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AMI’S Multilayer Flexible Packaging 2020 Conference

(Upcoming Conference News)

January 22, 2020, ... energy. Media focus on “single use plastics” includes flexible packaging, despite its valuable contribution to food waste prevention. Governments are responding with accelerated regulations. Companies ...

StePac’s Advanced Packaging Cuts Fresh Green Bean Waste

(News | New Products)

January 21, 2020, The U.S. foodservice industry is discovering the benefits of receiving fresh green bean supplies in lean, modified atmosphere bulk packaging (MAP) newly developed by StePac, Ltd. The U.S. foodservice ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

December 01, 2019, ... food packages are others. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, poultry and dairy in the presence of oxygen. Flexible packaging can offer the ...

Are We on the Road to Achieving Truly Sustainable Packaging?

(Flexpack)

November 11, 2019, ... worth approximately $9 billion to the plastics industry.2 “We need to recover 20 years of engineering” The key challenge for brand owners – particularly in the food industry – is producing new ...

Driving Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

November 07, 2019, ... packaging. Food waste - An excessive 40 percent of food produced in the U.S. is reportedly being wasted. That's 133 billion lbs of food wasted per year, $161 billion of uneaten food at retailers, restaurants ...

PPC Announces Winners of 2019 Paperboard Packaging Competition

(News | New Products)

October 27, 2019, ...  Innovation Award of the Year Guarantab Submitted by Southern Champion Tray In an online poll, 31.3 percent of food delivery drivers fessed up to eating customers’ food. Guarantab offers a solution ...

The New Generation of Comexi Offset CI8 Introduces New Solutions for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

October 20, 2019, ... economy. Having been the most efficient and safe food packaging technology, there is important work to be done in regard to appropriately educating the society on waste disposal. On the other hand, once ...

How Flexible Packaging Converters Stand to Benefit from Rising Snack Culture

(News | New Products)

October 17, 2019, ... like these from Norkol, Inc., are one flexible packaging option for fresh foods. Lack of air helps preserve food for longer periods of time. The trend of on-the-go eating has shifted packaging away ...

Xeikon Flexflow for Pouch Production Daily demonstrations in the Flexible Packaging Arena

(News | New Products)

September 18, 2019, ...  “This is an opportunity for our customers and visitors to see live demos of full pouch production on our Xeikon CX500 press using dry toner technology with full food safety compliance. Xeikon is at the ...

FPA Publishes 2019 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report

(News | New Products)

September 05, 2019, ... U.S. flexible packaging industry is estimated to be $31.8 billion in annual sales for 2018. The flexible packaging industry includes packaging for retail and institutional food and non-food, medical and ...

FPA 2020 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Competition Call for Entries is Now Available

(Flexpack)

July 28, 2019, ... the flexible packaging industry. The Student Design Challenge honors flexible packaging solutions developed by students. Flexible packaging is used to package a wide variety of items. From retail food ...

TC Transcontinental Packaging Steals the Show for Sustainable Packaging at the 2019 PAC Canadian Leadership Awards

(News | New Products)

June 19, 2019, ... Transcontinental Packaging won a Silver award in the Rebrand, Food & Beverage category for the Diamond Brand Shelled Walnuts pouch as well as a Silver award in the Rebrand, Non Food category for its expertise ...

Trends Driving Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2019, ... flexible packaging can minimize package transport costs between the converter, packer/filler, retailer and end user. High-performance films - The trend in food packaging films is reportedly towards high-performance ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

May 23, 2019, ... decorative designs. The largest end-use market for flexible packages is food, followed by home-care and pet food. Specialty markets include personal care, cosmetic, medical and industrial. The ability ...

Sustain the World: the Case for Flexible Packaging

(Case Studies)

May 06, 2019, ... including coffee, motor oil, baby food, laundry detergent, cat litter, and juice. The LCA case studies were developed using the EcoImpact-COMPASS® LCA software, which allows for quick life cycle comparisons ...

INX International to Feature Natural-Based and Flexo Ink Products for Packaging at InfoFlex 2019

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 24, 2019, ... the Ernest N. Morial Center in New Orleans. “Our INXhrc natural-based flexographic inks are a solid choice for brand owners and food packaging providers,” said Renee Schouten, INX International’s director ...

Packaging and Labeling Sustainability is a Must for the Industry

(Label/Tape)

April 21, 2019, ... shelf appeal that pressure-sensitive labels are known for. Pressure-sensitive labels typically limit PET recyclability into food-grade rPET due to adhesive contamination. However, CleanFlake technology ...

Epson Commercial Label Printer Inks Reach Major Milestones in Food Contact Materials Compliance

(News | New Products)

April 09, 2019, Epson announces its inks comply with regulations from the EuPIA and United States Food and Drug Administration, and Meet FCM and GMP Standards Epson recently announced that ink used in its SurePress® ...

Polyurethane Ink Resins for Flexible Packaging – Current and Future Needs

(Flexography)

April 01, 2019, ... for flexible packaging is food packaging, comprising of more than half of the entire segment. The food packaging segment can only be expected to rise as more food categories and brand owners, currently ...

Flexible Packaging and Sustainability Now Offers New Online Toolkit

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2019, ... how flexible packaging supports sustainable consumption and production of food. Flexible packaging actually offers many advantages when it comes to sustainability, especially when looking at the big picture ...