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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation, particularly California's SB 54, aims for ambitious targets and is seen as an opportunity to achieve circularity in flexible packaging. Industry experts share insights on how converters can ensure EPR compliance, highlighting mono-material packaging and the use of PCR content as key solutions.

Additionally, digital printing is primed for M&A activity amid improved technology, and EPR laws taking effect in a handful of states are reshaping packaging’s value chain.

Survey notes that 71% of respondents believe fiber-based packaging will be perceived as the most sustainable solution by 2045, citing advances in barrier coatings that are set to unlock food applications that were previously the exclusive domain of plastics.

The expansion of Sun Chemical’s comprehensive inks portfolio is due to market demand for enhanced aesthetics and sustainable solutions. 

While plastic films are often perceived as more flexible and robust during processing, Sappi notes that today's functional papers are engineered to deliver comparable performance.

Collaboration unlocks recycled content in one of packaging's most challenging applications, with commercial agreement targeted for 2027.

Company notes that demand for advanced semiconductor packaging has grown significantly, driven by AI and the resulting increase in data processing requirements.

Initial focus will center on flexible packaging converters across food and beverage, health and beauty, and pet product applications.

Melodea’s MeloPack is already deployed in commercial food applications, including sifted flour, spices, and avocado spread.

Luminy FOAM 50F is engineered as drop-in replacement for polystyrene, allowing converters to run it on existing extrusion lines with comparable throughput and minimal modification.