ProAmpac identified major trends following two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ron Fasano, ProAmpac’s vice president of sales, healthcare, discusses those trends.
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Pennsylvania Facility to Convert Plastics into Feedstock
May 26, 2022
A Texas company is investing $1.1 billion in an advanced manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania to convert post-consumer plastic materials into feedstock for new products.
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A Conversation With Andrew Wheeler
President, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation
May 12, 2022
In an expanded conversation with FlexPack VOICE®, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation President Andrew Wheeler offers career advice and other insights.
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E-Commerce Evolves
As Pandemic Wanes, Deeper Trends Emerge
May/June 2022
The explosion of e-commerce over the last two years fueled a burst of creativity that will leave a lasting mark on flexible packaging, even if online sales retreat from their pandemic-era highs.
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Euromonitor Identifies Top E-Commerce Trends
May 2, 2022
How will retail brands and their vendors stick to their newfound preferences for online shopping in 2022 and beyond?
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Contest Judges Offer Insights on Issues
May 2, 2022
Jim Peters, Brian Ludwick, and Martin Golden brought their varied careers in academia, publishing, and consulting to the contest that they judged the 66th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition in November 2021.
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At the Judges’ Table
Experts Acknowledge Fresh Looks and Designs
May/June 2022
Innovators showcased their top packages at the 66th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition.
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Connecting Sustainability With Consumers
Challenges with Messages Can Hinder Goals
May/June 2022
Sustainability is more than a buzzword for flexible packaging companies. It is spurring a rush to create products that are reusable, recyclable, made entirely from recycled materials, or all of the above. But for many consumers, sustainability is an abstract concept that fails to resonate.
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May/June 2022
FPA offers unparalleled support to the flexible packaging industry—one of the fastest-growing segments in packaging—and you could be an essential part of that movement.
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A Closer Look at Andrew Wheeler
President, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation
May/June 2022
In this issue, we interview Andrew Wheeler, president of Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation, and an FPA board member for approximately 10 years.
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‘Hands-On’ Experience Guides Rutgers Program
May/June 2022
In this edition, we talk to Martin Golden, adjunct professor in the Rutgers University Packaging Engineering program in New Jersey.
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Downgauging Multi-layer Film Structures
May/June 2022
Predictive models can help designers downgauge their films while maintaining critical properties and helping to accelerate innovation.
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All Sides Agree: Workforce Issues Need Solutions
May/June 2022
While aspects of the economy are in recovery, workforce issues are at a crisis point. Public and private entities, large and small companies are facing unprecedented challenges in finding and retaining both entry-level and skilled workers as the labor force participation rate continues to decline.
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More States Ponder Packaging Policies
May/June 2022
This year, more states are debating packaging issues. These debates, at times, are taking contrasting views over the role of producers in recycling systems and how requirements are developed.
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‘Better Together’ Resonates Across Industry
May/June 2022
What does “Better Together” mean to you? This was the question the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC®) posed to industry thought leaders during the lead-up to Sterile Packaging Day this spring.
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ELC Summer Intern Program Resumes
Industrywide Effort Seeks Your Support
May/June 2022
FPA’s Emerging Leadership Council will be hosting the Virtual Summer Internship Program again this summer.
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FPA Monitors EPA Regulations of Chemicals
May/June 2022
The U.S. EPA is under pressure to designate PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA.
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Ott Named CEO for Mondi Flexible Packaging and Engineered Materials
April 26, 2022
Thomas Ott, 54, has been appointed CEO of the Flexible Packaging and Engineered Materials business units at Mondi, a global packaging and paper company.
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