CPG companies and converters are considering alternatives for aluminum foil packaging due to the uncertainty about the availability and price of foil since the U.S. Department of Commerce launched its anti-dumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations.
While it wasn't the case 30 years ago, most flexible packaging printers and converters today know that by retro-fitting their web-fed machinery with direct tension-sensing and control equipment they can control their overall process better while preventing poor quality in finished roll material.
The Flexible Packaging Association recently held its 2017 Fall Executive Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. FPA members and guests attended the conference, which was preceded by the association's Board of Directors and Executive Committee meetings.
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) recently released a new infographic that highlights the sustainability and convenience benefits of flexible packaging.
The State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report (SOI) is a definitive source of information regarding the flexible packaging industry size, structure, market segments, and key packaging products.
Maxcess International has acquired Menges Roller Company. Headquartered in Wauconda, Illinois, Menges will join Valley Roller, Webex, Fife, Tidland and MAGPOWR under Maxcess International.
A food product innovation for teething babies by Bambino's Baby Food founder and CEO Zoi Maroudas, a leader in infant nutrition and development, was just launched. The frozen star-shaped meals come in stand-up, resealable pouches.
All Printing Resources, one of MacDermid Graphics Solutions’ distributors to the tag and label market in North America, is holding a Narrow Web Flexible Packaging Summit at its facility in Glendale Heights, Illinois, on Thursday, Nov. 9.