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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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.
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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A Closer Look at Stan Bikulege
Chairman and CEO of Novolex
May/June 2021
In this issue, we interview Stan Bikulege, chairman and CEO of Novolex and a board member of FPA.
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E-commerce Trends Accelerate
Euromonitor International Research Head Outlines How Trends Will Play Out
April 19, 2021
The ramp up to e-commerce worldwide will only accelerate in the months ahead as businesses and stores reopen and consumers go back to more normal daily activities, according to Michelle Evans, senior head of digital consumer research for Euromonitor International.
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Steady at the Helm at Bumble Bee
Jan Tharp, CEO and President, Offers Tips for Weathering a Crisis
April 5, 2021
When it comes to providing leadership in a crisis, Jan Tharp says a critical aspect is having someone at the helm who is going to be a reassuring presence.
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American Packaging Corp. Garners FPA’s Highest Award
The Award is the Top Prize in FPA’s Annual Competition
March 22, 2021
The Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Association included 75 packages, with some of them being entered in multiple categories.
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Presentation Shows How Market Tracker Tool Can Help FPA Members
The Tool is Available Online Through FPA’s Website
March 4, 2021
Let’s say you want to learn more about trends in another country where you might want to do business. As a member of the Flexible Packaging Association, details are a few mouse clicks away with the Market Tracker tool. “What is great is that you can compare one market against another, which can really help […]
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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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Judges Bring Varied Experience to Annual Contest
Three Judges. Three Backgrounds.
February 25, 2021
FPA’s annual contest highlighting industry achievements doesn’t just happen: it takes the coordinated work of the key staff at the Flexible Packaging Association and experts in the industry who volunteer a good chunk of their time in the late fall to judge the contest.
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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.
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What Will Power Shift Mean to Flexible Packaging Industry?
Experts Offer Insights into Changes in D.C.
February 15, 2021
Now that Democrats have control of the House, Senate, and White House, policies of particular importance to the flexible packaging industry continue to be closely monitored by those who follow the trends in Washington, D.C. After Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the new president on Jan. 20, FlexPack VOICE™ reached out to Alison […]
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Expanded Interview With Kathy Bolhous
CEO Charter Next Generation
February 4, 2021
Editor’s Note: This is an expanded version of an interview with Kathy Bolhous that appears in the January/February 2021 issue of FlexPack VOICE™. Each issue, as well as occasionally in a digital exclusive, FlexPack VOICE™ hosts a question-and-answer segment that discusses important issues with an industry leader. The digital features often will have a closer look […]
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Charter Next Generation: Post-Merger
CEO Discusses Challenges with Merger
February 3, 2021
The 2019 merger of Charter NEX and Next Generation Films was the culmination of one process and the beginning of another: taking two companies and knitting them together as one. That process ended in October with the birth of a new company name, Charter Next Generation, and a new tagline, “A Better Way.” The post-merger […]
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Consumers Remain Concerned About Food Packaging and Safety
G&S Business Communications Survey Shows Evolving Trends
January 25, 2021
Late in the fall, G&S Business Communications updated its national survey of consumers to see how COVID-19 continued to change their habits and found that about 58% remained at least somewhat concerned with contracting the virus through food packaging. That number was down from 66% in April 2020, says Brian Hall, managing director for G&S. […]
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Christoph Langohr, of Syntegon, Gives Sustainability Update at PACK EXPO Connects
January 14, 2021
With deadlines toward a circular economy quickly accelerating over the next few years, companies continue to innovate by trying different techniques, including offering paper packaging as an option. During a presentation at PACK EXPO Connects that was held virtually Nov. 9 to 13, Christoph Langohr, project manager sustainability horizontal flow wrapping with Syntegon, gave an […]
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Experts Offer Sustainability Updates
Global Pouch Forum Provided an Opportunity to Gain Insights
January 4, 2021
At Mondelēz International, the company has been setting sustainability goals for years and has every intention of reaching its next major milestone.
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Roadmaps 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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Yearning 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.
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Finding 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.
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