MPS Systems North America, in partnership with Green Bay Packaging Coated Products Operations, Kodak, EMT International and RotoControl, is hosting a Flexo Innovation Open House Oct. 26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Aptar has launched EZ Pour, a one-piece dispensing spout designed to bring functionality and convenience to dry food products such as candy, granular and powder products, seasonings, pet food and snack foods.
Cosmo Films now offers a comprehensive range of overwrap films, including high-shrink tight wrap, medium shrink, general overwrap and cable overwrap films.
OX Industries has acquired York, Pennsylvania-based Armorboard Packaging, a full-service converter of protective packaging that produces U-channel and edge protection for the steel, glass, wood and snack food industry, among others.
The FPA Fall Conference, held from October 2-3 in Chicago, Illinois, hosted a record-breaking 148 attendees and welcomed speakers that focused on topics and issues important to the flexible packaging industry, such as an update on the International Trade Commission and Section 232 investigations of aluminum imports, the state of sustainable packaging, an overview on the flexible packaging global market, an update on FPA’s State Advocacy Program and a polyolefin market update.
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America has introduced NutraSave, a film layer for flexible packaging designed to keep food fresher and minimize food waste and costs.
TC Transcontinental Packaging has introduced Oven N Done, Fresh Meals Made Easy, a new innovative packaging solution for the supermarket perimeter. Developed and created by the teams at Robbie in Lenexa, Kansas, this new solution offers supermarkets the opportunity to package fresh seafood or poultry meals with vegetables using their own stores’ chef-inspired recipes, spices and seasonings.