The overall theme for the 2024 FlexForward® Conference is “sustainability.” So that we can provide our attendees with a variety of information on this topic, we ask that you complete the information requested below so...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to HB1630, which purports to establish an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for packaging and paper.

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to HB2049, which purports to establish an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for packaging and paper.

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to HB 1900, which aims to prohibit the sale, distribution, and import of certain products marketed as recyclable unless the Department of Ecology determines that...

The focus of the report is principally short-term, looking at the third quarter 2023 versus the second quarter 2023 and versus the same period a year ago (third quarter 2022). Completion of the survey is...

At the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Meeting on November 16-17 in San Francisco, we understand you will meet with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China. We believe this...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is respectfully submitting comments on OSHA’s proposed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or Notice) regarding OSHA’s Walkaround Representative Designation Process (i.e., the proposed “walkaround rule”). FPA is a national trade...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is respectfully submitting comments on EPA’s proposed reconsideration of the “Major MACT to Area Source (MM2A)” regulation. FPA is a national trade association, established in 1950, comprised of manufacturers and...

The Flexible Packaging Association (“FPA”) appreciates this opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the Air Electronic Emissions Reporting Rule (AERR) in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM” or “Notice”). FPA is a national trade...

On behalf of the undersigned members of Americans for Free Trade, we are writing to request that USTR provide an immediate extension for the limited tariff exclusions and COVID exclusions from the section 301 tariffs...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is gravely disillusioned in what can only be described as an intentional lack of awareness by the Department of Commerce (DOC), of the law, investigation data, and good policy in...

The flexible packaging industry is in a unique situation as it is one of the most environmentally sustainable packaging types from a water and energy consumption, product-to-package ratio, transportation efficiency, food waste, and greenhouse gas...

The undersigned organizations, representing a diverse set of California packaging experts and businesses, are writing to ask CalRecycle to consider and adopt regulations necessary for covered materials that either cannot comply or otherwise present unique...

Prepared exclusively for FPA by Chemical & Polymer Market Consultants (ChemPMC), this report complements the presentation conducted by Esteban Sagel during FPA’s FlexForward® Conference in Kansas City, Missouri on October 12, 2023.

The National Foreign Trade Council (“NFTC”) is pleased to provide the comments below on behalf of the Tariff Reform Coalition in response to the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) Federal Register notice Revisions of...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting comments on the above referenced proposed rule. Flexible packaging represents $43 billion in annual sales in the U.S. and is the second largest and one of the fastest...

As you are aware, a “self-initiated” case (not at the request of the domestic industry, but of its own volition) by the Department of Commerce (DOC) against suppliers of aluminum foil from South Korea...

The 2024 Call for Entries provides an overview of the Achievement Awards competition, the rules including eligibility requirements, entry fees, and complete instructions on how to enter the competition. It also outlines the key criteria...

We welcome the opportunity to comment on the proposal by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to add microplastics to the Candidate Chemicals List under the Safer Consumer Products Program (SCPP). We offer comments...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates this opportunity to submit its thoughts and suggestions on EPA’s Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution (Plastic Strategy). The benefits of plastic to our society are clear and...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce the winners of the FPA 2023 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge. This year’s first...

Smithers, a leading provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services, has announced the agenda for the upcoming Advanced Recycling Summit, coming to Chicago, IL, and on-demand this August 29-30, 2023. Advanced Recycling Summit will...