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 Takes First Place in Sustainability Category at PACK EXPO Contest for Technology Excellence
Amcor won one of four technology excellence awards given out during PACK EXPO Las Vegas, taking the top prize in the sustainability category.
Read MoreSingle-Use Plastic Ban Spreads in Pennsylvania
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.
Read MorePanelists: Packaging Design Can Be Influenced Through Eco-Modulation
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.
Read MoreA Closer Look at Kasie Fairbarn
Vice President of Sales, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation
In this issue, we interview Kasie Fairbarn, vice president of sales at Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation. Fairbarn also is co-chair of the Emerging Leadership Council of the Flexible Packaging Association.
Read MoreAeroFlexx CEO Continually Seeks Sustainability Solutions
Andrew Meyer discusses the “five key pillars” of sustainability in addition to other issues facing the flexible packaging industry.
Read MoreSPMC® Committees Run by Committed Leaders
Industry leaders inform members of the Flexible Packaging Association about issues relevant to the sterile packaging industry.
Read MoreStudents Capture Awards for 2023
Annual Contest Recognizes Work at Packaging Programs
The entries for the Flexible Packaging Association’s Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge included short videos, where students explain the prototypes they developed. Several videos stood out because the students created strong marketing campaigns.
Read MoreTransitioning to Flexibles
New Guide Outlines Best Practices
Brands, particularly in the realm of consumer products, are eyeing a range of new materials to meet ambitious goals for creating more sustainable packaging.
Read MoreStriving for Safety
SPMC® Continues Oversight of Packaging Excellence
Sterile packaging rarely penetrates the public’s consciousness, creating an awareness gap that the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council has been striving to close since 1994 and continues with ongoing guidance on issues affecting the industry.
Read MoreUniversity of Florida Offers Packaging Engineering Program
FlexPack VOICE® profiles colleges, universities, and schools that have developed programs to train people for work in the packaging industry.
Read MoreNo New EPR Laws for 2023—So Far
This year, we saw legislatures act more cautiously with extended producer responsibility (EPR), pushing through needs-assessment legislation rather than full-blown EPR.
Read More118th Congress Confronts Tech Issues
As manufacturing floors become more integrated and companies increase investments in technology, technology oversight has become an increasing area of interest.
Read MoreKey United Nations Report Outlines Food Waste and Packaging Issues
This report establishes recommendations per food archetype based on 33 studies.
Read MoreSPMC® Gears Up for Sterile Packaging Day 2024
Sterile Packaging Day raises awareness for the invaluable role sterile packaging plays in healthcare and includes a blood drive.
Read MoreELC Advocacy Committee Restructures and Adds Vice Chair
The advocacy committee of the Emerging Leadership Council elected Monica Scott, strategic account manager at H.B. Fuller, as vice chair. With her support, the advocacy team was split into two subgroups, legislatorial advocacy and sustainability advocacy.
Read MoreFlexible Packaging Industry Growth Accelerates
The annual State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report, recently released by the Flexible Packaging Association, provides industry converters, suppliers, investors, and analysts with insights into the U.S. flexible packaging industry’s performance over the past year.
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