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Looking Forward and Back
Launched just a year ago in January 2019, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) began bringing together organizations that make, use, process, sell, collect and recycle plastics in order to tackle the challenges of plastics waste from all angles.
Flexible Packaging: Buying Into Sustainability
Consumers are conscious about packaging sustainability and showing their appreciation of sustainable packaging at the checkout counter
What’s Next in Inkjet and the Many Reasons to Adopt it
What’s next in inkjet and the many reasons to adopt it.
Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019
Currently flexible packaging represents approximately 19 percent of the total $170 billion U.S. packaging industry and is the second largest packaging segment behind corrugated paper.
Printing Industry's Trends, Best Practices and Performance Improvement in 2019
Printing can be a tedious and hectic job. But with great printers and well-managed printing services, the job can be run smoothly.
Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo
Flexible packaging makes the most of converters' capabilities, from printing, to form/fill/seal, pouches and many aspects that are the growth stars of the industry.
AIMCAL Activities
The Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) has issued a Call for Papers for the 2020 AIMCAL R2R
Are We on the Road to Achieving Truly Sustainable Packaging?
While the sustainability of packaging has been an important topic for brand owners for several years, the need to implement meaningful solutions has significantly gathered pace in the last year or two.
Driving Flexible Packaging
While at the AIMCAL R2R conference this past October in Myrtle Beach, S.C., I finally had the chance to sit down and enjoy a few sessions provided by industry experts.
Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities
Whether you are a converter-manufacturer, printer, equipment and supplies company—substrates impact your business every day.
Call for Entries: Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition
Showcase your company’s most innovative flexible packaging solutions by entering the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) 2020 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition.
How Flexible Packaging Converters Stand to Benefit from Rising Snack Culture
The trend of on-the-go eating has shifted packaging away from tin and glass towards more versatile flexible packaging.
Flexible Packaging Labels: Designing, Disclosing, Adhering all Merit Attention
Manufacturers looking for small quantities of flexible packages are finding that digitally-printed labels are a cost-effective and efficient way to go—with minimum runs of 50.