Author Archives: Flexible Packaging
Reporting on the Sustainability Benefits of Flexible Packaging
FPA commissioned PTIS, LLC to provide a holistic view on the sustainability benefits that flexible packaging offers; provide foresight into future sustainability implications for flexible packaging; and develop six Life Cycle Assessment case studies comparing flexible packaging to other packaging formats across a range of products. Read more: Reporting on the Sustainability Benefits of Flexible […]
Plastics Plus Installs Hp Indigo 20000 Press
Plastics Plus Digital has installed an HP Indigo 20000 at its Parsippany, N.J. location. The company now offers customizable digital printing of flexible packaging along with lamination and pouch making services. Read more: Plastics Plus Installs Hp Indigo 20000 Press
Four Key Packaging Trends Are Driving Innovation in Inks
When it comes to packaging, the one marketplace constant is that the needs and demands of brands, retailers, printers and consumers are always changing. As market trends evolve, ink manufacturers must be nimble and quickly develop solutions that meet those demands. Read more: Four Key Packaging Trends Are Driving Innovation in Inks
FPA sustainability report findings
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has created a new infographic that illustrates why brand owners need to more effectively communicate the environmental benefits of flexible packaging to consumers. Read more: FPA sustainability report findings
Circular Economy Goals Are Creating Supplier Challenge
In the last year, as many as 350 brand owners and retailers globally have announced plans to make all of their packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by the year 2025. At the same time, some of these companies are going a step further by saying they plan to reduce the use of virgin plastics in […]
TC Transcontinental Packaging Adding Two W&H Extrusion Lines
TC Transcontinental Packaging is adding two Windmoeller & Hoelscher VAREX II blown film lines, including one barrier line for its Whitby, Ontario plant. These new lines will support TC Transcontinental Packaging’s growth in multilayer barrier films in North America and are scheduled to start up in the fall of 2019. Read more: TC Transcontinental Packaging […]
FPA Publishes Polyethylene Report
As part of IHS Markit’s (IHS) ongoing services to the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), IHS wrote a follow-up polyethylene report based on the presentation given by Nick Vafiadis, Vice President, Plastics, IHS Markit, at the recent FPA Annual Meeting. Read more: FPA Publishes Polyethylene Report
IoPP Announces 2019 Ameristar Winners
Twenty-seven winners have been selected as recipients of a coveted 2019 AmeriStar Award, a prestigious design award for the packaging industry, produced by IoPP, The Institute of Packaging Professionals. Read more: IoPP Announces 2019 Ameristar Winners
Charter NEX Films Wins 3M Supplier of the Year Award
Charter NEX Films, North America’s leading independent producer of specialty films, was honored with the 2019 3M Supplier of the Year Award. Read more: Charter NEX Films Wins 3M Supplier of the Year Award
MTN DEW Launches Collectible Labels For All 50 States
MTN DEW is celebrating what makes the United States great this summer by releasing the DEWnited States Collection, a limited-edition bottle series representing all 50 states. Read more: MTN DEW Launches Collectible Labels For All 50 States