In recent months, the advocacy group of the Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) brought you a visualization of the legislative process, as well as a white paper explaining the implications of extended producer responsibility (EPR). This...

Flexible packaging has a target on its back. Shortsighted elimination policies for flexible packaging—and all packaging in general—will not solve the problem and, in many cases, will result in more environmental harm. The Ellen MacArthur...

In the eyes of consumers, flexible packaging often gets a bad rap. The industry is seen as a source of single-use plastic and a landfill mainstay, causing flexible packaging’s sustainability benefits to be often overshadowed...

October is Manufacturing Month, with October 7 being National Manufacturing Day. This creates an opportunity for Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) members to highlight careers in the manufacturing industry, frame the issues and broadly educate policymakers...

A coalition of Minnesota-based CEOs in the agriculture and consumer packaged goods (CPGs) industries wanted to do more to ensure a circular economy, especially when it came to flexible packaging. Business leaders—including top players at...

A college student sits in his dorm room adorned with posters and talks to a video camera as he displays a bag of pistachios in a flexible packaging prototype. Unlike a traditional pistachio package, this...

Recycling does work—but our U.S. recycling infrastructure is decades old; markets have been severely limited by relying on exports for too long; and it doesn’t provide circularity for much of today’s packaging types, including flexible...

When packaging metal components for shipment or storage, it is important to consider the length of time and environment to which the package will be exposed. The potential for fluctuating temperatures, humidity, and moisture condensation...

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller’s Converting Solutions platform, came to the aid of Sierra Hygiene Products, a paper converting manufacturer located in Frostburg, Maryland. Sierra Hygiene Products recently expanded its facility and...

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a leading provider of high impact printed packaging solutions and a portfolio company of funds managed by Harvest Partners, LP, announced the acquisition of Identi-Graphics, Inc. based in Montgomery, Illinois. Terms of...

Imaflex USA, Inc., a flexible packaging manufacturer, will add 37 new jobs in Davidson County, Governor Roy Cooper announced. The company will invest up to $15 million for a major building expansion along with capital...

HP Inc. and its subsidiaries announced fiscal 2022 third quarter net revenue of $14.7 billion, down 4.1% (down 1.9% in constant currency) from the prior-year period. “Disciplined pricing and cost management, combined with continued momentum...

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, opened the Group’s first recycling laboratory at its Frantschach mill in Austria to test the recyclability of paper and paper-based packaging using non-paper components such as coatings....

The Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) 2022 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report provides industry converters, suppliers, investors, and analysts with insight into the performance of the U.S. flexible packaging industry over the past year....

At K Fair, we'll be teaming up with our value chain members to demonstrate how our performance polymers are helping our customers create sustainable solutions that are making life better. When it comes to innovation,...

DuPont Cyrel has announced its participation at Labelexpo Americas 2022, presenting the latest technologies and solutions alongside hundreds of live demonstrations to improve label printing/converting and create new business goals. “We consider the show a...

INDEVCO North America announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Ned M. Bassil as the company's next Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective September 1, when Pierre Khattar transitions to the Board of Directors. Khattar...

Griffin Food Company, a company specializing in the production and packaging of liquid and emulsified semi-solid based food products, plans to expand operations at its facility in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The $1 million project is expected...

It’s no secret that we—all of us—are facing a very real, very serious threat from pollution. Yet, this is where our common ground seems to end. Environmental challenges are complex and controversial; just take a...

Environmental challenges are complex and controversial—just take a look at the vastly different recycling and plastic legislative bills proposed each year across the country. Regardless of politics, there’s no doubt that we’re responsible for undoing...

It takes something special to surprise the judging panel at the Miraclon-sponsored Global Flexo Innovation Awards (GFIA), but that’s exactly what the joint entry from Fathom Optics and Grace Label achieved. So much so, that...

Davis-Standard is pleased to announce that Raje Dwaraka has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In her new role, Dwaraka will lead Davis-Standard’s finance team and partner with business unit leaders. She will also be...

Pregis® announced that it's Grand Rapids, MI facility received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS, a globally recognized system for the sustainability certification of recycled and bio-based materials in support of its Performance...

Berlin Packaging, the world's largest Hybrid Packaging Supplier®, and Bark Packaging Group, a supplier of industrial, flexible, and UN-certified packaging, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Berlin Packaging to acquire Bark....

Michelman will spotlight a selection of water-based in-line and off-line primers, overprint varnishes, and strengtheners for HP Indigo at Labelexpo Americas 2022. Michelman will also highlight their primer and overprint varnish portfolio for inkjet-based printing...

Cortec® Corporation is pleased to announce the development of its latest VCI film and bag technology: CorShield® VpCI®-220E! The new formula not only offers improved corrosion protection but also includes 30% post-consumer recycled content. This...

AMS Spectral UV, a Baldwin Technology company and North America’s largest manufacturer of UV and LED-UV curing solutions, is pleased to share that Bob Griesenbeck has joined the organization, bringing his strong sales and commercial...

Toyo-Morton, Ltd., Japan’s largest manufacturer of laminating adhesives and a member of the Toyo Ink Group, has developed the new ECOAD™ series of polyurethane solvent-free laminating adhesive systems for the food packaging and industrial markets...