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Mactac, LINTEC Consolidation Strengthens Business

Mactac and LINTEC, a manufacturer of adhesive-related products and specialty papers, recently completed a strategic consolidation, expand...

TC Transcontinental Joins New Plastics Economy Global Commitment

TC Transcontinental is the first Canadian manufacturer to join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitm...

Scholle IPN Expands Virginia Facility

Scholle IPN Packaging, Inc. will invest $10.29 million to expand its production facility in Smyth County, Virginia, creating 42 new jobs.

PPC Flexible Packaging Builds Colombia Plant for Floral Films Unit

PPC Flexible Packaging has completed a 75,000-sq.-foot manufacturing plant in Bogota, Colombia, for Temkin PPC, a PPC division that produ...

C-P Flexible Packaging Buys Flexo Transparent

C-P Flexible Packaging has acquired Flexo Transparent, a premier custom plastic manufacturing and printing solutions provider, from ORIX ...

Maxcess to Release New Fife Sensor

Maxcess is soon to unveil its new DST-1 sensor from Fife.

Bemis, Amcor Reach Milestones en Route to Projected Transaction Closing in May

Amcor Limited and Bemis Company, Inc. have reached more key milestones toward completion of their all-stock transaction with the recent f...

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Q&A

March 2019 Roundtable on Printing Equipment

We sat down and discussed printing equipment with Ryan Vest from MacDermid, Rodney Pennings from Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), and Tom Apple from Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation. What follows …

Sustainable Packaging

Sourcing Sustainability: Green Equipment Upgrades for Flexo Printing

Rodney Pennings

The packaging industry, like much of the world around us, is making strides to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. The flexographic printing market is not exempt from these trends …

Printing

Fact vs. Fiction: Heat Transfer Rolls Edition

Darren Irons

Heat transfer rolls are common in many converting processes today. As engineered film and specialty substrates become more prevalent, the use of these engineered rolls has increased even more. Yet, …

FPA Update

FPA Announces 2019 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners

Fourteen packages were recognized with 26 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards within one or more categories, including Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging, Packaging Excellence, Printing and Shelf Impact, Technical Innovation …

Converting

Converting on Cloud Nine: Networking, Education, Innovation Define Key Spring Shows

Eric Fish

Hot on the heels of the second-annual Converters Expo South, which was held on February 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina, comes the flagship Converters Expo. Now entering its 12th year, …

Technology

Second Converters Expo South Records Increase in Attendees, Exhibitors

The second Converters Expo South took place at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on February 5. With more than 80 exhibitors and about 420 on-site attendees, the …

Sustainable Packaging

7 Challenges for Packaging Production (and What They Mean for Printers and Converters)

The printing and converting industry for packaging production across labels, flexible packaging, folding carton and corrugated boards is undergoing a massive transformation. …

FPA Partners with ProFood Tech

FPA is helping to bring together a wide variety of processing industry professionals, resources, and services by partnering with ProFood Tech (March 26-28, 2019, McCormick Place, Chicago) in the ProFood Tech 2019 Partner Program.

Hot Products

B&B Offers Side-Gusseted Bag Machine

Germany-based B&B offers the SFB 8E–T and SFB 10E–T bag machines for the production of side-gusseted bags with a flat bottom and a bag length of up to 1 m in height. On the SFB 10E-T machine, flexible film bag production is carried out transversal to the machine running direction with a production performance of up to 70 cycles/minute.

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Quality, Experience & Value: All rolled into one! - Contract Converting

At Contract Converting, we’re focused on anticipating your needs to professionally deliver quality converting solutions at a moment’s notice.

Custom slitting. Roll finishing. Distribution and packaging. We have the experience,…

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FPA Update

FPA/IHS Markit Release Polypropylene Report

During the recent FPA Fall Executive Conference, Joel Morales, Jr., Senior Director, Polyolefins Americas, IHS Markit, provided an update on the polypropylene (PP) market, and IHS Markit wrote a follow-up report based on Joel’s presentation.

FPA Update

FPA Welcomes New Members

This is a list of all the new members of The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA). This list includes Ascend Performance Materials LLC (Associate), Atlapac Corporation (Converter), Max Katz Bag Company, Inc. (Converter/Associate), and Peliculas Plasticas S.A. de C.V. (International Converter).

FPA Update

FPA Debuts New Consumer Website

FPA developed a new consumer website, www.perfectpackaging.org, which contains information on the environmental benefits of flexible packaging, including reducing food waste; end-of-life options for flexible packaging; the global view of the flexible packaging industry; and why flexible packaging is the preferred packaging choice.

FPA Update

FPA 2018 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report

The State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report is a definitive source of information regarding the flexible packaging industry size, structure, market segments, and key packaging products. Data in the report is primarily based on research conducted by FPA.

Flexible Packaging

2019 March

Among the articles in the March 2019 issue of Flexible Packaging Magazine, learn more about the latest trends in flexible packaging, read the latest Roundtable on printing equipment, and much more!

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