO
January 12, 2021
Nelipak Corp. recently named Pat Chambliss as CEO after he served as president and chief operating officer at the company. Chambliss has an extensive track record of senior leadership experience in the packaging industry, including previous roles at Packaging Dynamics Corp. and Novolex, Nelipak said in a news release. Chambliss succeeds Roger Prevot, who will […]
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Sun Chemical Releases Sustainability Report
January 5, 2021
Sun Chemical recently released its 11th annual Corporate Sustainability Report for the year ending 2019. The report describes Sun Chemical’s emphasis on sustainability in the way it develops, manufactures, and distributes its products, while also showing how it works with customers and suppliers to improve their sustainability goals, the company said in a news release. The […]
Read MoreThe Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Circularity More Relevant Than Ever
Analyzing the Status of a Circular Economy
Jan/Feb 2021
In 2016, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) decided to bring plastic packaging into the circular economy. The foundation’s message is clear: “The vision aims at ensuring that plastic never becomes a waste by 1) eliminating the plastic we don’t need; 2) innovating to ensure that the plastics we do need are reusable, recyclable, and compostable; […]
Read MoreMICHELMAN HOLDS ANNUAL DAY OF SERVICE
Jan/Feb 2021
Michelman held its ninth Annual Commitment to Community Day in September, with more than 400 associates joining in to help during the pandemic. Staff safely volunteered their time at various charitable and nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S., Belgium, Luxembourg, Japan, Singapore, and China, the company says. Many volunteer activities were conducted outdoors while wearing masks […]
Read MoreNovolex Donates Materials to Create Face Shields
Jan/Feb 2021
In April, Novolex donated plastic sheets needed to make face shields to protect health care workers and other first responders as they tackled the COVID-19 pandemic. Individual face shields were cut from up to one-ton rolls of transparent polyethylene produced at Novolex manufacturing centers and then were affixed onto head harnesses at assembly points across […]
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Experts Offer Sustainability Updates
Global Pouch Forum Provided an Opportunity to Gain Insights
January 4, 2021
At Mondelēz International, the company has been setting sustainability goals for years and has every intention of reaching its next major milestone.
Read MoreSIEGWERK PROVIDES MEALS
Jan/Feb 2021
At the flexible packaging headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Siegwerk employees normally participate in Meals from the Heartland, a nonprofit organization composed of volunteers who package meals for delivery to feed people around the world, as well as in the U.S. The meals include rice, soy protein, dried vegetables, and vitamins. During the pandemic, Siegwerk […]
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Highlights In Sustainability, Leadership, Company Growth, And More
Jan/Feb 2021
Proampac Breaks Ground On Innovation Center ProAmpac recently broke ground on a collaboration and innovation center, a multi-million-dollar investment that will expand the company’s existing facility to house what will become an international hub for packaging design and development. CEO Greg Tucker was joined by Kathleen C. Hochul, New York lieutenant governor, and local dignitaries […]
Read MoreESKO DONATES SOFTWARE LICENSES
Jan/Feb 2021
Esko made a multi-million-dollar, in-kind donation to support college and university students in their packaging engineering and technology studies.The global developer of integrated software and hardware solutions for the packaging, label, and wide-format sectors has extended its no-charge donation of software licenses to leading educational institutions across the U.S. “We strongly believe in investing in […]
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Welcome to the 117th Congress
Fresh Start Might Mean More Productive Year in 2021
Jan/Feb 2021
2020 felt like both the longest and the shortest of years. In many respects, it seemed to be never-ending—particularly when it came to the endless election cycle and continuous online meetings. At the same time, given the chaotic nature of adapting to pandemic life and the pressure to complete legislation to address the pandemic response, […]
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Working the Rules
FPA Committee Monitors Workplace Regulations
Jan/Feb 2021
FPA’s Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Committee tracks regulatory developments on federal, environmental, and occupational safety regulations and develops action plans to deal with those that could impact the industry. During the last six months, the committee weighed in on several U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rulemakings that were deemed to affect members’ facility operations. […]
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2021 Framed by Fall Elections
State and Local Governments Will Be Picking Up Packaging Issues
Jan/Feb 2021
Last year, elections at the state level had an outsized importance similar to elections at the federal level. A major driver was the 2020 census and the redistricting that will happen starting next year for Congressional and state legislative districts. State legislatures generally oversee that process, so an incredible amount of money and attention was […]
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