The Voice of the Flexible Packaging Industry
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The Flexible Packaging Association is the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry. FPA is comprised of manufacturers of flexible packaging and material/equipment suppliers to the flexible packaging industry.
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Less energy. Fewer resources. Smaller footprint.
Flexible packaging requires less water and energy to manufacture and transport, and it generates small quantities of greenhouse gases on its way to market, making it a sustainable packaging solution.
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Convenience. Freshness. Protection.
Growing numbers of consumer product manufacturers are switching to flexible packaging thanks to its dynamic shelf appeal, protective properties and consumer ease of use and storage at home.
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From the Annual Meeting to the Fall Executive Conference, FPA places a high priority on keeping its members informed, up-to-date and connected.
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Industry News
- Flexible Packaging Association Unveils Full Program for 2025 FlexForward® Conference
10.09.2025The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announced its complete program for the 2025 FlexForward® Conference, taking place November 4–6 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference will unite leaders from across the flexible packaging industry to discuss the forces influencing the sector’s...
Read More - Cascades Announces the Sale of Its Flexible Packaging Plant Activities to Five Star Holding for CAN$31 Million
10.08.2025Cascades Inc. announces that it has reached an agreement to sell its Flexible Packaging plant activities to Five Star Holding based in Houston, Texas. The $31 million transaction is effective immediately. Cascades' will retain ownership of the site real estate....
Read More - BW Packaging Integrates Its BW Filling & Closing, BW Flexible Systems, and BW Integrated Systems Divisions Into a Single Organization
10.07.2025BW Packaging, Barry-Wehmiller’s packaging machinery business, is excited to announce that effective immediately the company will operate as a single, unified organization under the BW Packaging brand, transitioning from its three business units (BW Flexible Systems, BW Filling & Closing...
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FPA Now - News On the Web
- FPA Submits Comments to CalRecycle in Response to the Draft SB 54 – Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Regulations
10.06.2025The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to offer these comments to CalRecycle in response to the draft SB 54 – Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility regulations (the “regulations”) published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on August...
Read More - FPA Submits Comments on EPA’s Proposed Reconsideration and Withdrawal of EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding that “Greenhouse Gases (GHG)” Endanger Public Health and the Environment
09.22.2025The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates this opportunity to submit comments on the EPA’s Proposed Reconsideration and Withdrawal of EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding that “Greenhouse Gases (GHG)” endanger public health and the environment. In the August 1, 2025 Notice of...
Read More - FPA Submits Comments on the U.S. Department of Justice’s Request for Information on State Laws Having Significant Adverse Effects on the National Economy or Significant Adverse Effects on Interstate Commerce
09.15.2025The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates this opportunity to comment on the U.S. Department of Justice Request for Information on State Laws Having Significant Adverse Effects on the National Economy or Significant Adverse Effects on Interstate Commerce published in the...
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Publications & Reports
- Flexible Packaging Association Unveils Full Program for 2025 FlexForward® Conference
10.09.2025The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announced its complete program for the 2025 FlexForward® Conference, taking place November 4–6 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference will unite leaders from across the flexible packaging industry to discuss the forces influencing the sector’s...
Read More - FPA Submits Comments to CalRecycle in Response to the Draft SB 54 – Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Regulations
10.09.2025The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to offer these comments to CalRecycle in response to the draft SB 54 – Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility regulations (the “regulations”) published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on August...
Read More - FPA Submits Comments to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) in Response to the Proposed Eco-Modulation Fees for Packaging Developed by the Department
10.09.2025The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to offer these comments to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) in response to the proposed eco-modulation fees for packaging developed by the Department. We are submitting these comments to...
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