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The Flexographic Technical Association is launching the latest edition of its publication FIRST 6.0 (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications and Tolerances) at its fall conference in St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 9-11.

People Against Dirty’s Method cleaning products brand is the latest brand to join the growing How2Recycle program, as the label will be added to a new dishwasher detergent standup pouch package signifying recyclability at store drop-off locations. 

Véa is the all-new snack portfolio from Mondelēz International that delivers real ingredients in unique combinations crafted from globally-inspired recipes. 

Specialty chemicals group Altana has acquired a technology portfolio and research and development platform from NuLabel Technologies Inc. as well as an interdisciplinary team of researchers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

It is hard to meet such rapidly increasing market demands without fully or partly automated production lines, especially in developing markets where the share of manual processes is still high.

Avery Dennison has received ISO 17025 accreditation for its Innovation Center, Mentor USA. The accreditation audit was conducted by the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), and issued in June 2017. The scope of the accreditation covers 55 laboratory tests, conducted at the Mentor, Ohio, facility for adhesives and pressure-sensitive films and label materials.

PCI Wood Mackenzie recently published a study on the North American converted flexible packaging market, which estimated sales in the United States, Canada and Mexico at $23.5 billion in 2016, growing by 4.5 percent in value terms during the year. 

Morris Packaging has acquired a new pouch machine and a new bag machine in an effort to expand its converting capabilities at its Jefferson City, Missouri, facility. 

ePac Holdings has announced it will open a plant in Boulder, Colorado, in fall 2017 to complement its Middleton, Wisconsin, location.