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Features for the Flexible Packaging Industry
Find in-depth stories about all the most relevant issues facing flexible packaging today. Digital-expanded and digital-exclusive features offer a deeper look at some of these topics to give you an even fuller view.
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FPA ELC Launches Marketing Campaign, Plans Summer Series
April 21, 2022
ELC members tout flexible packaging careers and the industry’s future, and look forward to the return of the virtual summer internship program.
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Meet the FPA Staff
A Conversation with Debbie Curry, FPA Director of Accounting and Administrative Operations
April 7, 2022
Debbie Curry, FPA director of accounting and administrative operations, brings a family-first mentality to the association and her community.
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April Conference in Austin Brings TAPPI and FPA Together Again
March 24, 2022
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.
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A Conversation With Russell Grissett
Vice President and General Manager, Sonoco Flexibles
March 10, 2022
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.
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Food Waste Solutions Sought
Glenroy Offers Advances in Packaging Protection for Some Foods
March 7, 2022
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 […]
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Polyethylene Plant Brings Jobs, Careers
Pennsylvania Factory Planned Long Ago
March 7, 2022
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.
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Mergers Accelerate
Deals Remain Robust for Flexible Packaging Industry
March/April 2022
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.
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Plastics on Tap
Shell Plant in Pennsylvania Going on Line
March/April 2022
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.
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Packaging Challenges Plague Women’s Bakery
African Company Seeks Help with Solutions
March/April 2022
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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3D Testing Could Save Time, Money
February 21, 2022
The search for packaging alternatives can include cumbersome methods of designing and testing materials under various distribution scenarios. However, a new virtual testing method is looking to change that while saving time and money.
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Meet the FPA Staff
A Conversation with Dani Diehlmann, Vice President, Communications, FPA
February 7, 2022
A DC native and equestrian, Dani Diehlmann never expected to find herself in the world of packaging, it has become a career she now cherishes.
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Curated Exhibit Highlights Packaging Innovations
PACK to the Future Continues in 2022
January 24, 2022
PACK to the Future brings packaging innovations and turns plenty of heads in Las Vegas.
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A Conversation With William E. ‘Bill’ Jackson
Chief Technology Officer, Amcor Flexible Packaging
January 13, 2022
Expanding on our interview in the January/February issue of FlexPack VOICE®, we caught up with Bill Jackson for further insights on the industry.
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Filling the Gaps
Employers Use Creative Measures to Fill Jobs
Jan/Feb 2022
To fill job gaps, manufacturers are seeking employees from nontraditional or largely untapped fields. Veterans, women, re-entrants, and refugees constitute a rich supply of motivated, reliable workers.
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Vaccine Mandates Stir Debate
Business Group Expresses Concern About Long-Term Precedents
Jan/Feb 2022
As the pandemic entered its 18th month in September, the federal government prepared new rules that would require businesses with 100 or more employees to ensure workers were vaccinated. For some observers, the process underway indicated an overreach that raised flags about whether precedents were being set that would undermine the autonomy of businesses for years.
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From Acceptance to Ownership
Peter Sheahan: Transforming Your Company Starts at the Top
Jan/Feb 2022
Executives in the flexible packaging industry grasp the challenges in front of them. The hard work lies in moving from understanding to action—or, as Peter Sheahan puts it, from acceptance to ownership.
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Sheahan: “Brutal Honesty” Needed to Transform Your Company
CEO of Karrikins Group Discusses Path to His Transformation
January 3, 2022
Peter Sheahan spends a lot of time advising other executives on how to manage corporate transformation. The recipe includes what he describes as a dose of “brutal honesty.” It sounds painful. But it’s something that Sheahan has experienced during his own growth as a company leader. The experience also helped cement his belief that corporate change […]
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Flexible Packaging Company Finds Workers Through Second Chance Program
January 3, 2022
As companies struggle to find workers, many of them turned to alternative programs that can offer a pool of available workers. In the January/February edition of FlexPack VOICE®, we explore some of those ideas, which include hiring former prison inmates. (The digital version of the magazine also can be found online). Here is a closer […]
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‘Shopportunities’ Abound for E-Commerce
Flexible Packaging Provides Best Options, Expert Says
December 20, 2021
The pandemic brought disruptions, but with them came what John Wilson, director of marketing and sustainability for Amcor, calls “shopportunities.”
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