In this issue, John Baumann, Ampac Packaging president & CEO, and FPA excutive vice chairperson, shares why FPA Membership is More Important than Ever.

Also, learn more about the cost and availablility flexible packaging materials throught the FPA/CMAI Bi-Annual Polyolefin Market Report, October 2009;

Benchmark your company's competitiveness and performance with that of the flexible packaging industry through FPA's 2008 FPA Operating Ratios Report and the Second Quarter 2009 Pulse of the Industry Report;

And preview the 2010 FPA Environmental Summit and Safety Conference, and the 2010 FPA Annual Meeting.

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In this issue, FPA re-caps the 2009 FPA Fall Executive Conference, and highlights the "graduating class" of the 2009 FPA Flexible Packaging Summer Internship & Academic Scholarship Program.

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Within this issue of the FPA Update, learn about FPA's tour of an Energy-from-Waste facility; preview key information from FPA's 2009 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report and the First Quarter 2009 Pulse of the Industry Report; and read about FPA's new converter member Staples Print Solutions.

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In this issue of the FPA Update, read about the upcoming 2009 FPA Fall Executive Conference, examine industry performance and structure results from the 2009 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report, and read about U.S. EPA's tour of a flexible packaging facilitiy hosted by FPA and Oracle Packaging.

Also, view FPA's special supplier members "thank you" advertisement.

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Within this issue of the FPA Update, preview the 2009 FPA State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report, learn more about the 2009 FPA Scholarship & Internship Program, and read about FPA's new associate member, Tredegar Film Products.

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In this issue, The Value of FPA Membership is discussed by FPA Chairman James E. Love, III.

Also, FPA participates in the industry coalition on the Ban of Poisonous Additives Act of 2009, releases its 4th Quarter Pulse of the Industry Report, and previews the soon-to-be-published 2009 State of the Industry Report.

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FPA's 2009 Annual Meeting: Navigating in Times of Change.

This issue includes a recap of the presentations from the 2009 Annual Meeting. Plus, the Flexible Packaging Association welcomes new members and announces its 2009 Board of Directors.

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Immediate Past FPA Chairman George Thibeault, Jr. shares how FPA Benefits the Industry.

Plus, the Flexible Packaging Association welcomes new members, publishes its
Bi-Annual Polyolefins Market Report, holds its 2009 FPA Safety Conference & Environmental Summit, and honors industry advancement and innovation through the 2009 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge and the 2009 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards.

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View the 2009 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Innovation Showcase.

A total of 79 flexible packages (114 entries) were received for FPA's 2009 Achievement Awards Competition. Presented within this issue are all the Competition entries, which include extraordinary innovation in graphics and printing, materials and structure, and sustainability!

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This month, FPA President Marla Donahue recaps her presentation at Flexible Packaging Europe's Fall Executive Conference in Barcelona, Spain.

Plus, in the Association Activities Update section, learn more about FPA's comments on the EPA's potential regulation of greenhouse gases under the current Clean Air Act, FPA's 2008 Sustainability Study, the recently released industry financial reports, and meet the new FPA members.

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