Sustainability and recyclability: What was once a trend in the packaging industry is now a necessity. Consumers are demanding it, brands are establishing ambitious goals and it’s up to the suppliers, equipment manufacturers and everyone else to work together in achieving it all.

UPM Raflatac’s Vanish PCR line of ultra-thin clear film labels available with 90 percent recycled content face and liners is a global first for sustainable packaging. These "no-label" look labels will allow label makers to increase sustainability without sacrificing performance!

Flint Group (Booth 519) will showcase everything from printing plates to sleeves and inks at the 2018 FTA InfoFlex from May 8-9 in Indianapolis. 

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics has introduced ROBOND PS-7735 Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesive, an all-temperature addition to Dow's line of ROBOND WaterBorne Adhesives and Coatings.

The labeling sector of the cold food and beverage packaging market can be a challenging business. From the extreme cold, wet, freezing or changing application conditions to difficult-to-adhere-to substrates, they have their work cut out for them.

All Printing Resources will host a narrow web flexible packaging summit Nov. 9 at the company’s Technical Center in Glendale Heights, Illinois.

Vetaphone has designed a system to handle today’s demanding 24/7 applications in the narrow web market. 

Sun Chemical and acpo, ltd., will showcase their expanded offering to promote smart and cost-efficient solutions for narrow web, flexible packaging converting at Labelexpo Europe from September 25-28, 2017, in Brussels, Belgium.