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Here’s a strong tool FPA converter members can use to assess pay and benefit strategies. It is the Flexible Packaging Industry Compensation Report.

Year-to-year net sales and volume continue to rise for flexible packaging companies. Yet, more business also brings with it lower profits for many of the same companies.

OSHA’s plan to overhaul its Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations, and the EPA’s proposal to change reporting rules for nano materials were top agenda items at the most recent meeting of FPAs Environment and Safety Committees.

Print shops and other imaging professionals looking for a one-step backlit inkjet film with a glossy finish now have an ideal product for their backlit needs: Kodak Universal Backlit Film, Glossy / 8 mil.

FLEXcon, an innovator in adhesive coating and laminating, has extended its phosphorescent product line with Phosphorescent PP 600 Lt. Green V-58 94 PFW.

Workforce issues loom as a top concern in the flexible packaging industry. The challenges are parallel to those being faced by U.S. manufacturers in general.

You can get a “first look” at one of FPA’s key 2015 research projects at the Fall Executive Conference.

Italian manufacturer Macchi has been actively demonstrating the success of its PolyOlefin Dedicated (POD) 5-layer bubble film extrusion technology.