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AIPIA, the Active and Intelligent Packaging Industry Association has officially launched its next Congress (Nov. 2-4) with the theme of "Profiting from Active & Intelligent Packaging."

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, will help manufacturers from around the world discover solutions from North America’s top innovators at Interpack May 8-14 in D?sseldorf, Germany.

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, announces new pavilions for processing, pharmaceutical/medical devices and package printing, and new dates for the 2015 edition of its Expo Pack Guadalajara.

Eaglewood Technologies will introduce the Sanilox anilox roll-cleaning system in booth 1322 at Infoflex 2014, April 28-29 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

RadTech, the association for ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) technologies has presented its annual President's Award to Tony Bean with Sun Chemical.

During InfoFlex 2014, Sun Chemical will introduce solutions designed for flexible packaging that increase pressroom efficiency and help packaging stand out on the shelf.

In the October 2013 issue, Flexible Packaging provided a detailed run-down of how the new Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulations are affecting the printing ink, graphic arts and flexible packaging industries.

Transcontinental Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Capri Packaging, a supplier of printed flexible packaging, located in Clinton, Miss., for a purchase price of $133 million.

As you may have read in World Bioplastics, a November 2013 industry study conducted by The Freedonia Group, the global demand for biobased or biodegradable plastics will rise 19 percent to 950,000 metric tons in 2017.

Coveris, the sixth largest global plastics packaging company,announces the appointment of Gary Masse as chief executive officer, effective April 14, 2014.