The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) created an infographic which illustrates that consumers are conscious about packaging sustainability and showing their appreciation of sustainable packaging at the checkout counter.
Innovia Films is launching the first of its new range of transparent high-barrier packaging films, Propafilm Strata SL. It has been designed to be a standalone mono filmic solution or for use in laminate constructions that are recyclable.
UPM Raflatac announces that its pressure sensitive label factory in Mills River is the first manufacturing facility in North Carolina whose electrical supply is generated entirely by renewable sources.
Jabil Packaging Solutions introduces a new suite of sustainable packaging services that enable CPG brands to deliver innovative sustainable packaging formats into the marketplace.
Borealis announces the introduction of a new plastics recycling technology, Borcycle, that will be used to produce high-quality compounds made of recycled polyolefins.
European companies Neste and LyondellBasell have announced the first parallel production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene at a commercial scale.
Steeped, Inc., a Santa Cruz, CA-based startup that is revolutionizing the way people prepare and enjoy premium single-serve coffee, won the Best New Product award at the 2019 Specialty Coffee Expo in Boston for their packaging made using renewable and compostable materials.
Flexible Stand-up Pouches for Motor Oil Result in More Favorable Environmental Outcomes than HDPE Bottles
June 14, 2019
FPA commissioned PTIS, LLC to provide a holistic view on the sustainability benefits that flexible packaging offers; provide foresight into future sustainability implications for flexible packaging; and develop six Life Cycle Assessment case studies comparing flexible packaging to other packaging formats across a range of products.
Brand owners need to more effectively communicate the environmental benefits of flexible packaging to consumers.
June 13, 2019
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has created a new infographic that illustrates why brand owners need to more effectively communicate the environmental benefits of flexible packaging to consumers.
In the last year, as many as 350 brand owners and retailers globally have announced plans to make all of their packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by the year 2025. At the same time, some of these companies are going a step further by saying they plan to reduce the use of virgin plastics in their packaging — often by as much as 50 percent.