In a vastly altered globe since last year, flexible packaging converters and suppliers seize innovations as they reinvent for a refashioned, post-pandemic economy.
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Moving Ahead On Recycling
Advocates: 2021 May Be the Year for National Decisions
July/Aug 2021
Recycling issues in the U.S. are not new, but the ability to get a coordinated response hasn’t been easy. So, last year, various stakeholders along the supply chain organized a group to see if they could create actionable ideas.
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Infrastructure and Recycling Debate Accelerates
FPA Monitors Biden Administration Stances on Sustainability, Trade, Taxes, and Environmental Justice
July/Aug 2021
The definition of “infrastructure” has been a flashpoint for policymakers in Washington, D.C., ever since President Joseph R. Biden Jr. unveiled a $2.3 trillion spending bill to bolster infrastructure in the United States. Roads, bridges, and broadband internet service make the cut on nearly every list.
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Market Tracker Explained
Euromonitor’s Tool Now Updated Quarterly
May/June 2021
Without reliable information about COVID-19’s impact on daily life and spending habits, strategic planning becomes challenging for flexible packaging manufacturers hoping to make inroads in, perhaps, Turkey, France, Brazil, or China.
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Packaging For Patient Care
Sterile Packaging Helps Medical Professionals Save Lives
May/June 2021
From scraped knees to heart-valve replacements, every day people depend upon health care and medical/surgical supplies safely delivered in sterile packaging.
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Sustainability Efforts Honored
5 Packages Receive Awards in FPA Annual Contest
May/June 2021
Sustainability goals are shared across the flexible packaging industry, so when it comes to finding ways to improve the circular economy, collegiality and collaboration dominate, says Randy Shermet, vice president of sales and development at Polykar in Burlington, Ontario.
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Ripe for Rebound
Experts Predict Renewed Interest in Mergers and Acquisition Deals
March/April 2021
Mergers and acquisitions in the flexible packaging industry slowed in 2020 as COVID-19 upended the international economy. But as the pandemic ebbs in 2021, the industry will be eager to return to a busier pace for making deals.
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Behind the Annual Awards Contest
Judges Offer Tips on Improving Entries
March/April 2021
David Luttenberger picks up a bag entered in the 2021 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition and holds it up in the air, examining it.
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Finding the “Wow”
Packaging Becomes E-commerce Social Media Star
March/April 2021
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce was seen as a function of convenience: tap on a keyboard or phone and new shoes arrive at the door.
Read MoreFinding Leaders
New Effort Taps Talent to Lead Industry’s future
Jan/Feb 2021
Before the pandemic, just about every industry faced problems finding qualified workers and people to lead them because of low jobless rates and high competition for talent.
Read MoreYearning for Growth
Forecast Calls for Strong Year
Jan/Feb 2021
If there is one safe bet about the year ahead, it’s that 2021 will be nothing like 2020.
Read MoreRoadmaps to Sustainability
In-Depth Report Steers Industry Toward 2030
Jan/Feb 2021
Companies across the supply chain in the flexible packaging industry have been working toward a circular economy for years.
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Trade Policies in 2021
Election Could Shift Priorities
Nov/Dec 2020
Catty Corp. has been buying light-gauge aluminum foil for more than 80 years. So, after the U.S. began cracking down on imports from China in 2017, the flexible-packaging firm began to further lean on longstanding relationships around the world to ensure a consistent supply. But that didn’t mean it was an easy transition, says Bruce […]
Read MoreLive, Virtual, or Hybrid: Game is On
Pandemic Doesn't Deter Conference Organizers
Nov/Dec 2020
Although the pandemic shuttered in-person conferences and events this year, the industry expos and meetings that celebrate innovation and forge connections found virtual platforms and audiences, with organizers hoping for live events again in 2021. “Packaging is necessary,” says Laura Thompson, vice president–trade shows for Chicago-based PMMI Media Group, producer of the canceled PACK EXPO […]
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2021: A Year of Adjustment
Leaders Apply Lessons While Still Learning
Nov/Dec 2020
Each week brings encouraging developments about vaccines to fight COVID-19, but leaders in the flexible packing industry haven’t been waiting for that relief to start planning for 2021 and beyond.
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Staying Safe
Sept/Oct 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has shifted consumer habits, with more consumers looking for safety, as well as convenience, all of which is changing the way flexible packaging companies and suppliers are viewing the future.
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Sales Excellence in a New Age
Sept/Oct 2020
Sales teams have been adapting to the recent crisis, exploring new ways of connecting with and serving customers and building on the best practices of the recent past.
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Being Social
Sept/Oct 2020
It can be hard to measure the return on time and money invested in social media. But the feedback was swift after C-P Flexible Packaging in York, Pennsylvania, posted an article on LinkedIn about its efforts to help a local manufacturer package hand sanitizer for health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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