Cybersecurity trends have led FPA to offer its members a cyber risk mitigation and insurance package program, developed by NAM, to help prevent cyberattacks.
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Features for the Flexible Packaging Industry
Governments Play Large Role in New Recycling Investments
States Take the Lead, While Federal Efforts Stall
Government policies often dictate what and how much recyclable material is collected, ensuring supply. Policies can also help to stimulate demand by setting requirements for incorporating recycled material.
Read MoreProactive Insurance Protects Against Cyber Attacks
FPA Offers NAM Cyber Cover to Its Members
Last year, NAM teamed up with two insurance partners to offer a new product to members: NAM Cyber Cover to NAM members.
Read MoreProAmpac: Trends Drive Healthcare Product Packaging
ProAmpac identified major trends following two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ron Fasano, ProAmpac’s vice president of sales, healthcare, discusses those trends.
Read MorePennsylvania Facility to Convert Plastics into Feedstock
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.
Read MoreA Conversation With Andrew Wheeler
President, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation
In an expanded conversation with FlexPack VOICE®, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation President Andrew Wheeler offers career advice and other insights.
Read MoreE-Commerce Evolves
As Pandemic Wanes, Deeper Trends Emerge
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.
Read MoreConnecting Sustainability With Consumers
Challenges with Messages Can Hinder Goals
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.
Read MoreAt the Judges’ Table
Experts Acknowledge Fresh Looks and Designs
Innovators showcased their top packages at the 66th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition.
Read MoreContest Judges Offer Insights on Issues
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.
Read MoreEuromonitor Identifies Top E-Commerce Trends
How will retail brands and their vendors stick to their newfound preferences for online shopping in 2022 and beyond?
Read MoreFPA ELC Launches Marketing Campaign, Plans Summer Series
ELC members tout flexible packaging careers and the industry’s future, and look forward to the return of the virtual summer internship program.
Read MoreMeet the FPA Staff
A Conversation with Debbie Curry, FPA Director of Accounting and Administrative Operations
Debbie Curry, FPA director of accounting and administrative operations, brings a family-first mentality to the association and her community.
Read MoreApril Conference in Austin Brings TAPPI and FPA Together Again
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is a media partner for TAPPI International’s upcoming 2022 FlexPack PLACE Conference next month in Austin, Texas, in a live, in-person event.
Read MoreA Conversation With Russell Grissett
Vice President and General Manager, Sonoco Flexibles
In this expanded FlexPack VOICE® interview, Russell Grissett, vice president and general manager at Sonoco Flexibles, discusses his background and his journey to Sonoco Flexibles.
Read MoreFood Waste Solutions Sought
Glenroy Offers Advances in Packaging Protection for Some Foods
While most people abhor when food is wasted, that doesn’t stop food waste from being one of the biggest contributors to environmental concerns. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that 31% of food is lost at the retail and consumer levels. And food waste is one of the largest contributors to the materials that […]
Read MorePolyethylene Plant Brings Jobs, Careers
Pennsylvania Factory Planned Long Ago
When drillers began tapping into the Marcellus Shale in 2008, they sparked an economic boom that continues to echo in rural Pennsylvania. One of the biggest follow-on developments is the Shell petrochemicals plant slated to open next year in Beaver County.
Read MoreMergers Accelerate
Deals Remain Robust for Flexible Packaging Industry
Like so much else in the economy, corporate deal-making roared back to life in 2021 as COVID-19 vaccines blunted the worst effects of the pandemic and companies adapted to the risks that remained.
Read MorePlastics on Tap
Shell Plant in Pennsylvania Going on Line
This year, flexible packaging companies will have a new source of polyethylene: A major petrochemical plant erected by Shell along the banks of the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania—about 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The plant is expected to produce 1.6 million tons of polyethylene per year.
Read MorePackaging Challenges Plague Women’s Bakery
African Company Seeks Help with Solutions
The Women’s Bakery in Rwanda, Africa, represents a microcosm of the packaging industry’s drive for continuous innovation in sustainability and the universal challenge of keeping pace with recycling mandates.
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