Food-grade and non-food-grade post-consumer recycled resin are being produced at the plant.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to extend tariffs on aluminum to South Korea and Thailand will cost jobs in the U.S., while increasing prices for consumers and undermining the integrity of flexible packaging intended to protect food and medical supplies, according to the Flexible Packaging Association.
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Michigan State University’s School of Packaging completed a study on food waste that offers insights for packaging companies as they work to keep foods fresh as long as possible.
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If the future workplace is filled with machines running on artificial intelligence and robotics, workers will be needed to create the machines, run them, and then make repairs as the robots falter. That thinking was on display at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.
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The study sheds light on the valuable work that has been done to grow markets, including the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs, for recycled materials.
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The leaders at BOBST were seeing a growing demand for flexible packaging and wanted a way to demonstrate what it had to offer its customers.
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As optimism began to creep back into economic forecasts in the second half of 2023, small and medium-sized label converters are ripe for consolidation.
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Pratt Industries says it now has assets valued at $12 billion invested in the United States and has created about 12,000 manufacturing jobs.
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Amcor won one of four technology excellence awards given out during PACK EXPO Las Vegas, taking the top prize in the sustainability category.
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A growing number of municipalities in Pennsylvania are curbing the use of single-use plastics, joining hundreds of cities across the U.S. that have implemented similar measures.
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Extender producer responsibility programs can be enhanced by giving companies financial incentives to evolve packaging through eco-design while imposing penalties on packaging that hinders circularity efforts. Those incentives and penalties are the core concepts of eco-modulation.
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Industry leaders inform members of the Flexible Packaging Association about issues relevant to the sterile packaging industry.
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Andrew Meyer discusses the “five key pillars” of sustainability in addition to other issues facing the flexible packaging industry.
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PACKEXPO Las Vegas 2023, which will be held September 11 through September 13, will highlight sustainability efforts through a new dedicated section of the annual trade show.
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Jason Pelz has some basic advice for brands when it comes to developing end markets for recyclables: “You have to get engaged.” That may be obvious, but obvious doesn’t necessarily translate into action.
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FlexPackCon® 2023 will include speakers from along the value chain of flexible packaging.
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William Jackson, Ph.D., chief technology officer of Amcor Flexibles, has been named to a two-year term as chair of Flexible Packaging Association’s board of directors. Kasie Fairbarn, a member of the chair’s advisory council, has been elected co-chair of the Emerging Leadership Council.
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We talk to Anoosheh Oskouian about her career at Ship & Shore Sheet Metal, her professional challenges as president and CEO, and her advice for women thinking about entering a technical field.
Read MoreIn 2015, JBM Packaging was looking for new ways to recruit workers—and that was long before the intense labor shortages of the past few years. The company, which is based in Ohio, considered several ideas, including hiring and training people who have experienced incarceration. Working with various agencies and others in the Cincinnati region, JBM […]
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Hopefully, the report will help policy makers avoid following trends unsupported by scientific facts.
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