As environmental regulations tighten around the globe and consumer demand for sustainable packaging grows, manufacturers face more pressure than ever to find sustainable solutions.
GPF attendees will learn how a unique combination of infra-red and visual imaging can significantly improve a converter or brand owner’s cost, quality, and confidence, significantly reducing the risk of pouch contamination and weld failures.
Learn how Verde Environmental Technologies and Accredo Packaging developed a solution to reduce drug misuse using bio-based, fully recyclable pouches made from sugarcane.
Learn how Sow Strong Food – which is challenging preconceived consumer beliefs about nutrition bars and related snacks – uses multiple flexible package formats.
Rick Weil of Mesirow Investment Banking will explain how the surge in consolidation and M&A has been largely fueled by the influx of private equity capital, as well as selective activity from large, publicly traded companies in the sector.
Session will include details on extended producer responsibility (EPR) and recycled content mandates, as well as regulatory updates related to toxic substances in packaging.
Steve Fairfield’s outstanding contributions to the flexible packaging industry are being celebrated through this new award presented in his honor. The deadline to nominate flexible packaging innovators for the award is drawing near.
Steve Fairfield was a flexible packaging luminary who embodied the spirit of innovation. His outstanding contributions to the industry are now being celebrated through this new award presented in his honor.
During the presentation, Branyon walked attendees through Sonoco’s journey to ensuring that EnviroFlex Paper was curbside recyclable, and the sustainability advantages paper presents over other plastic-based materials.
