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2024 Will Not Be a Quiet Year in Washington
Jan/Feb 2024
While it is unlikely many pieces of consequential legislation will make it to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature, we do anticipate a lot of legislative activity where FPA will advocate on behalf of the flexible packaging industry.
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California Intensifies Efforts for New Packaging Legislation
Jan/Feb 2024
In 2024 in California, we will see the formal regulations for the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act and new packaging legislation.
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Here to Help
Closed Loop Partners Seeks Circularity Projects It Can Fund
Jan/Feb 2024
The transition from a linear to circular economy is so complex observers have found that projects require expertise and investments from multiple stakeholders.
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Testing Films and Film Alternatives
Packaging Machine Manufacturer Examines Which Options Perform Best
Jan/Feb 2024
Lantech doesn’t make flexible film or film alternatives. However, the international manufacturer of packaging machines has an interest in closely monitoring the evolving marketplace and efforts that might limit the use of virgin plastics.
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Cybersecurity: Learning From Others
Security Breach at MGM Resorts Offers Real-Time Lessons for Attendees at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
Jan/Feb 2024
A cybersecurity expert presents tips on ways companies can prepare for a cyberattack.
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A Closer Look at Jonathan C. Quinn
Vice president of marketing and sustainability for Accredo Packaging Inc./API Group Holding Inc.
Jan/Feb 2024
In this issue, we interview Jonathan C. Quinn, vice president of marketing and sustainability for Accredo Packaging Inc./API Group Holding Inc. He is also co-chair of the Emerging Leadership Council of the Flexible Packaging Association.
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Companies Give Back to Their Communities
Jan/Feb 2024
Fres-Co, Inland Packaging, Emerald Packaging, Mica Corp., and Flex Films lend a helping hand.
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Trade Group: New Aluminum Tariffs Undermine U.S. Companies and Consumers
December 21, 2023
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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Academics Examine Food Waste and Packaging
December 7, 2023
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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Students Demonstrate Future Workforce of Robots
November 21, 2023
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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New Report Examines Recycling Impact and Market Development
November 9, 2023
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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BOBST Building ‘Competence Center’ in Georgia
October 31, 2023
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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Expert: Merger Outlook Evolves for Label Converters
October 31, 2023
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.
Read MoreManufacturing Jobs Continue to Show Strength
Nov/Dec 2023
The National Association of Manufacturers reported in its Workforce in Focus newsletter earlier in October that manufacturing jobs have exceeded 13 million for the first time since November 2008. “Manufacturing employment rose by 17,000 in September, the fastest monthly gain since October 2022 and an extension of the gain of 11,000 seen in August,” according to the […]
Read MoreAdvocacy and Strategic Planning Round Out 2023
Nov/Dec 2023
As the year ends and we all reflect on our accomplishments as well as our resolutions for the new year, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has a lot to celebrate in 2023 and look forward to in 2024. On the state level, the advocacy focus was again on extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation, per- and […]
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FPA Joins Effort Seeking ‘Sensible Regulations’
Nov/Dec 2023
The Manufacturers for Sensible Regulations coalition seeks to encourage policymakers to help release the power of U.S. manufacturing by ridding job creators of overly burdensome regulations.
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ELC Co-Chair Reflects on his Tenure
Nov/Dec 2023
As I near the end of my term as co-chair of the Emerging Leadership Council, I would like to say a heartfelt “thank you.”
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SPMC® Members Receive Industry Awards
Nov/Dec 2023
Over the past year, several members of the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC®) received industry recognition for their contributions to the healthcare packaging industry. These honors are a testament to the talent and dedication of those who voluntarily serve on SPMC®. Marie Tkacik Marie Tkacik, director of product development and optimization at Beacon Converters, Inc., […]
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Sorting Technology Advances Recycling Efforts
Nov/Dec 2023
The goal in the plastics industry is clear: The consumption of fossil raw materials must be reduced to the bare minimum. But how can our linear material flows be transformed into an efficient circular economy?
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